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Coronavirus live news: Mexico sees record daily cases; Japan-South Korea travel plan Coronavirus live news: Mexico sees record daily cases; Japan-South Korea travel plan
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Ireland’s health chiefs called for highest level of restrictions late on Sunday; restaurants in Paris can stay open but bars cannotIreland’s health chiefs called for highest level of restrictions late on Sunday; restaurants in Paris can stay open but bars cannot
India’s total coronavirus cases rose by 61,267 in the last 24 hours to 6.69 million on Tuesday morning, data from the health ministry showed.
Deaths from Covid-19 infections rose by 884 to 103,569, Reuters reported the ministry as saying.
India’s death toll from the novel coronavirus rose past 100,000 on Saturday, only the third country in the world to reach that bleak milestone, after the United States and Brazil, and its epidemic shows no sign of abating.
Last week, India further eased restrictions and permitted states to open schools and movie theatres.
Ben Doherty, our Pacific editor, reports that Papua New Guinea has re-opened its borders to international travel from four more countries.
Flights from Singapore, Hong Kong, Japan, and Solomon Islands will now be allowed into PNG, along with flights from Australia, which already had access to the country.
The moves to tentatively open international travel coincides with the lifting of a daily 12pm to 5am curfew in the capital Port Moresby. Other Covid-19 restrictions remain in place.
Pandemic response controller, David Manning said all passengers coming from overseas would need to get individual approval from his office to travel to PNG, and must be able to show a negative test result for Covid-19 - taken within the last week - before being allowed to board a flight.
PNG has recorded only 540 cases of Covid-19, and seven deaths since the outbreak of the pandemic.
But the true rate of infection is likely to be several times higher than the official figures. Testing, especially outside the capital, remains limited: just 25,000 tests have been conducted since the beginning of the pandemic.
Neighbouring Solomon Islands recorded its first Covid-19 case - in a repatriated student returned from the Philippines - on the weekend.
Dr Anthony Fauci, the leading infectious disease expert in the US, has warned that Donald Trump could see a “refersal” in his condition after leaving hospital to return to the White House.Dr Anthony Fauci, the leading infectious disease expert in the US, has warned that Donald Trump could see a “refersal” in his condition after leaving hospital to return to the White House.
Fauci said many victims had seen their health stabilise after contracting the virus and then worsen again after a few more days.Fauci said many victims had seen their health stabilise after contracting the virus and then worsen again after a few more days.
Here’s a video of his comments:Here’s a video of his comments:
You can follow the whole Trump coronavirus story at our other live blog here.You can follow the whole Trump coronavirus story at our other live blog here.
China and 25 other nations countries have called for the immediate lifting of sanctions imposed by the United States and western countries in order to help targeted countries recover from the pandemic.China and 25 other nations countries have called for the immediate lifting of sanctions imposed by the United States and western countries in order to help targeted countries recover from the pandemic.
Speaking on behalf of the 26 countries at a meeting of the United Nations general assembly’s human rights committee, China’s UN ambassador Zhang Jun said unilateral coercive measures violate the UN charter, multilateralism, and impede human rights by hindering the well-being of the population in the affected countries and undermining the right to health.Speaking on behalf of the 26 countries at a meeting of the United Nations general assembly’s human rights committee, China’s UN ambassador Zhang Jun said unilateral coercive measures violate the UN charter, multilateralism, and impede human rights by hindering the well-being of the population in the affected countries and undermining the right to health.
Among the countries that backed the statement were half a dozen that face sanctions by the United States, European Union or other Western nations including Cuba, North Korea, Iran, Russia, Syria and Venezuela.Among the countries that backed the statement were half a dozen that face sanctions by the United States, European Union or other Western nations including Cuba, North Korea, Iran, Russia, Syria and Venezuela.
The statement notes that both UN secretary-general Antonio Guterres and human rights chief Michelle Bachelet have called for the waiving of sanctions that undermine a countrys capacity to respond to the pandemic.The statement notes that both UN secretary-general Antonio Guterres and human rights chief Michelle Bachelet have called for the waiving of sanctions that undermine a countrys capacity to respond to the pandemic.
