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Coronavirus live updates: China warns of Covid-linked 'racial violence' overseas Coronavirus live updates: India overtakes Italy as sixth worst-hit country
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Beijing warns citizens against travel to Australia; UK is second country to pass 40,000 Covid-19 deaths; Sweden has 1,000 new cases for third day running China warns citizens of Covid-linked ‘racial violence’ overseas; UK is second country to pass 40,000 deaths
More from news earlier that India has overtaken Italy as the sixth worst-hit country in the coronavirus pandemic after another biggest single-day spike in confirmed infections. More from the Black Lives Matter protest in Sydney, which saw thousands take to the city’s streets to protest.
Aerial footage shows demonstrations snaking through the Australian as at least 2,000 people marched in Sydney for the ‘Stop All Black Deaths in Custody’ rally.
It was declared an authorised public assembly minutes before its scheduled start time of 3pm, after a court ruling was overturned. It came as thousands of protesters rallied in cities and towns across Australia to march against Indigenous deaths in custody and the killing of George Floyd in the United States.
Indonesia has reported its biggest daily rise in Covid-19 infections, with 993 new cases, taking its total official number to 30,514.
Health ministry official Achmad Yurianto reported 31 new coronavirus fatalities, bringing the country’s official death toll to 1,801.
However, it has been reported that the true number of deaths in the country – the fourth most populous in the world – could be far higher.
Elsewhere, the Philippines’ health ministry has reported seven new coronavirus deaths and 714 additional infections. It means the total confirmed coronavirus deaths in the country stands at 994, while official cases have reached 21,340.
More from the news earlier that India has overtaken Italy as the sixth worst-hit country in the coronavirus pandemic after another biggest single-day rise in confirmed infections.
India’s health ministry reported 9,887 new cases on Saturday, bringing the official total to 236,657. It means it now has fewer confirmed cases than only the United States, Brazil, Russia, Britain and Spain.India’s health ministry reported 9,887 new cases on Saturday, bringing the official total to 236,657. It means it now has fewer confirmed cases than only the United States, Brazil, Russia, Britain and Spain.
By comparison, India’s official Covid-19 death toll – at 6,642 – remains relatively low compared to the other countries. India’s official Covid-19 death toll – at 6,642 – remains relatively low compared to the other countries.
Reuters reports that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government is attempting to jump-start the economy, which has been crippled by the epidemic, and put millions back to work. The government is easing its lockdown of the 1.3 billion population imposed in March, with restrictions loosened from Monday but some experts are worried it is too soon. Reuters reports that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government is attempting to jump-start the economy, which has been crippled by the epidemic, and put millions back to work. The government is easing its lockdown of the 1.3 billion population imposed in March, with restrictions loosened from Monday, but some experts are worried it is too soon.
Giridhar R Babu, epidemiologist at the Public Health Foundation of India, in particular questioned the re-opening of religious places. “We can survive and sustain the gains without ... opening up religious places for sometime,” he wrote on Twitter. Giridhar R Babu, epidemiologist at the Public Health Foundation of India, in particular, questioned the re-opening of religious places. “We can survive and sustain the gains without ... opening up religious places for some time,” he wrote on Twitter.
Concerts, sporting events and political rallies are still banned. On Friday, the World Health Organization (WHO) highlighted India’s lockdown had helped it dampen down transmission of the disease, but warned there was a risk the cases could rise again. Concerts, sporting events and political rallies are still banned. On Friday, the World Health Organization (WHO) highlighted how India’s lockdown had helped it dampen down transmission of the disease, but warned there was a risk the cases could rise again.
“As India and in other large countries open up and people begin to move there is always a risk of the disease bouncing back up,” Dr Mike Ryan, head of WHO’s emergencies programme, told a news conference in Geneva.“As India and in other large countries open up and people begin to move there is always a risk of the disease bouncing back up,” Dr Mike Ryan, head of WHO’s emergencies programme, told a news conference in Geneva.
People visiting places of worship will be asked to wash their hands and feet, and there will be no distribution of food offerings, sprinkling of holy water or touching of idols and holy books.People visiting places of worship will be asked to wash their hands and feet, and there will be no distribution of food offerings, sprinkling of holy water or touching of idols and holy books.
