Trump calls out New Zealand’s ‘terrible’ Covid surge; Ibiza to ban pool parties, as Spain infections surge; 70 workers test positive at UK desserts factory. Follow the latestTrump calls out NZ’s Covid surge, on day it records nine new casesAlarm over Covid case rates in 19 European countriesNorth Carolina’s flagship university moves online after 130 casesCovid-19 climbdowns: the UK government’s U-turns and misstepsAustralia coronavirus – live updates 2.49am BST Victoria’s premier, Daniel Andrews, has begun speaking. He confirms 222 new cases today and 17 deaths. Thirteen of the 17 are related to aged care. He asks people to get tested as soon as symptoms become apparent. What we are all trying to avoid here is that case numbers come down to the point where we start to think about opening up … only to be unable to do that because the test numbers are too low for us to have clarity about just how much virus is out there. Related: Coronavirus Australia live update: Victoria reports 17 more Covid-19 deaths and 222 new cases – latest news 2.43am BST We are expecting another news conference shortly, this time from the Australian premier of the state of Victoria, Daniel Andrews, which has been fighting a major outbreak of coronavirus.We know that today there have been 222 cases recorded in the state – the lowest number for a month – and 17 deaths. The seven-day average of cases is now down to 307. Continue reading…
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