Coronavirus live news: WHO says states can't 'pretend pandemic is over', French cases rise 50% in August

Hong Kong to launch mass testing; India’s economy shrinks nearly 24%; Spain cases jump 23,000 since Friday. Follow the latestUS tops 6m cases as some states post record daily totalsWhen will a coronavirus vaccine be ready?Portugal may go back on UK’s quarantine list as cases riseWorld map: which countries have most cases?See all our coronavirus coverage 2.50am BST And we have just heard from the Victorian premier, Daniel Andrews, who says when he announces his road map out of the Australian state’s six-week lockdown, there will be two roadmaps … one for regional parts in the state and one for metropolitan Melbourne. Andrews said:And ultimately, this is all about making sure that the sacrifice, the pain, the amazing work that Victorians have done counts for something.It’s no good doing this too fast, opening up too much, too quickly, only to be open for just a few weeks and back in lockdown by Christmas time. 2.47am BST In Australia we are getting some more information about cases in the most populous state of New South Wales. The state has 13 new cases, 11 of which are locally acquired and linked to the cluster in the centre of the city, which now totals 41 cases. WATCH: Dr Jeremy McAnulty provides a #COVID19 update for Tuesday 1 September.https://t.co/c7iWOsGmGL Continue reading…
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