There was no immediate response to an email seeking comment from the U.S. Mission to the United Nations.There was no immediate response to an email seeking comment from the U.S. Mission to the United Nations.
My colleague in Tokyo, Justin McCurry, has this update on plans for Japan and South Korea to this week agree to resume business travel between the two countries amid optimism over the slowing of new Covid-19 infections. Tourism will remain on hold.My colleague in Tokyo, Justin McCurry, has this update on plans for Japan and South Korea to this week agree to resume business travel between the two countries amid optimism over the slowing of new Covid-19 infections. Tourism will remain on hold.
Japanese media reported that expatriates and other long-term residents, as well as travellers on short business trips, will be able to enter one country from the other provided they test negative for the coronavirus and provide details of their itineraries.Japanese media reported that expatriates and other long-term residents, as well as travellers on short business trips, will be able to enter one country from the other provided they test negative for the coronavirus and provide details of their itineraries.
While no date has been announced for the resumption of business travel across the Japan Sea - known as the East Sea in Korea - Japan’s new prime minister, Yoshihide Suga, agreed to speed up talks in a phone call with his South Korean counterpart, Moon Jae-in, late last month, according to the Kyodo news agency.While no date has been announced for the resumption of business travel across the Japan Sea - known as the East Sea in Korea - Japan’s new prime minister, Yoshihide Suga, agreed to speed up talks in a phone call with his South Korean counterpart, Moon Jae-in, late last month, according to the Kyodo news agency.
Japan began imposing travel bans on foreign visitors as early as February that eventually included 159 countries and regions. But it recently relaxed restrictions on people entering for work and long-term foreign stays from countries where the pace of new infections is slow.Japan began imposing travel bans on foreign visitors as early as February that eventually included 159 countries and regions. But it recently relaxed restrictions on people entering for work and long-term foreign stays from countries where the pace of new infections is slow.
Entrants are required to take a virus test before departure and after arriving in Japan, and to self-quarantine for two weeks. They must also name a guarantor in Japan who ensures they follow the rules.Entrants are required to take a virus test before departure and after arriving in Japan, and to self-quarantine for two weeks. They must also name a guarantor in Japan who ensures they follow the rules.
Tourism across Japan Sea – known as the East Sea in Korea – will remain off-limits, however. More than 5.5 million South Koreans visited Japan last year, including just over 300,000 who were here on business, according to the Japan national Tourism Association.Tourism across Japan Sea – known as the East Sea in Korea – will remain off-limits, however. More than 5.5 million South Koreans visited Japan last year, including just over 300,000 who were here on business, according to the Japan national Tourism Association.
Japan’s blanket ban on international tourism could be relaxed in time for the postponed summer Olympics in Tokyo, which are due to open on 23 July, media reports said this week.Japan’s blanket ban on international tourism could be relaxed in time for the postponed summer Olympics in Tokyo, which are due to open on 23 July, media reports said this week.
Measures under consideration include requiring tourists to download a health check app as soon as they obtain visas in their home countries and to provide proof that they tested negative for Covid-19 before departure.Measures under consideration include requiring tourists to download a health check app as soon as they obtain visas in their home countries and to provide proof that they tested negative for Covid-19 before departure.
Those who test negative again on arrival in Japan could be exempt from two weeks of self-quarantine provided they use the app to regularly update authorities on their physical condition, Jiji Press reported.Those who test negative again on arrival in Japan could be exempt from two weeks of self-quarantine provided they use the app to regularly update authorities on their physical condition, Jiji Press reported.
Germany’s confirmed cases increased by 2,639 to 303,258, according to the Robert Koch Institute for infectious diseases on Tuesday.Germany’s confirmed cases increased by 2,639 to 303,258, according to the Robert Koch Institute for infectious diseases on Tuesday.
The reported death toll rose by 12 to 9,546, the tally showed.The reported death toll rose by 12 to 9,546, the tally showed.
Joe Biden, the US Democratic presidential candidate, has launched a thinly veiled attack on Donald Trump’s theatrical removal of his mask earlier on the White House balcony.Joe Biden, the US Democratic presidential candidate, has launched a thinly veiled attack on Donald Trump’s theatrical removal of his mask earlier on the White House balcony.
