Brazil hits record high for new coronavirus cases

Doctors and nurses work in the Covid-19 intensive care unit at the Emilio Ribas Institute of Infectious Disease hospital in Sao Paulo.

Yet Bolsonaro continues to dismiss the threat of the virus, saying quarantines and lockdowns could have a worse impact on Brazil's economy.

He has repeatedly dismissed Covid-19 as a "little flu" and urged businesses to reopen, even as many governors scramble to implement social isolation measures and slow the spread.

The country lost its second health minister in a month last week. Nelson Teich stepped down after clashing with Bolsonaro over the country's coronavirus strategy. In April, Bolsonaro fired his predecessor, Luiz Henrique Mandetta, after a prolonged standoff.

Coronavirus pandemic updates from around the globe Live 

India reports more than 6,700 cases within 24 hours, in largest one-day spike

Health workers conduct coronavirus tests at a hospital in Jammu, India, on May 18. Channi Anand/AP

India reported 6,767 new coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours -- the country's biggest one-day surge in cases so far, said the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Sunday.

There were 147 Covid-19 related deaths during the same period.

This raises the nationwide total to 131,868 confirmed cases and 3,867 deaths.

It's the second consecutive day that India reported its highest daily number of cases. On Friday, the health ministry recorded 6,654 new cases.

This comes as domestic flights resume in India. The government announced that domestic airlines would be able to resume services starting next week, though some states have said incoming passengers would still be subject to a mandatory 14-day quarantine.

Japan reports 28 coronavirus cases

MD Mujeeb Subhan

Japan reported 28 new coronavirus cases and 12 new deaths on Saturday, according to the country's health ministry.

In the capital Tokyo, two new infections were reported, the smallest number since a state of emergency was declared on April 7.

The Japanese government expects to lift the emergency declaration for Hokkaido, Tokyo and three neighboring prefectures on Monday.

Japan has recorded 17,263 infections, with 713 from the Diamond Princess cruise ship. The official death toll stands at 833, of which 13 are from the cruise.

South Korea reports 25 new coronavirus cases

MD Mujeeb Subhan

South Korea reported 25 new coronavirus cases on Saturday, according to the South Korean Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Of those, 17 were locally transmitted cases and eight were imported.

South Korea now has confirmed 11,190 cases, including 266 deaths. The KCDC said 10,213 people have recovered.

Report: Brazil's indigenous people are dying at an alarming rate from Covid-19

From MD Mujeeb Subhan

Satere-mawe indigenous men navigate the Ariau river during the COVID-19 novel coronavirus pandemic at the Sahu-Ape community, 80 km of Manaus, Amazonas State, Brazil, on May 5, 2020. Ricardo Oliveira/AFP/Getty Images

Far from hospitals and often lacking basic infrastructure, Brazil's indigenous people are dying at an alarming rate from Covid-19 with little help in sight. 

The mortality rate is double that of the rest of Brazils  population, according to advocacy group Articulation of Indigenous Peoples of Brazil (APIB) which tracks the number of cases and deaths among the country's 900,000 indigenous people.

APIB has recorded more than 980 confirmed cases of coronavirus and at least 125 deaths, which suggests a mortality rate of 12.6% -- compared to the national rate of 6.4%.

Indigenous people who have moved to larger towns or urban areas to study or in search of work can end up in precarious living conditions with few public services, increasing their vulnerability to health issues. Meanwhile, those living in remote areas may not have basic sanitation and health facilities -- a 15-year-old Yanomami boy from a remote village in the Amazon, was one of the first indigenous Brazilians to die of Covid-19 in April.

On Saturday, Brazil overtook Russia to have the second-highest total number of confirmed cases in the world, after the US. The country has 347,398 cases.

China reports three new coronavirus cases

A medical professional conducts coronavirus tests before a press conference at the National People's Congress in Beijing, China, on May 24. Nicolas Asfouri/AFP/Getty Images

China reported three new coronavirus cases and no new deaths on Saturday, according to the National Health Commission.

Two of the new cases -- in Shanghai and Guangdong -- were imported, and the other was a local transmission in northeastern Jilin province. 

China has now recorded 82,974 cases, 79 of which are active.

China reported 36 new asymptomatic cases on Saturday. Health authorities started including asymptomatic cases in their count from the end of March.

The official death toll stands at 4,634.