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Coronavirus live updates: India overtakes Italy as sixth worst-hit country | Coronavirus live updates: India overtakes Italy as sixth worst-hit country |
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Indonesia reports biggest daily rise in infections; China warns citizens of Covid-linked ‘racial violence’ overseas | Indonesia reports biggest daily rise in infections; China warns citizens of Covid-linked ‘racial violence’ overseas |
In South Africa, as Covid-19 cases rise in the Western Cape province – the centre of the country’s outbreak – doctors are voicing concern about other diseases being neglected while medical attention is focused on the pandemic. | |
The Western Cape province, a popular tourist destination home to the coastal city of Cape Town, accounts for 66% of South Africa’s 43,434 coronavirus cases and 77% of the 908 deaths. Meanwhile, provincial authorities predict infections will almost quadruple to 100,000 in coming weeks. | |
AFP reports that many medical practitioners have been moved from specialised wards such as oncology and anaesthesiology to help treat Covid-19 patients – meaning a large number of other patients could be left in the lurch as a result. | |
Around half the staff at Cape Town’s Groote Schuur hospital have been earmarked for redeployment as the pandemic moves towards an expected peak between the end of June and the beginning of July. Experts fear this could affect planned surgeries and other services, according to AFP. | |
“The intense focus on Covid has created a backlog of patients with non-Covid diseases who are not able to access care,” a group of doctors from Groote Schuur wrote in the South African Medical Journal last month. | |
“Many cancer diagnoses and hence treatments have been delayed, as have joint replacements and cataract surgery,” the doctors said, warning that patients with chronic conditions such as diabetes and asthma had “missed appointments”. “Many are unable to access medications,” they added. | |
Meanwhile, several hospitals in Cape Town told AFP that they had stopped elective imaging, procedures and surgery, while outpatient clinics had been scaled down. Many patients have also avoided hospital visits for fear of contracting the virus. University of Cape Town oncologist Jeanette Parkes said all routine check-ups had been cancelled. | |
It is estimated that the virus will create a backlog of about 150,000 procedures in South Africa, according to the Cape Town-based professors Bruce Biccard and Lydia Cairncross in a recent article published in the country’s online Daily Maverick. | |
Poland is planning to extend a ban on international flights until 16 June, according to reports. | Poland is planning to extend a ban on international flights until 16 June, according to reports. |
Citing a government decree, state-run news agency PAP reported the news last night. | Citing a government decree, state-run news agency PAP reported the news last night. |
It comes after state-controlled Polish airlines LOT restarted flights between the country’s biggest cities, including Warsaw, Gdansk, Krakow, and Wroclaw, from 1 June. | It comes after state-controlled Polish airlines LOT restarted flights between the country’s biggest cities, including Warsaw, Gdansk, Krakow, and Wroclaw, from 1 June. |
As of Friday, Poland has reported 25,410 confirmed coronavirus cases, including 1,137 deaths. | As of Friday, Poland has reported 25,410 confirmed coronavirus cases, including 1,137 deaths. |
More from the Black Lives Matter protest in Sydney, which saw thousands take to the city’s streets to protest. | More from the Black Lives Matter protest in Sydney, which saw thousands take to the city’s streets to protest. |
Aerial footage shows demonstrators snaking through the Australian city as at least 2,000 people marched on the ‘Stop All Black Deaths in Custody’ rally. | Aerial footage shows demonstrators snaking through the Australian city as at least 2,000 people marched on 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 was declared an authorised public assembly minutes before its scheduled start time of 3pm, after a court ruling was overturned. |
Thousands of protesters are marching in cities and towns across Australia against indigenous deaths in custody and the killing of George Floyd in the United States. | Thousands of protesters are marching in cities and towns across Australia 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. |
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 some time,” 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 how 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. |