Biden, who has taken a much more cautious approach to contact on the campaign trail than Trump, told a Florida town hall meeting on Monday night that “masks matter” and that wearing them will save the lives of others.Biden, who has taken a much more cautious approach to contact on the campaign trail than Trump, told a Florida town hall meeting on Monday night that “masks matter” and that wearing them will save the lives of others.
Speaking on an open-air stage, Biden told moderator Lester Holt:Speaking on an open-air stage, Biden told moderator Lester Holt:
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Our new podcast featuring Washington correspondent David Smith on how the coronavirus infected Trump and his inner circle is a must-listen.Our new podcast featuring Washington correspondent David Smith on how the coronavirus infected Trump and his inner circle is a must-listen.
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Asian stock markets have edged higher on Donald Trump’s apparent recovery from the coronavirus and his upbeat comments about his health.Asian stock markets have edged higher on Donald Trump’s apparent recovery from the coronavirus and his upbeat comments about his health.
The Nikkei in Japan is up 0.4% and Hong Kong has climbed 0.66% in morning trade. In Seoul, the Kospi is up 0.6% but in Sydney, where the central bank meets this afternoon and the government releases its budget tonight, the ASX200 was up just 0.18%. Markets in mainland China are closed for a public holiday.The Nikkei in Japan is up 0.4% and Hong Kong has climbed 0.66% in morning trade. In Seoul, the Kospi is up 0.6% but in Sydney, where the central bank meets this afternoon and the government releases its budget tonight, the ASX200 was up just 0.18%. Markets in mainland China are closed for a public holiday.
The moves the best daily gain on Wall Street’s S&P 500 index in a month overnight.The moves the best daily gain on Wall Street’s S&P 500 index in a month overnight.
Mexico has seen a record daily rise in deaths and cases as we reported about 40 minutes ago. There were 2,789 deaths and 28,115 cases on Monday.Mexico has seen a record daily rise in deaths and cases as we reported about 40 minutes ago. There were 2,789 deaths and 28,115 cases on Monday.
Deputy health minister Hugo Lopez-Gatell, the public face of the government’s coronavirus strategy, said the increase was a “one-off event”, Reuters reported, because the government had changed the way it classifies cases.Deputy health minister Hugo Lopez-Gatell, the public face of the government’s coronavirus strategy, said the increase was a “one-off event”, Reuters reported, because the government had changed the way it classifies cases.
China had 12 new Covid-19 cases on the mainland on Monday, down from 20 the day before.
The national health authority said on Tuesday that all new cases were imported infections involving travellers from overseas.
Total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in mainland China now stands at 85,482, while the death toll remained unchanged at 4,634.
Amid all the attention heaped on Donald Trump’s case, Austria’s chancellor Sebastian Kurz and much of his staff and cabinet have tested negative for the coronavirus after a scare.
An unidentified close colleague of Kurz’s tested positive on Monday, the chancellor’s office said, prompting the chancellor and vice chancellor Werner Kogler to cancel all appointments for the day and have tests.
Austria’s cabinet meets on Wednesday mornings. Ministers who attended last week’s meeting were also tested, with several saying on Monday that they too had cancelled their appointments pending the results.
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Hello. This is Martin Farrer taking over the blog.
Mexico recorded 28,115 new coronavirus infections and 2,789 deaths on Monday, both record one-day increases, as the health ministry changed how it classifies some cases and deaths.
Total confirmed cases now stand at 789,780, with a total reported death toll of 81,877. The health ministry said the record jump includes cases and deaths that date back to June.
US President Donald Trump left Walter Reed hospital, where he was being treated for coronavirus. He wore a mask while leaving the hospital and as he walked from Marine One to the White House. He then removed his mask to pose for photographs, while standing near photographers . Trump still has the coronavirus, is still contagious, and according to CDC guidelines, should remain in isolation until at least 10 days after his diagnosis, which came in the early hours of Friday.
