Wednesday,  May 13th, 2020

At least five COVID-19 patients in a hospital in Vyborgsky District, St. Petersburg, Russia, die after a ventilator caught fire in the intensive care ward they are treated in. (DW)

Kremlin Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov is hospitalized after testing positive for COVID-19. (AP)

Brazil’s Ministry of Health reports 881 more deaths from COVID-19, the highest daily death toll in the country to date, bringing the country’s death toll to 12,400 and 177,589 total cases. (BBC)

China suspends imports of beef from four Australian abattoirs, saying that its customs agency “continuously” found violations of inspection and quarantine requirements. Foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian says the suspension comes to “ensure the safety and health of Chinese consumers”. This comes after the Australian government last month called for an independent inquiry into the origins of the novel coronavirus. (Reuters)

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