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Record rise in virus cases as Ukraine warns of 'serious wave'

Ukraine reported a record daily increase in coronavirus cases as authorities warned lockdowns may have to be re-imposed if people continued to flout restrictions.

Health authorities recorded 1,109 new coronavirus infections in the previous 24 hours, bringing Ukraine's total to more than 41,000.

Ukrainian officials have repeatedly complained that people are ignoring social distancing and other safety rules after anti-virus restrictions were eased last month.

Indonesia reports 1,240 new coronavirus cases

Indonesia reported 1,240 new coronavirus infections, taking the total number of cases to 51,427.

There were 63 more deaths recorded, with total fatalities now at 2,683, said health ministry official Achmad Yurianto.

The death toll from COVID-19 in Indonesia is the highest in East Asia outside of China.
 
Texas, which has been at the forefront of moves to end lockdown measures in the US, has seen thousands of new cases, prompting Governor Greg Abbott to call a temporary halt to its reopening.

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis said he did not have plans to move the state to the next phase of reopening - some southern and western states reported record numbers of cases in recent days

Sweden's state epidemiologist, Anders Tegnell, rejected a warning from the World Health Organization that included Sweden among countries in Europe at risk of a Covid-19 resurgence, saying it was a "total misinterpretation of the data" by the health body

Police in Kenya killed three people when a crowd of motorcycle taxi drivers protested against the arrest of a colleague for ignoring coronavirus restrictions

Supermarket chains in Australia are reimposing purchase limits on toilet paper and other essential household items following a spike in coronavirus cases in the state of Victoria
 
Putin says coronavirus 'in retreat' in Russia

President Vladimir Putin has said the number of cases in Russia is decreasing, as official figures show daily infections falling below 7,000 for the first time in two months.

"Now, thank God, the epidemic is in retreat, and the volume of tasks for volunteers is starting to decrease," Putin told the "We're Altogether" group during a meeting, Russian news agency Ria Novosti reported.

According to official figures, the number of new cases in Russia over the past 24 hours was 6,800, in the lowest number seen since late April.

Russia has recorded about 620,000 cases of coronavirus so far - the highest number in Europe and the third-highest globally. At least 8,770 people have died.
 
Argentina tightens Buenos Aires lockdown as coronavirus cases surge

Argentina will extend and tighten a lockdown in and around Buenos Aires following a sharp rise in cases of the novel coronavirus in recent weeks, President Alberto Fernandez said on Friday.

The South American country has done better than regional neighbors Brazil, Chile and Peru in controlling the pandemic overall. But it has seen a worrying recent spike in COVID-19 cases in the densely populated Argentine capital and surrounding Buenos Aires province.

Overall cases in the country have risen fivefold since late May, hitting over 50,000 on Thursday when there were 2,606 new confirmed daily cases. The death toll stands at over 1,150.

Fernandez said restrictions on movement in Buenos Aires that had previously eased would be tightened again next week due to the rise in infections. Lockdown measures were initially imposed on March 20 and previously extended until June 28.

Fernandez said the new tougher measures in Buenos Aires would last until July 17.

“We need to gain time to guarantee that our health system is ready and can serve everyone,” Fernandez said. “The quarantine is a remedy for the pandemic, the only one we know of.”

As the grains producing country has looked to revive stalled economic growth, others regions have seen restrictions largely lifted. The area around Buenos Aires, where the vast majority of cases are focused, had also seen some easing.

Fernandez urged people not to get angry at the lockdown, but rather at the disease, as he looked to head off discontent over the economic impact the health crisis has had on businesses, with forecasts of a near 10% economic contraction this year.

“The economy is deteriorating, but the economy will recover. What unfortunately we are not going to recover are those thousand Argentines who have left us,” he said.

“We know perfectly well that these decisions have an economic consequence,” he added. “I am not a fool. I listen fully to the problems of those who have a business, as well as independent and autonomous workers.”

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France reports more than 1,500 new coronavirus cases, a first since end-May

France reported more than 1,500 new confirmed novel coronavirus cases on Friday, a spike unseen since May 30, while the number of additional fatalities linked to the virus rose by the highest amount in three days.

French health authorities said in a statement the total of newly confirmed infections rose by 1,588, way above both the daily average of 498 seen over the last seven days and the 430 daily average since the beginning of June.

The number of people who died from the disease increased by 26 to 29,778, compared to 21 on Thursday and 11 on Wednesday and an average of 19 over the past seven days.

The number of people in hospital with the COVID-19 disease caused by the virus fell by 255 to 8,886, the first time that total is below the 9,000 threshold for more than three months.

Those in intensive care fell by 17 to 634. Both numbers have been trending downward for at least 10 weeks.

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India has more than 500,000 confirmed coronavirus cases, with a record daily leap of 18,500 new infections.

Sixteen NBA players in the US have tested positive for the new coronavirus in the first wave of mandatory tests as the league restart approaches.

United States Vice President Mike Pence has said that 16 states across the nation are seeing an increase in cases of the novel coronavirus.

More than 9.7 million people around the world have been diagnosed with COVID-19, while some 4.9 million have recovered, according to Johns Hopkins University. More than 493,000 people have died.
 
Russia reported 6,852 new coronavirus cases on Saturday, a figure that keeps the daily rise below 7,000 for a second day in a row for the first time since late April. The new cases take the cumulative nationwide tally to 627,646, according to a report by Reuters.

The country’s coronavirus response centre said 188 people had died of the virus in the last 24 hours, bringing the death toll to 8,969.

Indonesia reported 1,385 new coronavirus infections. The health ministry said there were 37 new coronavirus deaths.
 
Global coronavirus cases exceeded 10 million on Sunday, according to a Reuters tally, marking a major milestone in the spread of the respiratory disease that has so far killed almost half a million people in seven months. More than five million have recovered.

Italy has registered the lowest number of daily deaths since March 1, a week before the country went into nationwide lockdown.

The US has reported at least 2.5 million cases of the new coronavirus, an increase of more than 44,000 cases from its previous count, according to the Johns Hopkins University tally. The death toll there has already exceeded 125,000.
 
Some good news now: Sri Lanka has completely lifted the curfew it imposed in March to control the spread of the virus.

The authorities there had gradually lifted a daytime curfew, but maintained strict restrictions for four hours until midnight.