In Russia, 197 more people have died with coronavirus in the last 24 hours, bringing the country’s official death toll to 5,725.In Russia, 197 more people have died with coronavirus in the last 24 hours, bringing the country’s official death toll to 5,725.
There were 8,855 new cases of the virus, according to officials, pushing the total number of infections to 458,689.There were 8,855 new cases of the virus, according to officials, pushing the total number of infections to 458,689.
It comes after it emerged earlier this week that new mortality data from Russia’s second-largest city reignited questions about whether the country’s official tally has discounted thousands of deaths tied to the coronavirus outbreak.It comes after it emerged earlier this week that new mortality data from Russia’s second-largest city reignited questions about whether the country’s official tally has discounted thousands of deaths tied to the coronavirus outbreak.
St Petersburg issued 1,552 more death certificates this May than in the previous year, a nearly 32% rise indicating that hundreds of deaths tied to the pandemic are not reflected in the city’s official coronavirus death toll for the month of 171.St Petersburg issued 1,552 more death certificates this May than in the previous year, a nearly 32% rise indicating that hundreds of deaths tied to the pandemic are not reflected in the city’s official coronavirus death toll for the month of 171.
In Nepal, climbers who earn a living supporting international expeditions to summit Everest have been pushed into destitution by the cancellation of this year’s climbing season amid the Covid-19 pandemic.In Nepal, climbers who earn a living supporting international expeditions to summit Everest have been pushed into destitution by the cancellation of this year’s climbing season amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
Fundraising has been launched by climbers to support the community of porters, cooks and guides left without any income since the government cancelled climbing permits and stopped international flights, the Guardian reports today in a piece by Roshan Sedhai in Kathmandu, Amelia Gentleman and Pete Pattisson.Fundraising has been launched by climbers to support the community of porters, cooks and guides left without any income since the government cancelled climbing permits and stopped international flights, the Guardian reports today in a piece by Roshan Sedhai in Kathmandu, Amelia Gentleman and Pete Pattisson.
Nirmal Purja, a record-breaking Nepali mountaineer who is currently in lockdown in Winchester, is attempting to raise funds for colleagues : “The community [in Nepal] is suffering. Some people don’t even have food to put on the table. It’s the saddest thing.”Nirmal Purja, a record-breaking Nepali mountaineer who is currently in lockdown in Winchester, is attempting to raise funds for colleagues : “The community [in Nepal] is suffering. Some people don’t even have food to put on the table. It’s the saddest thing.”
International mountaineering companies have continued to pay their staff, but the smaller ones have not. Parts of the climbing season have been cancelled in the past due to natural disasters but this is the first time a season has been cancelled in its entirety. “There are so many porters whose livelihood relies on what they carry. This is the time they make money that sustains them throughout the rest of the year,” Purja said. “No one should be starving.”International mountaineering companies have continued to pay their staff, but the smaller ones have not. Parts of the climbing season have been cancelled in the past due to natural disasters but this is the first time a season has been cancelled in its entirety. “There are so many porters whose livelihood relies on what they carry. This is the time they make money that sustains them throughout the rest of the year,” Purja said. “No one should be starving.”
Top Nepali guides can earn between £4,000 to £12,000 a season – more than 50 % of their annual income – but thousands of helpers get by on a more precarious living. “There aren’t any tourists now. The streets are totally deserted... It’s becoming hard to survive,” said Suman Rai, a porter based in Lukla. Over half a million people working in tourism have been impacted by the lockdown, according to the department of tourism, but the government is still discussing how to support them.Top Nepali guides can earn between £4,000 to £12,000 a season – more than 50 % of their annual income – but thousands of helpers get by on a more precarious living. “There aren’t any tourists now. The streets are totally deserted... It’s becoming hard to survive,” said Suman Rai, a porter based in Lukla. Over half a million people working in tourism have been impacted by the lockdown, according to the department of tourism, but the government is still discussing how to support them.
As countries around the world continue to grapple with Covid-19, scientists expect to be able to declare next week that New Zealand is virus-free.As countries around the world continue to grapple with Covid-19, scientists expect to be able to declare next week that New Zealand is virus-free.
An anonymous woman in Auckland was the last confirmed case in the country, which has suffered 22 deaths with thousands also losing their jobs as a result of the economic impact of the disease.An anonymous woman in Auckland was the last confirmed case in the country, which has suffered 22 deaths with thousands also losing their jobs as a result of the economic impact of the disease.
