This is the first time in the 128-year history of the modern games, conceptualized by French Baron Pierre de Coubertein, that the ceremonial opening of the Olympics is being held outside the main stadium.
The Walt Disney Co.'s premier Disney resort, according to The Hollywood Reporter, shut its doors on Monday, requiring all visitors present at the time of the announcement to remain inside the park until they could show a negative test result. The theme park visitors can be seen frantically sprinting to the closed gates in a number of viral pictures and videos.
China's capital city Beijing has shut more than 40 subway stations, about a tenth of the network, and 158 bus routes, service providers said. Most of the suspended stations and routes are in the Chaoyang district, the epicentre of Beijing's outbreak, reported The Express Tribune.
In affected areas, residents will be required to stay indoors, while non-contact delivery of necessities will be allowed.
While Brent crude lost more than $3 a barrel on concerns that the move would mean that demand for oil will fall, the Shanghai Composite stock index fell in early trade before regaining most of the losses later in the morning.
Bangladesh reported 13,768 new cases in the last 24 hours, the highest daily spike, bringing the tally to 1,034,957, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said.
Stalin said while existing lockdown relaxations would continue, bus services to Puducherry is allowed, and not to any other state.
Morgan Stanley and AMP estimated that Sydney's two-week lockdown will cost the economy A$2 billion ($1.5 billion)
We just need people to stop interacting for this lockdown to work, NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian said
The move came amidst concerns over the fact that more than 640,000 children in England were absent from school last week due to coronavirus.
