Coronavirus: record deaths in Moscow; South Africa hardens lockdown

Work-from-home restrictions were reimposed in Moscow on Monday as Russia tried to contain a deadly coronavirus wave fuelled by the Delta variant first detected in India.Russia has seen an explosion of new cases in the last two weeks because of this variant, and authorities announced fresh restrictions in the capital as they pushed vaccine-sceptic citizens to get a shot.“To stop the pandemic, one thing is needed: rapid, large-scale vaccinations,” Moscow mayor Sergei Sobyanin told state TV on…

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