But Charlotte Graham-McLay reports from the capital Wellington that “as New Zealanders look to the hundreds of thousands of deaths recorded in other countries, there is a sense that the rest of the world faced a different pandemic, the disastrous scale of which never fully arrived here”. In the piece, she adds:But Charlotte Graham-McLay reports from the capital Wellington that “as New Zealanders look to the hundreds of thousands of deaths recorded in other countries, there is a sense that the rest of the world faced a different pandemic, the disastrous scale of which never fully arrived here”. In the piece, she adds:
The last person known to have contracted the virus domestically from an unknown source was diagnosed on 29 April and they remained in quarantine until 18 May, according to data provided to the Guardian by the Ministry of Health.The last person known to have contracted the virus domestically from an unknown source was diagnosed on 29 April and they remained in quarantine until 18 May, according to data provided to the Guardian by the Ministry of Health.
The health ministry says elimination of Covid-19 could be declared 28 days after the last confirmed domestic case of the illness had left quarantine – which would be on 15 June.The health ministry says elimination of Covid-19 could be declared 28 days after the last confirmed domestic case of the illness had left quarantine – which would be on 15 June.
Nick Wilson, a public health specialist from the University of Otago, described the data as “pretty reassuring”, adding: “According to our model that would put us nearly at the 99% probability of elimination.”Nick Wilson, a public health specialist from the University of Otago, described the data as “pretty reassuring”, adding: “According to our model that would put us nearly at the 99% probability of elimination.”
Shaun Hendy, a scientist at the University of Auckland, who was involved in a study used by New Zealand’s health ministry that predicted tens of thousands of deaths if the virus was not contained, added: “There’s a very high chance that we’ve eliminated the disease domestically and there’s so few parts of the world that have the options and choices we do.”Shaun Hendy, a scientist at the University of Auckland, who was involved in a study used by New Zealand’s health ministry that predicted tens of thousands of deaths if the virus was not contained, added: “There’s a very high chance that we’ve eliminated the disease domestically and there’s so few parts of the world that have the options and choices we do.”
But elimination is “an ongoing process”, New Zealand’s director general of health, Ashley Bloomfield, cautioned on Wednesday.But elimination is “an ongoing process”, New Zealand’s director general of health, Ashley Bloomfield, cautioned on Wednesday.
I’ll be handing over to Simon Murphy in the UK now. Thanks for reading.I’ll be handing over to Simon Murphy in the UK now. Thanks for reading.
United Airlines will close cabin crew bases in Hong Kong, Tokyo and Frankfurt, as the airline industry continues to reel from the effects of the coronavirus pandemic.United Airlines will close cabin crew bases in Hong Kong, Tokyo and Frankfurt, as the airline industry continues to reel from the effects of the coronavirus pandemic.
The Chicago-based airline said the move would cost 840 jobs, according to a report in the South China Morning Post.The Chicago-based airline said the move would cost 840 jobs, according to a report in the South China Morning Post.
“In the current and future environment, we simply are not able to sustain an in-flight base at these locations,” United’s senior vice-president of in-flight services, John Slater, said.“In the current and future environment, we simply are not able to sustain an in-flight base at these locations,” United’s senior vice-president of in-flight services, John Slater, said.
“We recognise that closing any base places a hardship on those who live near those locations.”“We recognise that closing any base places a hardship on those who live near those locations.”
One estimate puts the crowd in Sydney at 30,000. A reminder the protest was considered unlawful until a last-minute decision by the NSW court of appeal.One estimate puts the crowd in Sydney at 30,000. A reminder the protest was considered unlawful until a last-minute decision by the NSW court of appeal.
Meanwhile, Black Lives Matter protests are continuing in Australia. This is the scene in Sydney.Meanwhile, Black Lives Matter protests are continuing in Australia. This is the scene in Sydney.
The NHS Providers deputy chief executive, Saffron Cordery, has said NHS Trusts received “little or no consultation” ahead of the government’s announcement on imminent changes to face covering regulations.
The health secretary, Matt Hancock, said on Friday that all hospital visitors and outpatients will need to wear face coverings and hospital staff must use surgical masks as of 15 June, the Press Association reports.