Although the curfew has now been lifted, health officials are urging people to maintain caution.

A stringent lockdown and widespread testing has helped Sri Lanka maintain a low mortality rate compared with other South Asian nations.
 
Global coronavirus cases exceed 10 million

BEIJING (Reuters) - Global coronavirus cases exceeded 10 million on Sunday according to a Reuters tally, marking a major milestone in the spread of the respiratory disease that has so far killed almost half a million people in seven months.

The figure is roughly double the number of severe influenza illnesses recorded annually, according to the World Health Organisation.

The milestone comes as many hard-hit countries are easing lockdowns while making extensive alterations to work and social life that could last for a year or more until a vaccine is available.

Some countries are experiencing a resurgence in infections, leading authorities to partially reinstate lockdowns, in what experts say could be a recurring pattern in the coming months and into 2021.

North America, Latin America and Europe each account for around 25% of cases, while Asia and the Middle East have around 11% and 9% respectively, according to the Reuters tally, which uses government reports.

There have been more than 497,000 fatalities linked to the disease so far, roughly the same as the number of influenza deaths reported annually.

The first cases of the new coronavirus were confirmed on Jan. 10 in Wuhan in China, before infections and fatalities surged in Europe, then the United States, and later Russia.

The pandemic has now entered a new phase, with India and Brazil battling outbreaks of over 10,000 cases a day, putting a major strain on resources.

The two countries accounted for over a third of all new cases in the past week. Brazil reported a record 54,700 new cases on June 19. Some researchers said the death toll in Latin America could rise to over 380,000 by October, from around 100,000 this week.

The total number of cases continued to increase at a rate of between 1-2% a day in the past week, down from rates above 10% in March.

Countries including China, New Zealand and Australia have seen new outbreaks in the past month, despite largely quashing local transmission.

In Beijing, where hundreds of new cases were linked to an agricultural market, testing capacity has been ramped up to 300,000 a day.

The United States, which has reported the most cases of any country at more than 2.5 million, managed to slow the spread of the virus in May, only to see it expand in recent weeks to rural areas and other places that were previously unaffected.

In some countries with limited testing capabilities, case numbers reflect a small proportion of total infections. Roughly half of reported infections are known to have recovered.

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No deaths in Madrid for first time since pandemic hit

There's good news from Spain, which was once among the worst-affected countries in Europe.

On Saturday, the capital Madrid recorded zero deaths for the first time since the pandemic reached the city, the president of the Madrid region, Isabel Díaz Ayuso, announced.

"Together we can ensure that this nightmare doesn't happen again," she said on Twitter on Sunday.

It's a big change from a few months ago, when Ms Díaz Ayuso said that an estimated 3,000 people had died in the region's care homes in March alone - 2,000 higher than normal.

More than 28,000 people have died in Spain since the pandemic began, and there have been almost a quarter of a million confirmed cases.
 
Since 31 December 2019 and as of 28 June 2020, 9 952 507 cases of COVID-19 (in accordance with the applied case definitions and testing strategies in the affected countries) have been reported, including 498 519 deaths.

Cases have been reported from:

Africa: 371 448 cases; the five countries reporting most cases are South Africa (131 800), Egypt (63 923), Nigeria (24 077), Ghana (16 431) and Algeria (12 968).

Asia: 2 126 883 cases; the five countries reporting most cases are India (528 859), Iran (220 180), Pakistan (202 955), Turkey (195 883) and Saudi Arabia (178 504).

America: 5 046 598 cases; the five countries reporting most cases are United States (2 510 323), Brazil (1 313 667), Peru (275 989), Chile (267 766) and Mexico (212 802).

Europe: 2 397 675 cases; the five countries reporting most cases are Russia (627 646), United Kingdom (310 250), Spain (248 469), Italy (240 136) and Germany (193 499).

Oceania: 9 207 cases; the five countries reporting most cases are Australia (7 641), New Zealand (1 176), Guam (248), French Polynesia (62) and Northern Mariana Islands (30).

Other: 696 cases have been reported from an international conveyance in Japan.

Deaths have been reported from:

Africa: 9 480 deaths; the five countries reporting most deaths are Egypt (2 708), South Africa (2 413), Algeria (892), Sudan (572) and Nigeria (558).

Asia: 53 309 deaths; the five countries reporting most deaths are India (16 095), Iran (10 364), Turkey (5 082), China (4 641) and Pakistan (4 118).

America: 244 783 deaths; the five countries reporting most deaths are United States (125 539), Brazil (57 070), Mexico (26 381), Peru (9 135) and Canada (8 516).

Europe: 190 807 deaths; the five countries reporting most deaths are United Kingdom (43 514), Italy (34 716), France (29 778), Spain (28 341) and Belgium (9 732).

Oceania: 133 deaths; the 4 countries reporting deaths are Australia (104), New Zealand (22), Guam (5) and Northern Mariana Islands (2).

Other: 7 deaths have been reported from an international conveyance in Japan.

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The number of people to die with Covid-19 worldwide passes 500,000

Since the outbreak began, there have been more than 10 million cases

The number of new, daily cases is rising in more than 30 US states

The governor of Texas says the virus has taken a "swift and dangerous turn"

But New York state records its lowest death toll - five - since 15 March

In Hebei province, China, more than 400,000 people are under a new, strict lockdown

Another 75 cases are recorded in Victoria, Australia, as its spike continues
 
Where the 500,000 deaths have been

The US remains the country hardest-hit by the virus, with 125,803 deaths, according to a Johns Hopkins University tally.

Brazil comes second at 57,622 deaths, followed by the UK, Italy, and Spain. In fact, more than half of recorded deaths have occurred in those five countries - which is partly down to their testing and reporting methods.

And here are the ten most-affected countries, ranked by deaths per 1 million of the population:

San Marino - 1,235
Belgium - 839
Andorra - 675
UK - 639
Spain - 606
Italy - 574
Sweden - 522
France - 455
US - 377
Netherlands - 356
 
The number of people to die with Covid-19 worldwide passes half a million
Since the outbreak began, there have been more than 10 million cases
With cases rising in 30 US states, the Texas governor speaks of "swift and dangerous turn"
New York state - once the epicentre - records its lowest death toll - five - since 15 March
In the UK, school pupils return in Wales, while more shops reopen in Scotland
The number of mobile Covid-19 testing units in the UK is to more than double
In Hebei province, China, more than 400,000 people are under a new, strict lockdown
 
Indonesia reports more than 1,082 cases, 51 deaths

Indonesia reported 1,082 new coronavirus cases on Monday, taking the total number of infections to 55,092, health ministry official Achmad Yurianto said.

