Moscow Covid deaths surge, South Africa reimposes restrictions

Health workers clad in protective gear move a patient who was tested positive for the Covid-19 coronavirus into a hospital in Bekasi as new infections soar to record levels in Indonesia.

Moscow on Sunday recorded its worst daily coronavirus death toll and South Africa reimposed restrictions for two weeks to combat a surge in the highly contagious coronavirus Delta variant. Indonesia saw more than 21,000 infections in a day, a record, as countries across the Asia-Pacific region extended or reimposed restrictions to tackle fresh waves of cases. Even as vaccination drives have brought down infection numbers in many wealthy countries, the Delta strain of the virus remains a concern. The variant is now in 85 countries and is the most contagious of any Covid-19 strain so far identified, according to the World Health Organization.