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Coronavirus live news: WHO reports record global daily cases as Victoria announces 397 new cases and three deaths | Coronavirus live news: WHO reports record global daily cases as Victoria announces 397 new cases and three deaths |
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Almost 300,000 new infections on Friday, led by US, Brazil and India; Boris Johnson warns of second UK lockdown. Follow all the developments live | Almost 300,000 new infections on Friday, led by US, Brazil and India; Boris Johnson warns of second UK lockdown. Follow all the developments live |
Chile’s president Sebastián Piñera announced $4.5 billion in additional stimulus spending to help soften the blow of the pandemic and warned against a drift toward populism as people take advantage of a new rule allowing them to dip into their pension funds. | |
In an address to lawmakers, Pinera said public investment in 2020-2022 will reach $34 billion, of which $4.5 billion had not previously been announced. The centre-right leader warned against populist solutions to Chile’s economic woes, which include huge inequalities and a recession worsened by the impact of Covid-19. | |
“The entire world is being threatened by populism, which always offers the easy path of rights without duties, of achievements without effort,” he said, according to Reuters, warning against “promises of easy solutions to difficult problems.” | |
This is Luke Henriques-Gomes returning to the blog. Thanks to Matilda Boseley for stepping in just now. | |
This news is in from AAP: | |
My colleague Matilda Boseley will be taking over the blog for a short while. | My colleague Matilda Boseley will be taking over the blog for a short while. |
The latest case of Covid-19 in the Australian state of Queensland is a woman who may have been infectious while working at a Brisbane nursing home. | The latest case of Covid-19 in the Australian state of Queensland is a woman who may have been infectious while working at a Brisbane nursing home. |
The facility at Pinjarra Hills in Brisbane’s west had already been locked down after the woman’s husband tested positive on Friday, reports AAP. | The facility at Pinjarra Hills in Brisbane’s west had already been locked down after the woman’s husband tested positive on Friday, reports AAP. |
The health minister, Steven Miles, said extra nurses had been provided to the facility. | The health minister, Steven Miles, said extra nurses had been provided to the facility. |
All 150 staff and the residents at the home are being tested. | All 150 staff and the residents at the home are being tested. |
“We are working with them to keep all residents safe,” Miles said. | “We are working with them to keep all residents safe,” Miles said. |
The woman is the wife of a 27-year-old Bellbird Park man who was confirmed to have the virus on Friday. | The woman is the wife of a 27-year-old Bellbird Park man who was confirmed to have the virus on Friday. |
We will have more on the situation in the Philippines later today. | We will have more on the situation in the Philippines later today. |
Doctors’ groups held a press conference just now begging the Philippines president, Rodrigo Duterte, for stricter lockdown for two weeks as they warned of the risk of health system collapse. | Doctors’ groups held a press conference just now begging the Philippines president, Rodrigo Duterte, for stricter lockdown for two weeks as they warned of the risk of health system collapse. |
“We are losing the battle,” one doctor said. | “We are losing the battle,” one doctor said. |
Forty organisations nationwide signed on, including the Philippine Medical Association, and are calling for a “timeout” to fix systems. | Forty organisations nationwide signed on, including the Philippine Medical Association, and are calling for a “timeout” to fix systems. |
A second person died of coronavirus complications in Vietnam, officials said on Saturday, a day after it recorded its first-ever death as it struggles with a renewed outbreak after 99 days with no local cases. | A second person died of coronavirus complications in Vietnam, officials said on Saturday, a day after it recorded its first-ever death as it struggles with a renewed outbreak after 99 days with no local cases. |
Both men died in a hospital in Da Nang, a hot spot with more than 100 cases in the past week, more than half of them patients, Associated Press reports. | Both men died in a hospital in Da Nang, a hot spot with more than 100 cases in the past week, more than half of them patients, Associated Press reports. |
The Health ministry said a 61-year-old man died on Friday evening of septic shock and chronic kidney failure. The country’s first fatality was a 70-year-old who was being treated for a kidney illness. | The Health ministry said a 61-year-old man died on Friday evening of septic shock and chronic kidney failure. The country’s first fatality was a 70-year-old who was being treated for a kidney illness. |
Da Nang is Vietnam’s most popular beach destination, and thousands of visitors were in the city for summer vacation. Across the country, authorities are rushing to test people who have returned home from the coastal city. | Da Nang is Vietnam’s most popular beach destination, and thousands of visitors were in the city for summer vacation. Across the country, authorities are rushing to test people who have returned home from the coastal city. |
Fifteen other patients with Covid-19 are in critical condition, officials said. All have other underlying illnesses. On Saturday morning, the health ministry confirmed 12 more cases, all linked to the hospital. | Fifteen other patients with Covid-19 are in critical condition, officials said. All have other underlying illnesses. On Saturday morning, the health ministry confirmed 12 more cases, all linked to the hospital. |
Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro told a crowd in the state of Rio Grande do Sul on Friday to accept they would probably all catch the coronavirus one day. | Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro told a crowd in the state of Rio Grande do Sul on Friday to accept they would probably all catch the coronavirus one day. |
Bolsonaro, who has previously tested positive for Covid-19, said in an online video on Thursday he was being treated with antibiotics for a lung infection. | Bolsonaro, who has previously tested positive for Covid-19, said in an online video on Thursday he was being treated with antibiotics for a lung infection. |
According to the Brazilian newspaper Folha, the president told the crowd on Friday: “Sadly, I think you almost all of you will catch it one day. What are you afraid of? Face it.” | According to the Brazilian newspaper Folha, the president told the crowd on Friday: “Sadly, I think you almost all of you will catch it one day. What are you afraid of? Face it.” |
Brazil has recorded 92,475 deaths from the virus, according to the latest statistics. | Brazil has recorded 92,475 deaths from the virus, according to the latest statistics. |
US deaths from the novel coronavirus rose by at least 1,453 on Friday, the biggest one-day increase since 27 May, to reach a total of 153,882, Reuters reports. | US deaths from the novel coronavirus rose by at least 1,453 on Friday, the biggest one-day increase since 27 May, to reach a total of 153,882, Reuters reports. |
Cases rose by at least 66,986 to a total of 4.58 million, with some local governments yet to report. | Cases rose by at least 66,986 to a total of 4.58 million, with some local governments yet to report. |
The rise in deaths was the biggest one-day increase since fatalities rose by 1,484 on 27 May. | The rise in deaths was the biggest one-day increase since fatalities rose by 1,484 on 27 May. |