The Southeast Asian nation also recorded another 51 deaths, taking the total number of COVID-19 fatalities to 2,805, the highest in East Asia outside China.
 
Russia reports lowest coronavirus infections in two months

Russia on Monday reported 6,719 new cases of the novel coronavirus, the lowest one-day reported increase since April 29, pushing its nationwide tally to 641,156.

The national coronavirus taskforce said 93 people had died in the last 24 hours, bringing the official death toll to 9,166.

Only the US and Brazil have reported more cases than Russia.
 
Latest around the world

The global tally of virus-related deaths has risen to over 502,000, according to Johns Hopkins University, along with 10.1m infections

The US continues to be the epicentre of the pandemic. Texas is one of several states reporting a surge in cases and its Governor Greg Abbott says matters have taken a "swift and very dangerous turn," with rising numbers of infections among people aged under 40

An experimental coronavirus vaccine has been approved for use by the Chinese military. It is one of 150 being investigated around the world to see if immunisation can protect people by teaching the body to recognise and fight off the disease

South Korea has recorded 42 new cases - mostly tied to churches - as the country deals with its self-described "second wave"
 
As cases soar in the US, more states decide to halt easing lockdown measures

Arizona abruptly reverses course on reopening its economy as coronavirus cases spike there and nationwide

With July 4 celebrations approaching, Texas and parts of California also direct bars to close again

Stricter lockdown measures have been announced in the British city of Leicester because of a rise in cases

The EU names 14 countries whose citizens can enter from 1 July, but the US, Brazil and China are excluded

A new strain of flu that has the potential to become a pandemic has been identified in China

Globally there are 10.2m cases and there have been more than 504,000 virus-linked deaths
 
Indonesia reports biggest daily rise in coronavirus deaths

Indonesia has reported its biggest rise in coronavirus deaths with 71 new fatalities, taking the total to 2,876, said health ministry official Achmad Yurianto.

Yurianto also announced 1,293 new coronavirus infections, taking the total to 56,385, according to Reuters.
 
Worrying spikes in Balkans - and other European headlines

Fears of a second wave are very real in the Balkans, as infection rates have risen this month in Serbia and North Macedonia. They had been brought down throughout May, through strict controls.

In the Serbian capital Belgrade the wearing of masks is now compulsory on public transport and in shopping malls, gyms and other sports facilities. Official data showed 242 new Covid-19 cases on Monday - part of a rising trend. The rate in May was about 50 daily

North Macedonia reported its highest death toll from Covid-19 in a single day on Monday - 12 - and 132 new cases. According to available data, the country has Europe’s second-worst infection rate after Sweden, and is followed by Serbia

Shortly, the EU is expected to confirm a list of 14 non-EU countries whose citizens are deemed "safe" to enter the bloc. Balkan neighbours Serbia and Montenegro are on the list, diplomats say, but the US, Brazil, China and Russia are not. Among those on the list - to be regularly updated - are: Algeria, Australia, Canada, Japan, Morocco, South Korea

Switzerland is debating whether to make mask-wearing compulsory on public transport. The national health authority has called for masks, wherever 1.5m social distancing is impossible. President Simonetta Sommaruga tweeted her support for masks, wearing one on a tram.
 
The US has bought almost all the world's upcoming supply of Covid-19 treatment drug remdesivir

Top US health expert Dr Anthony Fauci warns cases in the US could reach 100,000 a day

The UN's labour agency says the virus's economic impact is far worse than feared

EU borders are reopening to people from 15 countries but the US is excluded

Australia is battling rising cases in Victoria, which is facing a possible new state-wide lockdown

UK PM Boris Johnson has pledged to speed up infrastructure projects to boost the economy

The UK has the third highest Covid-19 death toll globally, after the US and Brazil

Worldwide there have been nearly 10.5m confirmed infections and more than 509,000 deaths
 
Authorities will lock down more than 300,000 people in suburbs north of Melbourne for a month from late on Wednesday to contain the risk of infection after two weeks of double-digit rises in new coronavirus cases.

Top US infectious diseases expert Dr Anthony Fauci has warned the country could see 100,000 new coronavirus cases a day and a "disturbing" number of deaths if Americans do not start following public health recommendations.

More than 10.4 million people around the world have been diagnosed with the coronavirus, at least 5.3 million have recovered, and more than 510,000 have died, according to Johns Hopkins University.
 
Hong Kong police make their first arrests under a new "anti-protest" law imposed by Beijing

The legislation comes into effect as the city marks 23 years since the end of British rule

Demonstrations have been held for the anniversary, and dozens of people have been detained

The new security law targets secession, subversion and terrorism with punishments up to life in prison

Critics say it erodes freedoms that were meant to be guaranteed by China for at least 50 years from 1997

China rejects criticism from foreign countries, saying it will not allow interference in its domestic affairs

UK says it will offer extra rights to British overseas passport holders in Hong Kong
 
Countries in the Western Balkans had implemented some of Europe's strictest measures to restrict the spread of coronavirus. Governments deployed total lockdowns over long weekends, daily curfews and intercity travel bans.

And the tight controls apparently produced results, with the region's infection rates a fraction of the EU average. Montenegro even declared that it was Europe's only country without a single active case.

But looser restrictions have brought record daily numbers of new infections in several countries, including North Macedonia and Bosnia. And even though Serbia and Montenegro are on the EU's green list, new cases have been rising there too – leading Austria to issue a warning against travel to the entire Western Balkans region.

Serbia has reintroduced some restrictions in an attempt to prevent the situation spiralling out of control. Its chief epidemiologist said the country was “now reaching the maximum of the second peak”.

Citizens planning to travel to EU countries will be hoping that is an accurate assessment.
 
Global cases pass 10.5 million

The number of coronavirus infections worldwide has now surpassed 10.5 million.

The US has by far the largest number of confirmed cases of any country, with 2.6 million, according to data from Johns Hopkins University.

More than 127,000 people have also died there.

