Covid-19 update: China vows WHO support; Global deaths top 160,000


The world’s biggest automated container terminal resumed full operations, according to a video posted on Xinhua News Agency’s official Twitter account. The Shanghai Yangshan port was on partial lockdown during the worst of the pandemic outbreak in China. - Reuters

BEIJING: China pledged support for the World Health Organisation, calling criticism of the group without merit. South Korea confirmed the lowest number of cases since experiencing a surge. The world’s biggest automated container terminal resumed full operations in Shanghai, as China reported 16 new cases.

President Donald Trump said signs "keep showing” the virus has passed its peak in the US, praising several governors for steps to reopen their states. The U.S. president raised the prospect that China deliberately caused the Covid-19 outbreak.

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