A Department of Health and Social Care spokeswoman added that, while members of the public are “strongly urged” to attend hospital wearing a face covering, no one will be denied care and masks will be provided by the hospital if necessary.
But Cordery said in a statement that a lack of forewarning from the government has left NHS Trusts scrambling to find enough equipment to cater for hospital staff, patients and visitors.
“(The announcement) of compulsory mask wearing for all NHS staff working in any part of a hospital is clearly designed to help to ensure that both staff and patients are protected and feel safe,” she said.
“But, as is the case for a number of announcements throughout the pandemic, this has come with little or no consultation with the NHS frontline and without a plan in place to ensure that all trusts will have access to adequate supplies of type one and two masks.”
Cordery added that trusts were nervous about the imminent lifting of some patient visiting restrictions from 15 June.
“We know that trusts want to do all they can to ensure that patients can have contact with their loved ones while in hospital, but there is understandably nervousness and concern about opening up visiting too quickly,” she said.
“Trusts need time to put in place processes and guidance to ensure that patients can receive visitors safely and while adhering to social distancing and infection control measures.
“Important decisions like these should not come as a surprise to those expected to deliver them.”
Here is a look at how the crowd grew at a Black Lives Matter protest in the Australian city of Adelaide.
You might have missed this interesting news out of the US earlier today. The NFL commissioner, Roger Goodell, has said the league was wrong not to listen to listen to players who spoke publicly about racism in America.
“We, the National Football League, admit we were wrong for not listening to NFL players earlier and encourage all to speak out and peacefully protest,” said Goodell. “We, the National Football League, believe black lives matter.”
Read more on that here.
‪Police and organisers are now discussing extending the Sydney Black Lives Matter march to Prince Alfred Park out of concerns Belmore Park will reach capacity.
In excess of 10,000 people are marching, and many are still in the city walking, yet to reach Belmore Park‬.
Hello everyone, Luke Henriques-Gomes, taking over the blog from Josh Taylor. Thanks Josh.
Protesters in Sydney have begun marching from Town Hall to Belmore Park.
As they turned from Bathurst Street into Castlereagh Street, they paused to “take a knee”.
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The mood at Melbourne’s Black Lives Matter protest was at times mournful and often angry.
Many speakers told the crowd – which stretched a block in each direction – that Australia had a shameful history that continued to this day – pointing to the 434 First Nations people who have died in police custody since the 1991 royal commission.
Worse though was that it had taken the tragic death of an African American man, George Floyd, to draw attention to the plight of Indigenous Australians in this country.
“It’s the same story on different soil,” Ky-ya Nicholson-Ward, 17, said of what has been happening in the US and in her own country.
The speakers, who included family members of Indigenous people who had died in custody or from police actions such as Tanya Day and Kumanjayi Walker, led chants including “We can’t breathe” and “Black lives matter”. Another chant involved those at the rally hitting their chests in unison to create the sound of a heartbeat.
Warren Day, the son of Tanya, said: “It took George Floyd, an African American man, to put the spotlight on Australia’s shame.
“Four-hundred and thirty-two Aboriginal deaths in custody since 1991 and still no convictions.
“We need change and it needs to start happening now,” he added.
Those in the crowd, easily in the tens of thousands, almost all wore masks but struggled to social distance close to the stage. They carried placards with messages such as “We hear you”, “Racism is a pandemic” and “Fuck the police”.
One of the organisers, Meriki Onus, said it was one of the largest protests she had seen in the city, including the massive Invasion Day rallies that have grown in size each 26 January.
When African Australian artist Sampa The Great took to the stage to perform two songs with her younger sister, the rally briefly began to move as one. Some danced. Black lives matter, she said, “because I woke up black today, and I’m going to wake up black tomorrow”.
With that, the crowd turned on its heels and marched away from Parliament House.
Leetona Dungay, the mother of Indigenous Australian man David Dungay who died in prison in 2015, is now addressing the Sydney crowd.
She talks about how her son died while saying “I can’t breathe” – like George Floyd. Dungay said he couldn’t breathe 12 times before he died while being restrained by five prison guards at Long Bay jail hospital.
The crowd hushes to hear her.
She ends by saying black lives matter, to applause.
The crowd is again chanting “I can’t breathe”.