The World Health Organization has recorded an unprecedented number of new infections with the SARS-CoV-2 virus worldwide in one day - 238 thousand people. A sharp increase in infections is observed mainly in the USA, Brazil, India and the Republic of South Africa.

The daily incidence in Ukraine for the fourth day in a row is more than 800 new cases daily. Over the past day, another 847 cases have appeared in the country.

10 people fell ill with coronavirus in the Armed Forces of Ukraine per day.

*** The United States approved the sale of up to 16 Mark VI patrol boats and related equipment to Ukrainians, said Foreign Minister of Ukraine Dmitry Kuleba.

*** Pirates kidnap Ukrainian sailors off the coast of Nigeria. According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, pirates kidnapped six Ukrainian citizens from the Curacao Trader tanker.

*** In French Nantes, a fire broke out in the Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul. The cathedral in Nantes of the XV-XIX centuries, listed in the list of historical monuments protected by the state, was already burning in 1972: then a fire arose as a result of a safety violation during roofing. After that fire, services in the temple resumed only 13 years later, in 1985.. The reason for today's fire in the Catholic Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul in French Nantes could be deliberate arson. This opinion was expressed by the prosecutor of the city Pierre Saint. Law enforcement officers began to lean towards this version after the first reports of firefighters.

*** Today, at the Kharkov airport, a test collection point for PCR testing at COVID-19 was launched.

*** Operation to lift the sunken tanker "

*** Polish President Andrzej Duda signed a law abolishing the statute of limitations for crimes of the communist era in Poland (1944-1990). Prosecutors of the Institute of National Remembrance of Poland will be able to prosecute people responsible for the crimes of the communist regime in Poland.

*** The Advisory Council on the Affairs of War Veterans, Families of the Perished (Deceased) Defenders of Ukraine under the President of Ukraine held a meeting to discuss current issues of the council's activities, as well as legislative proposals to ensure social protection of war veterans and family members of the victims.