The number of people infected with Coronavirus has exceeded 37 million and more than 773 thousand around the world, and deaths have reached more than one million and 81 thousand, while more than 28 million and 366 thousand have recovered, and Asian countries are moving to ease the procedures, while European countries began to return again to Tighten them.

Restrictions eased in Asia


and countries in the Asia-Pacific region started;

Including Singapore, Australia and Japan, it is gradually easing some restrictions imposed on international travel as the rate of Coronavirus infections slows, in the hope of helping to revive its economy.

The Asia-Pacific Airlines Association says that international travel in the Asian continent collapsed during the pandemic;

Because of the closure of borders between countries, the number of passengers fell 97% last August.

Although European countries, which were more open, add new restrictions on travel with the rise in infections, the trend in Asia is towards easing, albeit not on a bilateral basis in all cases.

At present, the number of travelers is likely to be small;

Because of the conditions for conducting examinations and insurance, and in some cases, the necessity to adhere to home isolation.

An agreement announced by Singapore and Indonesia, today, Monday, to allow essential travel for business and official duties, requires that COVID-19 tests be carried out before and after travel.

Singapore had reached similar agreements with China, South Korea, Japan and Malaysia, and opened the door unilaterally for regular visitors from New Zealand, the Sultanate of Brunei, Vietnam and most of Australia.

On Sunday, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said his country was in talks with Japan, South Korea, Singapore and the countries of the South Pacific to resume travel.

The Yomiuri Daily reported that Japan also plans to lift the ban on outbound travel to China and 11 other countries and regions;

Including Taiwan, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, South Korea, Vietnam and Malaysia next month, although it will advise its citizens not to travel unless necessary.

The most affected countries,


according to new statistics by Reuters, have been recorded in more than 210 countries and regions.

The list of the ten most affected countries tops the United States (more than 7 million, and 745 thousand infections), followed by India, where the rate of infections accelerates dramatically, as data from the Indian Ministry of Health showed that the total number of Coronavirus infections rose to 7.12 million cases, today, Monday, after recording 66,732 injuries during the past 24 hours.

And it comes in third place - after the United States and India - Brazil, then Russia, Colombia, Argentina, Spain, Peru, Mexico, and France.

As for the Arabs, the list of the most affected countries came as follows, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Morocco, Qatar, Kuwait, the Emirates, Oman, Egypt.

Examination of a Chinese city


On the other hand, China begins conducting tests for more than 9 million people within 5 days in Qingdao after discovering 6 cases of Covid-19, according to officials, Monday, in the largest mass examination campaign in months.

At the Chinese national level, only a small number of new infections are recorded daily, almost all of which are discovered by Chinese returning from abroad, and they are placed in quarantine upon arrival.

However, the announcement by the Municipal Health Committee in a statement, on Monday, that 6 locally sourced Coronavirus cases were discovered, on Sunday, in the city of Qingdao (east), fueling fears of a resurgence of the epidemic.

According to local health authorities, it appears that all of the injured have been in contact with a hospital in the city treating Covid-19 patients.

But the focus of the infection is not yet known.

The city council announced a large-scale inspection campaign in 5 districts of Qingdao "within 3 days" and in the entire city "within 5 days."

China has widespread and rapid testing capabilities, and the Health Commission said more than 140,000 employees of "medical institutions and recently received patients" have already been tested in Qingdao since the cases were confirmed.

Imposing more restrictions in Britain and


in Britain, Culture Minister Oliver Dowden said today, Monday, that the government of Prime Minister Boris Johnson needs to impose more restrictions to control the spread of Covid-19, indicating that the risk of infection increases in bars, restaurants and nightclubs.

"The aim of these measures is to control the spread of the virus ... The purpose of switching to a phased system is to implement measures to control the virus in the most affected areas," Dowden added.

On the other hand, leaders of the city of Liverpool said late Sunday evening after talks with the British government that the city would enter the "third level", the most stringent, of the new restrictions to combat the Corona virus, which Britain will announce soon.

City leaders, including Mayor Steve Rotherham, said in a joint statement that the government decided to implement more measures and a general lockdown on Liverpool.

"Bars, betting shops, casinos, adult game centers and gyms will be closed," the statement added.