WHO records more than 307,000 cases in 24 hours to Sunday; Victoria, Australia sees lowest case rise in nearly 3 months; Cases hit daily record in Czech Republic. Follow the latest updatesIsrael becomes first country to reimpose national lockdownOxford University resumes Covid-19 vaccine trialsTrump ally who tried to change Covid reports was ‘fighting deep state’Australian diplomats sent to Heathrow to help stranded citizensSee all our coronavirus coverage 2.40am BST Singapore is battling new clusters of coronavirus infections in migrant dormitories that had won the all-clear from authorities, highlighting the difficulty of stamping out the disease, even in a closely monitored population, Reuters reports. As the wealthy city-state tumbled into recession, officials facing intense pressure to revive the economy are opting for limited isolation measures rather than the wide clampdowns earlier, but most low-wage workers are still penned in.“There is little choice,” said Leong Hoe Nam, an infectious diseases expert at the city’s Mount Elizabeth Hospital. “We need to be realistic. We need the economy to go on.” 2.16am BST Charlotte Graham-McLay reports for the Guardian:Jacinda Ardern, New Zealand’s prime minister, is explaining the decision to leave current Covid-19 restrictions in place for at least another week. In June, the country returned to almost-normal life – at least domestically – after the coronavirus appeared to have been eliminated. But in Auckland, a resurgence of the virus has prompted the reintroduction of some restrictions. “Within the Auckland cluster is a potential trouble spot,” Ardern told reporters on Monday, after speaking to her cabinet about the decision to retain restrictions. A new sub-cluster that had emerged in the past fortnight had led to 15 new cases, and it raised the possibility that “more people had been exposed,” she said. Cases in the community continued to emerge every day, Ardern added. “New Zealand has followed a plan that has worked,” she said, referring to the strict and early lockdown she imposed in March, which has been widely credited with the country’s earlier elimination of the virus. “Since the start we have been cautious.” Continue reading…
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