Brazil, meanwhile, has recorded 1.4 million cases and almost 60,000 fatalities.
 
Deaths in France rise by 18 to 29,861

The number of coronavirus-related deaths in France has risen by 18 from the previous day to stand at 29,861, the country's health department has said.

That figure is in line with the daily average of 18 seen the last week. In May, France counted 143 additional deaths every day on average.
 
Summary

Covid-19 cases pass 10.5 million across the globe. There are now 10,501,482 confirmed cases worldwide, according to the Johns Hopkins university tracker, with at least 511,909 deaths across 188 countries and regions.

Brazil death toll passes 60,000. On Wednesday afternoon a coalition of Brazilian news outlets announced that the country’s total death toll had risen by 538 to 60,194, meaning it had doubled in the last month.

Global tourism stands to lose up to $3.3tn from Covid-19. The US standing to lose the most - $538bn, or 3% of GDP - according to a UN study published on Wednesday

Over 160,000 coronavirus cases reported every day in past week. The global coronavirus pandemic is accelerating, the World Health Organization said, pointing out that June saw more than half of all cases reported since the start of the pandemic.

Oxford Covid-19 vaccine developers encouraged by immune response. A leading scientist behind the University of Oxford’s potential Covid-19 vaccine said the team has seen the right sort of immune response in trials, but declined to give a firm timeframe for when it could be ready.

Ryanair pilots agree to 20% pay cut in attempt to limit job losses. The pilots’ union Balpa announced 96% of its Ryanair members had voted to accept the temporary pay cut as part of efforts to avoid up to 3,000 job cuts at Europe’s biggest budget airline.

Brazil restricts entry to foreigners due to Covid-19. The government will restrict the entry of foreigners to the country for 30 days due to the coronavirus pandemic.

West Bank goes into lockdown as virus numbers soar. The Palestinian Authority has announced a five-day lockdown across the West Bank after the total confirmed coronavirus infections in the territory more than doubled following the easing of previous restrictions.
 
Colombia tops 100,000 coronavirus cases, nears 3,500 deaths

Colombia’s confirmed coronavirus infections tipped across the 100,000 case threshold on Wednesday, as the country’s quarantine measures roll on and intensive care units fill.

Confirmed coronavirus cases now number 102,009, the health ministry said, 54,941 of which are active. Some 3,470 people have died.

Wednesday also marked the highest-ever daily increase in confirmed cases with an uptick of 4,163.

The mayor of the country’s capital Bogota said over the weekend the city should prepare for a stricter lockdown as ICUs reached 70% capacity, but ruled out tougher measures after the national government turned over hundreds of additional ventilators.

Low oil prices and the lockdown, begun in March and set to last until July 15, have damaged the usually healthy economy, with businesses shuttered and unemployment soaring. The government predicts the economy will contract by 5.5% this year.

Colombia has fewer confirmed cases per million people than neighbors like Chile, Peru, Panama and Brazil, according to data from Oxford University.

The Colombian government says Chile, Panama and Uruguay top it in tests per million inhabitants. Colombia is doing about 15,000 tests per million residents, with a COVID-positive rate of about 16%, according to the government.

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In the US, 52,982 people tested positive for coronavirus on Wednesday - a new one-day record

States are rolling back plans to open up - New York has paused plans to allow indoor dining

President Donald Trump changes tack and says he would wear a mask "in a tight situation"

New Zealand's health minister resigns after a series of quarantine breaches by travellers

A report says there is no obvious source for a recent virus surge in the UK city of Leicester

Globally there are 10.6 million coronavirus cases and more than 515,500 deaths
 
New United States coronavirus cases rose by nearly 50,000, according to a Reuters tally, marking the biggest one-day spike since the start of the pandemic. More than half of new cases each day come from US states of Arizona, California, Florida and Texas, home to 30 percent of the country's population. More than 128,000 people have died in the US due to the pandemic.

The United Nations Security Council has unanimously adopted a resolution demanding an "immediate cessation of hostilities" for at least 90 days in key conflicts including Syria, Yemen, Libya, South Sudan and Congo to tackle the coronavirus pandemic.

New Zealand's health minister, David Clark, resigned on Thursday, following recent slip-ups in the government's response to the COVID-19 pandemic and personal mistakes.

Italy's hard-hit northern region of Lombardy accounted for considerably more than half of the nation's latest confirmed 187 coronavirus cases - raising the total to 240,760 nationwide. The Health Ministry also reported 21 new deaths, raising to 34,788 the total of known deaths.

Close to 10.7 million people around the world have been diagnosed with the coronavirus, over 5.6 million have recovered, and more than 516,000 have died, according to Johns Hopkins University.
 
Japanese capital sees more than 100 new coronavirus cases, most in two months

Tokyo has confirmed 107 more novel coronavirus infections, a Tokyo government official said, the highest daily tally in two months in the city at the centre of Japan’s outbreak.

The jump comes after the city of 14 million had initially sought to hold new daily cases at fewer than 20 after the government lifted a state of emergency on May 25, only to see its tally consistently exceed 50 over the past week.

According to Reuters, Tokyo’s daily count last topped 100 on May 2. On Wednesday, it confirmed 67 new cases.
 
New United States coronavirus cases rose by nearly 50,000, according to a Reuters tally, marking the biggest one-day spike since the start of the pandemic. More than half of new cases each day come from US states of Arizona, California, Florida and Texas, home to 30 percent of the country's population. More than 128,000 people have died in the US due to the pandemic.

The United Nations Security Council has unanimously adopted a resolution demanding an "immediate cessation of hostilities" for at least 90 days in key conflicts including Syria, Yemen, Libya, South Sudan and Congo to tackle the coronavirus pandemic.

New Zealand's health minister, David Clark, resigned on Thursday, following recent slip-ups in the government's response to the COVID-19 pandemic and personal mistakes.

Italy's hard-hit northern region of Lombardy accounted for considerably more than half of the nation's latest confirmed 187 coronavirus cases - raising the total to 240,760 nationwide. The Health Ministry also reported 21 new deaths, raising to 34,788 the total of known deaths.

Close to 10.7 million people around the world have been diagnosed with the coronavirus, over 5.6 million have recovered, and more than 516,000 have died, according to Johns Hopkins University.
 
Mexico's death toll exceeds Spain's as virus continues to spread

Mexico's coronavirus death toll has now exceeded that of Spain - an early hot spot.

