New York mayor to furlough all staff – including himself – for one week; Trump appointee to take leave after rant likening CDC scientists to ‘resistance’; hospitalisations of 15 to 49-year-olds rising, says WHO. Follow the latest updatesWHO warns Latin America reopening too earlyNew Zealand sees record fall in GDPCDC director says coronavirus vaccine won’t be widely available until late 2021Why Covid may have already peaked in many African countries‘I up-played it’: Trump disputes own admission on pandemic 2.57am BST An official said Wednesday that Mexico City suffered 20,535 excess deaths attributable to Covid-19 between April and August, almost double the number reported in the official death toll of 11,318, AP reports. The head of the city’s Digital Innovation Agency, David Merino, said there were 30,462 excess deaths in the city between 1 April and the end of August, about two-thirds of which were determined to be due to coronavirus. Excess deaths are computed by comparing the number of deaths in previous years and comparing them to 2020. 2.37am BST Here is the full story on New Zealand: New Zealand has entered a recession with the economy contracting 12.2% in the June quarter – the largest drop since such records began in 1987. Related: New Zealand in Covid recession after worst quarterly GDP fall on record Continue reading…
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