A state court in Alberta, Canada, has decided that deliberate sneeze by a person is a criminal assault.

This is the first time in the world that such a case has been decided.

The court decided this for a case regarding a customer who removed his mask and sneezed at a restaurant employee following an argument.

Meanwhile, the World Health Organization (WHO) says that the number of covid deaths reported worldwide in a single week exceeds 5,000.

The World Health Organization (WHO) says the global covid pandemic is on the rise again, with more than 50,000 deaths reported weekly.