Mexican authorities announced 741 further deaths on Wednesday, pushing the national tally to 28,510, more than Spain's 28,364.

Mexico now has the sixth highest number of virus-related deaths in the world and it is soon likely to move ahead of France too, as the virus’s spread has slowed in Europe but continues to rise in Latin America.

However, Mexico is lower down the table for registered cases (10th in the world, with a total of 231,770), which is believed to reflect the fact it has conducted comparatively fewer tests than some other countries.

President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has been criticised for being slow to impose lockdown measures and being quick to lift them. A gradual easing of restrictions began last month.

The president has insisted the economy needs protecting, particularly for the sake of the working classes.
 
Brazil tops 60,000 deaths

Brazil surpassed 60,000 coronavirus deaths, the Ministry of Health said, citing a recent wave of contamination in southern and midwestern areas of the country.

A total of 1,038 additional deaths were registered in the past 24 hours, taking the overall number of fatalities to 60,632, the ministry said.

The number of deaths in the south and the midwest regions grew by 37 percent and 36 percent, respectively, in the epidemiological week ended last Saturday, the ministry added, in contrast to setbacks seen in the North and Southeast and a trend of stability in the Northeast.
 
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People arriving in England from dozens of nations will no longer need to quarantine from 10 July

A full list of 'low risk' countries is set to be published on Friday but will include France, Spain and Germany

UK PM Boris Johnson will urge the public to act responsibly ahead of lockdown being eased

The governor of Texas has ordered face coverings to be worn in public as virus cases rocket

With 53,000 new cases recorded on Thursday, the US set a new one-day record for new infections

Globally there are 10.8m virus cases and there have been more than 520,000 deaths
 
Spain is reopening its borders to 12 non-EU countries from midnight, but Morocco, Algeria and China will not be among them, even though they're on the EU's safe list. That's until the three countries let Spanish nationals in too. Spain shares a land border with Morocco through its enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla. In other news:

The mayor of Belgrade in Serbia is expected to declare a state of emergency because of a rise in cases. It will place limits on the number of people indoors, require social distancing of 1.5m and tighten rules on wearing masks

Sweden has ordered a review of emergency supplies after its defence research agency found a number of shortcomings in its response to the pandemic

Portugal has stepped in to nationalise the airline TAP to save it from collapse, by increasing the state's share from 50% to 72.5%

The EU has opened infringement proceedings against Italy and Greece for breaching passengers' rights. Under EU rules, passengers are allowed a choice of a cash refund for cancelled trips as well as vouchers, and Italy and Greece have offered only vouchers.

The EU is also expected to approve the use of anti-viral drug Remdesivir for treating Covid-19 patients aged over 12
 
Global coronavirus cases rise to more than 11 million

Global coronavirus cases exceeded 11 million on Friday, according to a Reuters tally, marking another milestone in the spread of the disease that has killed more than half a million people in seven months.

The number of cases is more than double the figure for severe influenza illnesses recorded annually, according to the World Health Organization.

Many hard-hit countries are easing lockdowns put in place to slow the spread of the coronavirus while making extensive alterations to work and social life that could last for a year or more until a vaccine is available.

Some countries are experiencing a resurgence in infections, leading authorities to partially reinstate lockdowns, in what experts say could be a recurring pattern into 2021.

The United States reported more than 55,400 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, a new daily global record as infections rose in a majority of states. Several U.S. governors halted plans to reopen their state economies in the face of a surge in cases.

Almost a quarter of the known global deaths have occurred in the United States - nearly 129,000. A recent surge in cases has put President Donald Trump’s handling of the crisis under a microscope and led several governors to halt plans to reopen their states after strict lockdowns.

Latin America, where Brazil has 1.5 million cases, makes up 23% of the global total of people infected. India has become the new epicenter in Asia, rising to 625,000 cases.

Asia and the Middle East have around 12% and 9% respectively, according to the Reuters tally, which uses government reports.

In some countries with limited testing capabilities, case numbers reflect a small proportion of total infections. Health experts caution that the official data likely does not tell the full story, with many believing that both cases and deaths have likely been underreported in some countries.

Worldwide, there have been more than 520,000 fatalities linked to the disease so far, roughly the same as the number of influenza deaths reported annually.

The first death linked to the new coronavirus was reported on Jan. 10 in Wuhan in China, before infections and fatalities surged in Europe, then the United States, and later Russia.

The pandemic has now entered a new phase, with India and Brazil battling outbreaks of over 10,000 cases a day, putting a major strain on resources.

Countries including China, New Zealand and Australia have experienced new outbreaks in the past month, despite largely quashing local transmission.

https://uk.reuters.com/article/us-h...es-rise-to-more-than-11-million-idUKKBN2442AU
 
India records its highest single-day count of 22,772 coronavirus cases and 442 deaths.

The WHO urges countries hit by serious coronavirus outbreaks to "wake up" to the realities on the ground instead of bickering, and to "take control" of the pandemic.

Brazil passes 1.5 million confirmed coronavirus cases, as cities reopen bars, restaurants and gyms sparking fears infections will keep rising.
 
Russia's coronavirus cases near 675,000, death toll passes 10,000

Russia reported 6,632 new cases of the novel coronavirus, raising the nationwide tally of infections to 674,515.

The authorities said that 168 people had died in the last 24 hours, bringing the official death toll to 10,027.
 
Spain: Catalonia locks down area of 210,000 people

The government in Spain's Catalonia region has re-imposed coronavirus controls on an area of 210,000 people after a sharp rise in infections.

President Quim Torra said no-one would be allowed to enter or leave Segrià, an agricultural area west of Barcelona which includes the city of Lleida.

The local lockdown begins on Saturday afternoon with provisions made to allow non-residents to leave.

Catalonia is one of the Spanish regions worst affected by coronaviruAs of Friday, the region had recorded 72,860 confirmed Covid-19 cases and 12,586 deaths, the regional government's news agency reports.

Two more deaths and 400 new cases were reported, with 155 of the new infections detected in Lleida alone.

Overall, Spain has recorded more than a quarter of a million cases and at least 28,385 deaths.

The country has been reopening its borders to other EU states, as well as the UK, in anticipation of summer holiday traffic.

What action is being taken in Segrià?

President Torra took the decision after meeting his ministers and civil defence officials.

"We are taking a step back to protect ourselves and control the outbreak," he said.

Non-residents were given until 12:00 (10:00 GMT) on Saturday to leave and residents were advised not to travel between towns within Segrià.

Absent residents were being allowed to return by 16:00, with exceptions to be allowed, for instance, for people returning from work.

The lockdown will be enforced using police checkpoints

Within the area, gatherings will be limited to 10 people, and special measures are being taken to keep people in care homes safe.

A field hospital was set up outside LLeida's Arnau de Vilanova hospital on Friday with capacity to treat up to 105 patients if required.

Sara Canals, a journalist in the region, told BBC News that, according to recent figures, 21 people were being treated in hospitals and six people were in intensive care units.

"Some might consider [this] maybe too drastic," she said, "but there's a willingness here to find a right balance between reopening the economy but also to ensure safety. So the Catalan authorities have decided to lock down the region and see how this new outbreak evolves."

The Spanish region of Aragon, which borders Lleida, re-imposed restrictions on several areas last month after an outbreak among fruit pickers in its Huesca province.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-53291281
 
Australia: Melbourne locks down tower blocks as cases rise

Authorities in the Australian city of Melbourne have confined people living in nine housing estate tower blocks because of an outbreak of coronavirus.

The 3,000 or so residents of the blocks are being told not to leave their homes for any reason for at least five days.

At least 23 cases of infection were found on two estates in recent days.

The state of Victoria recorded 108 new cases on Saturday, its second-biggest daily increase. Australia as a whole has seen 104 coronavirus deaths.

There have been at least 8,362 infections nationwide.

Victoria State Premier Daniel Andrews said the latest figures there were a very real concern to everybody.

How different is the response in Melbourne?

The city is putting "stage three" restrictions on 12 suburbs. People there will only be able to leave the house for four reasons: work or education, exercise, medical care or care-giving, and shopping for supplies.

But the nine tower blocks in Flemington and North Melbourne face a "hard lockdown".

According to Victoria's Minister for Housing, Richard Wynn, some of the state's most vulnerable people live in the nine towers, and mental health and drug and alcohol support will be offered.

The towers, he said, were characterised by having common lifts and common walkways, and they presented an "acute challenge going forward".

Mr Andrews said that it should take at least five days to test everyone in the towers.

"We are extremely concerned that there are many hundreds of people in these towers who have already been exposed to the cases that we've found and possibly to cases that exist and that we haven't found," said Deputy Chief Health Officer Annaliese van Diemen.

"This is not just a matter of 23 to 30 odd people this is a matter of many hundreds who have already been exposed and who may already be incubating."

Acting Chief Medical Officer Paul Kelly said a "new phase of the pandemic" was under way in Australia.

"For the first time in Australia it's an actual complete lockdown," he said, as quoted by the Sydney Morning Herald.

"That will be a very difficult but important step. We know from previous pandemics… that it was a tower block [in Hong Kong] which was part of the major spread of that Sars coronavirus."
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-53289616
 
The WHO said that it was discontinuing its trials of the malaria drug hydroxychloroquine and combination HIV drug lopinavir/ritonavir in hospitalised patients with COVID-19 after they failed to reduce mortality.

Spain's Catalonia region has placed restrictions on 200,000 people amid surge in new coronavirus cases.

People in Englad will be allowed to visit pubs, restaurants or get a haircut for the first time in more than three months as restrictions ease.

Brazil passes 1.5 million confirmed coronavirus cases, as cities reopen bars, restaurants and gyms sparking fears infections will keep rising.
 
Brazil registers 37,923 new cases of coronavirus, 1,091 deaths

Brazil recorded 37,923 new confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus in the past 24 hours as well as 1,091 deaths, the Health Ministry said on Saturday.

Brazil has registered more than 1.5 million cases since the pandemic began, while cumulative deaths total 64,265, according to the ministry.

https://uk.reuters.com/article/us-h...ases-of-coronavirus-1091-deaths-idUKKBN2450S7
 
Over 212,000 new coronavirus cases were reported globally by the World Health Organization - the highest single-day increase since the start of the pandemic.

WHO said that it was discontinuing its trials of the malaria drug hydroxychloroquine and combination HIV drug lopinavir/ritonavir in hospitalised patients with COVID-19 after the medications failed to reduce mortality.

Mexico has reported 523 more coronavirus deaths, pushing its tally to 30,366 and overtaking France to become the fifth-highest in the world.

Worldwide cases have reached 11.23 million while 6.04 million patients have recovered, according to the latest Johns Hopkins University tally. The number of deaths worldwide hit more than 530,000.
 
Russia's coronavirus cases surpass 680,000

Russia reported 6,736 new cases of the novel coronavirus, raising the nationwide tally to 681,251.

The authorities said that 134 people had died in the last 24 hours, bringing the official death toll to 10,161.
 
Spain's Galicia region puts 70,000 people in lockdown

Spain's north-western region of Galicia has ordered the lockdown of about 70,000 people amid fears of a new outbreak.

All residents of La Marina, 140km (90 miles) east of La Coruña, will now be unable to leave the area, and gatherings of more than 10 people are banned.

As a precaution, the area will be cordoned off for at least five days, as authorities monitor the situation.

The outbreak is believed to be linked to several bars in the area.

This comes a day after the authorities in the north-eastern Catalonia region placed about 210,000 people back in lockdown because of a local rise in infections.
 
A round of clapping has been held across the UK to pay tribute to National Health Service staff

NHS England is launching a new service for people with ongoing health problems after having coronavirus

Pub-goers in England have enjoyed their first night out in three months after some restrictions were lifted

The Galicia region of north-western Spain locks down 70,000 people to stem an outbreak

The Australian state of Victoria warns that an outbreak in Melbourne has "genuinely explosive potential"

Some 3,000 residents of densely populated tower blocks in the city have been placed under lockdown

Mexico records more than 30,000 deaths as the disease ravages one of Latin America's worst-hit countries

More than 11.2 million cases of Covid-19 have been recorded worldwide with nearly 531,000 deaths
 
Coronavirus infections in the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia rise after curfews were fully lifted last month.

WHO said that it was discontinuing its trials of the malaria drug hydroxychloroquine and combination HIV drug lopinavir/ritonavir in hospitalised patients with COVID-19 after the medications failed to reduce mortality.

Over 212,000 new coronavirus cases were reported globally by the World Health Organization - the highest single-day increase since the start of the pandemic.

Worldwide cases have reached 11.23 million while 6.04 million patients have recovered, according to the latest Johns Hopkins University tally. The number of deaths worldwide hit more than 530,000.
 
Philippines records highest single-day jump in new cases

The Philippines reported its biggest single-day jump in new coronavirus cases, adding 2,434 confirmed infections and taking the total count to 44,254, the health ministry said.

The ministry said the rise could be attributed to increased contact among people as the country began easing lockdown measures to help reduce the pandemic's damage to the economy.

The Philippines also recorded seven new deaths, the ministry said, bringing total fatalities to 1,297.
 
Coronavirus cases have continued to rise across Latin America.

Since Brazil announced its first case in late February, Covid-19 has spread to every country in the region.

More than 2.5 million cases have been recorded, and more than 100,000 people have died, according to the European Centre for Disease Control and Prevention.

Latin America's two most populous nations, Brazil and Mexico, have seen the highest number of deaths, more than 60,000 and 30,000 respectively.

Experts say the peak of the epidemic in some Latin American countries could be some weeks away.
 
Kazakhstan has become the first country to re-impose nationwide coronavirus restrictions after a sharp rise in the number of cases.

Sports facilities, shopping centres and many other businesses will close for at least two weeks.

Restrictions were lifted in late May when it had less than 9,000 confirmed cases, but the number of infections has now risen to more than 47,000. Almost 200 people have died.

The new restrictions are not as strict as previous measures, with people allowed to travel inside and out of the country.

The country's President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev ordered a 50% expansion in the number of hospital beds last week and a sports stadium in Almaty is being turned into a temporary hospital.
 
Brazil registers 26,051 new cases of coronavirus, 602 deaths

Brazil recorded 26,051 new confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus in the past 24 hours as well as 602 deaths, the Health Ministry said on Sunday.

Brazil has registered more than 1.6 million cases since the pandemic began, while cumulative deaths total 64,867, according to the ministry.

https://uk.reuters.com/article/us-h...cases-of-coronavirus-602-deaths-idUKKBN2460WD
 
India now has the third-highest caseload in the world according to its health ministry, overtaking Russia

India says it now has about 698,000 cases with more than 19,000 deaths

New South Wales in Australia is closing its border with neighbouring Victoria to fight a surge there

Nearly 240 scientists want the WHO to take the airborne risk more seriously

Arts venues in the UK are getting a lifeline from the government to survive

Globally there have now been more than 11.4m cases and more than 533,000 people have died
 
Countries with most Covid-19 deaths

As India becomes the country with the third-most confirmed cases, which country has the most deaths linked to Covid-19?

1. United States (129,947)

2. Brazil (64,867)

3. UK (44,305)

4. Italy (34,861)

5. Mexico (30,869)

India's total death toll is seventh in the world. But in terms of deaths per million people, it only just features in the top 100. The top five, excluding European micro-states, are:

1. Belgium (843)

2. UK (651)

3. Spain (607)

4. Italy (577)

5. Sweden (537)

Source: Johns Hopkins University/ Worldometers

NB: Countries have different reporting methods, and different rules, for what they deem as Covid-19 deaths.
 
Global cases per capita

Although India has the third-highest number of confirmed cases in the world, it also has the second highest population in the world, at over 1.3bn.

In terms of confirmed cases per one million people, the worst-affected countries (excluding European micro-states) are:

1. Qatar (35,543)

2. Bahrain (17,260)

3. Chile (15,458)

4. Kuwait (11,693)

5. Armenia (9,653)

6. Peru (9,180)

7. Oman (9,042)

8. USA (9,011)

9. Panama (8,840)

10. Singapore (7,657)

Currently, India does not make the top 100 for cases per million people.

(Source: Worldometers)
 
French coronavirus death toll rises

The number of deaths in France from the new coronavirus has risen by 27 since Friday to 29,920, the country's health department said.

The number of people in intensive care units fell by 12 to 548, continuing a downtrend over recent weeks, the ministry said.
 
Five million residents to return to stay-at-home restrictions for six weeks after a surge in cases in Victoria

Border between Victoria and NSW to close at midnight (14:00 GMT)

Victoria recorded 191 new infections on Tuesday, its highest one-day figure since the pandemic began

A new Spanish study casts doubt on the theory that herd immunity will protect populations

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is tested after showing symptoms of the coronavirus

A UN report says diseases will keep leaping from animals to humans without action to protect the environment

Three UK pubs which re-opened at the weekend have had to close after customers tested positive

There have been more than 11.5 million cases globally and more than 530,000 deaths
 
Melbourne ordered back into lockdown

Melbourne and a shire in regional Victoria are to re-enter lockdown from Thursday, state Premier Daniel Andrews says.

Mr Andrews says the order will last for six weeks.

Australia's second-biggest city has seen a surge in cases in the past few weeks. It recorded 191 new infections today - a daily tally record.
 
India death tolls exceeds 20,000

India's death toll has surpassed 20,000 as the country moves ahead with plans to relax its nationwide lockdown.

On Tuesday, the country reported 467 new deaths from coronavirus, bringing the total death toll to 20,160. It also recorded 22,252 new confirmed cases.

New cases and deaths are both rising at their fastest pace in three months, according to Reuters.
 
Indonesia reports 1,268 new coronavirus infections, 68 deaths

Indonesia has reported 1,268 new coronavirus infections, bringing the total number of cases to 66,226, Health Ministry official Achmad Yurianto told a televised briefing.

The official also announced 68 additional deaths due to the virus, bringing the total number of fatalities to 3,309, while 30,785 people have recovered.
 
Iran has recorded its highest number of deaths from COVID-19, with 200 fatalities reported in the past 24-hours, health ministry figures showed.

India has reported 467 deaths from coronavirus on Tuesday, taking its death toll above 20,000.

A group of more than 200 scientists is urging the World Health Organization to acknowledge that the coronavirus can spread in the air.

Nearly 11.6 million people around the world have now been diagnosed with COVID-19, and more than 537,000 have died, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University. The United States and Brazil have reported the most cases and the highest death tolls.
 
The latest global headlines

Five million people in the Australian city of Melbourne have been told to stay at home for six weeks from Wednesday night after cases there surged. Victoria's state premier said a "sense of complacency" had emerged as lockdown restrictions were eased

The US is also seeing a spike in cases, with many states putting their plans to reopen on hold. California, Texas and Florida are among dozens of states to have reported high infection rates in recent weeks

Elsewhere, the European Commission has downgraded its economic forecast for this year as well as 2021 because of the pandemic. It predicts the EU economy will shrink by 8.3% this year before recovering slightly

Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro has taken a Covid-19 test after he reportedly developed a high temperature. He has previously downplayed the virus, comparing it to "a little flu". The results are expected later today

A BBC investigation has found that two life-saving drugs used to treat Covid-19 patients in India are in short supply and being sold for excessive rates on the black market

There have been more than 11.5 million confirmed cases of Covid-19 globally, with more than 530,000 deaths
 
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, who took his fourth coronavirus test on Monday after developing Covid-19 symptoms, has tested positive for the virus.

Mr Bolsonaro has repeatedly played down the risks posed by the virus, calling it "a little flu" and saying that he would not be seriously affected by it.

He has also urged regional governors to ease lockdowns, which he says hurt the economy, and on Monday he watered down regulations on wearing face masks.

As of Monday, the number of deaths in Brazil was over 65,000 and infections were over 1.6m, second only to the United States.
 
French coronavirus death toll up 13 at 29,933

The number of people who have died from coronavirus infection in France rose by 13 to 29,933 on Tuesday, but that figure takes into account a downward revision of fatalities in nursing homes.

The number of people who died in hospitals increased by 34 to 19,457, compared to the daily average of 23 over the past seven days.

The health ministry also reported the death toll in nursing homes now stands at 10,476, versus 10,497 a week earlier.
 
California and Texas have reported more than 10,000 new cases in a day - a Reuters tally shows

Some states are pausing plans to reopen, while others are continuing to ease restrictions

Meanwhile President Trump has said he thinks the US is "in a good place"

WHO says there is emerging evidence the virus can spread through particles in the air

Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro says he isn't surprised that he has tested positive

Melbourne is set to go back into a second lockdown after a surge in cases

There are now almost 11.8 million confirmed cases globally and more than 540,000 deaths
 
Australia considering stopping people coming home

Scott Morrison says the government will consider limiting the number of people allowed to return to Australia in the coming weeks, as a second wave spreads across Melbourne.

Since March, more than 350,000 Australians have returned home - with a majority of these travellers undergoing mandatory quarantine in hotels in Sydney and Melbourne.

However, the system is currently "under pressure", said the PM, who suggested future arrivals may have to pay for their own quarantine.

At the weekend, Sydney Airport capped the number of international arrivals to 450 a day.

Yesterday New Zealand announced a pause on citizens booking flights home, as they are also nearing capacity in their quarantine system.
 
Protests raged in Belgrade as authorities reimposed a curfew in the Serbian capital amid a rise in cases. Here’s the rest of the news from Europe:

In her first trip abroad since the pandemic began, German Chancellor Angela Merkel is heading to Brussels to discuss how the EU can best respond to the crisis. While the EU has proposed a €750 billion rescue package for the bloc, a number of European nations – notably the Netherlands – oppose the plan

France’s director general of health Jérôme Salomon has told Le Figaro newspaper that the country must prepare for a second wave. “Each and every one of us must continue to respect barrier measures, hygiene measures, physical distancing and wearing a mask,” he said

Catalonia is expected to make face-mask use compulsory, even outdoors, on Wednesday as officials deal with a fresh outbreak in Lleida province. “We are seeing some relaxed attitudes,” said Catalan government spokesperson Meritxell Budó. “By making it mandatory, we will ensure that those attitudes do not exist”

Gatherings of up to 100 people are now allowed in Denmark as the country further eases its restrictions. The Nordic country was one of the first to go into lockdown in March and one of the first to lift measures, allowing hairdressers to reopen as early as April
 
Hong Kong reports a surge in local coronavirus infections

Hong Kong reported 24 new coronavirus cases, with 19 of them being local infections, stoking worries of a renewed community spread in the city after it reported mostly imported cases for months.

The total number of cases in the global financial hub since late January now stands at 1,324. Seven people have died.
 
Russia's coronavirus case tally passes 700,000

The total number of cases of the novel coronavirus in Russia passed 700,000 , as the country reported 6,562 new infections in the past 24 hours.

The country's coronavirus crisis response centre said 173 people had died from the virus overnight, taking the official death toll to 10,667.
 
The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany increased by 397 to 197,341, data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases showed.

The reported death toll rose by 12 to 9,036, the tally showed.
 
Latest from around the world

The US has registered more than 60,000 new confirmed cases in the last 24 hours - a record high figure for the country. It comes as California and Texas each reported more than 10,000 new daily cases

Meanwhile, elite universities Harvard and MIT are suing the US government over an immigration rule that would force international students to leave the country if their colleges don't hold in-person classes in autumn

In the UK, Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced a package of measures aimed at combating some of the economic damage caused by the virus. This includes a £2bn ($2.52bn) "kickstart scheme" to create jobs for young people, a six-month cut in Value Added Tax on hospitality and tourism from 20% to 5%, and discounts for diners when they eat out - branded the "Eat Out to Help Out" deal

Brazilian ministers who've recently come into contact with President Jair Bolsonaro are being tested for coronavirus, after he announced he had tested positive yesterday. Bolsonaro insisted he was already feeling "fine", and posted a video online of himself taking the controversial drug hydroxychloroquine

France's new Prime Minister Jean Castex has ruled out imposing another national lockdown if there's a resurgence of coronavirus cases in the country

Melbourne, Australia's second-largest city, has now gone into lockdown again after a surge in cases

A 32-year-old man with Covid-19 is facing charges in New Zealand for escaping quarantine at a hotel in Auckland, going shopping and taking selfies in a nearby supermarket

China has criticised the US's withdrawal from the World Health Organization (WHO), saying the decision will have grave implications for developing countries

Mumbai has become the first city in India to open up coronavirus testing to everyone. It's one of the country's virus hotspots, with about 86,500 cases

There have now been more than 11.8m cases and almost 545,000 deaths worldwide, according to the tally kept by Johns Hopkins University
 
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