New Zealand reports five new cases; Qantas reports 91% profit drop; Brazil reports 50,000 new infections. Follow latest updatesIran surpasses 20,000 official deaths from Covid-19Australia: Victorian hotel quarantine rooms were unclean, guest claimsSweden records highest death tally in 150 years in first half of 2020Australia – live updates See all our coronavirus coverage 2.50am BST South Korean health officials are struggling to contain an outbreak in the capital, Seoul, as new cases levelled off but remained in triple digits on Thursday, Reuters reports.The Korea Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) reported 288 new cases as of midnight Wednesday, marking at least a week of triple digit daily increases. 2.30am BST Still in New Zealand, and Ashley Bloomfield has been nominated for New Zealander of the year, as has the PM, Jacinda Ardern. But there’s also been a surprise nomination of a cat called Mittens. You can read our full story below. Related: Celebrity cat called Mittens in the running to be New Zealander of the year Continue reading…
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