The US, Brazil and India see biggest increases as worldwide tally grows by 237,743 in 24 hours; Australian parliament postponed on medical advice. Follow all the developments liveOpposition accepts Scott Morrison’s decision to postpone parliamentGlobal report: India cases pass 1 million mark Boris Johnson’s plan for ‘normality’ met with criticism Los Angeles suburbs hit hard as cases surge in California 2.55am BST More than 14 million people across the globe have now been infected with Covid-19. Three countries make up 8 million of these cases: the US with more than 3.6 million, Brazil with around 2 million and India which has just surpassed one million cases. 2.48am BST The Australian Greens have criticised the prime minister’s suspension of parliament. Democracy should not be a victim of the pandemic. Every other organisation has been asked to work out how to function with health based restrictions, and Parliament should be able to as well. pic.twitter.com/OozOIn3zBc Continue reading…
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