Trump plans to participate in next debate, a spokesman for the president’s campaign said. The debate is due to be held on 15 October. On Thursday last week, before Trump announced that he had tested positive, his re-election campaign rejected calls to change the rules of the next two presidential debates after the first chaotic event in Cleveland was marred by constant interruptions and outbursts. The debate’s host, Chris Wallace, has since said that Trump also did not wear a mask while on a walk-through before the debate, and that “There was an honour system” when it came to testing negative, after it emerged that Trump did not in fact show a negative coronavirus test before debating.
Trump tweeted a video in which he said of the virus, “Don’t let it dominate you. Don’t be afraid of it.” Coronavirus has already killed 210,117 Americans – or one in every 1,560 people in the country. He also said“The vaccines are coming momentarily,” just as the Times published a report saying senior White House officials are blocking guidelines designed to make sure the vaccine is safe – but which mean it it is unlikely to be approved before the election.
Shortly after Trump’s display, Joe Biden held a town hall in which he repeatedly stressed the importance of masks. He also tweeted several times about this. “I would hope that the President having gone through what he went through will communicate the right lesson to the American people: Masks matter. They save lives,” Biden said.
Donald Trump’s top spokesperson, Kayleigh McEnany, announced she had tested positive for coronavirus on Monday, in yet another escalation of a rampaging outbreak that hospitalised the president and threw the White House into disarray.
Citing an anonymous source, Vanity Fair magazine reported on Monday that Donald Trump Jr was worried by his father’s behaviour and had sought help from his siblings in “staging an intervention”.
White House Blocks New Coronavirus Vaccine Guidelines – report. The New York Times reported that senior White House officials are blocking new federal guidelines for the release of a coronavirus vaccine. The stricter guidelines include a provision “that would almost certainly guarantee that no vaccine could be authorised before the election on 3 November, according to people familiar with the approval process”, which is what the officials are objecting to.
The White House will not perform contact tracing for attendees of the Rose Garden event celebrating the supreme court nomination of Amy Coney Barrett, despite confirmed infections of at least 11 attendees, according to a new report by the New York Times.The Rose Garden ceremony for Barrett has drawn scrutiny as a 6potential “super-spreader” event. Attendees neither wore masks nor practiced social distancing. Attendees who subsequently tested positive for Covid include Donald Trump, Melania Trump, Kellyanne Conway, Senator Mike Lee, Senator Thom Tillis, the Rev John Jenkins, Chris Christie and Kayleigh McEnany.
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Biden:
Earlier today, Trump’s doctors said the US president was ‘not yet out of the woods’ but had met all standard hospital criteria to be discharged.
Trump’s physician, Dr Sean Conley, said: ‘We remain cautiously optimistic and on guard because we’re in a bit of uncharted territory when it comes to a patient that received the therapies he has so early in the course.’ When asked by reporters Conley said he was ‘not at liberty to discuss’ Trump’s latest lung scans due to health privacy regulations:
Biden is holding a town hall currently, in which he says of Trump’s decision to remove his mask:
You can watch the town hall here.
The White House will not perform contact tracing for attendees of the Rose Garden event celebrating the supreme court nomination of Amy Coney Barrett, despite confirmed infections of at least 11 attendees, according to a new report by the New York Times.
The Rose Garden ceremony for Barrett has drawn scrutiny as a potential “super-spreader” event. Attendees neither wore masks nor practiced social distancing. Attendees who subsequently tested positive for Covid include Donald Trump, Melania Trump, Kellyanne Conway, Senator Mike Lee, Senator Thom Tillis, Reverand John Jenkins, Chris Christie and Kayleigh McEnany.
According to the Times, the CDC was prepared to perform contact tracing for the White House, but was not asked. Instead, the White House Medical Unit said it would handle the effort, but has chosen to focus only on events within a 48-hour window of Trump’s diagnosis.
In his video, Trump suggests that he could have left Walter Reed two days ago.
“Two days ago. I could have left two days ago.”
Again: according to CDC guidelines, he should remain in isolation until at least 10 days after his diagnosis, which occurred on Friday.
Biden has meanwhile tweeted again about masks: