Coronavirus live news: Fauci says US must 'stop nonsense'; South Africa cases top 300,000

Dr Fauci predicts US will meet end-of-year vaccine target; Bolsonaro tests positive again; Canada approaches zero daily deaths. Follow the latest updatesSouth Africa cases pass 300,000Fauci says US must ‘stop nonsense’Fauci stands ground as Trump works to undermine himCoronavirus vaccine tracker: how close are we to a vaccine?See all our coronavirus coverage 2.47am BST There are now over 13.5 million confirmed coronavirus cases worldwide, according to the Johns Hopkins University tracker, and 582,743 deaths. The current infection total stands at 13,504,553. #UPDATE US posts new daily record of 67,632 new #coronavirus cases in 24 hours, Johns Hopkins University tally shows.For the past 10 days, the number of new cases being reported has been between 55,000 and 65,000 every 24 hours Queues for testing in Los Angles pic.twitter.com/KglmaSh0Pf 2.41am BST Irish Prime Minister Micheal Martin said on Wednesday night that the government continues to advise against non-essential overseas travel, as he announced a planned move to Ireland’s “phase 4 reopening” had been postponed to 10 August because the country’s reproduction rate – the number of people infected by a virus carrier – had increased to more than 1, Xinhua reports:‘The priority now must be to get that R number back below 1,’ he said, adding that by doing so the country will have the best chance possible to fully reopen schools in late August.To achieve the target, the government has decided to take five additional measures with immediate effect on Wednesday, he said. Continue reading…
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