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EU health agency calls for new lockdowns as Greece 'formally' enters second wave – as it happened
Finland imposes 14-day quarantine on those arriving from high-risk countries; Pakistanis flock to reopened gyms and restaurants; US halts upward trend in deaths. This blog is now closed
Mon 10 Aug 2020 19.21 EDT
First published on Sun 9 Aug 2020 19.07 EDT- Summary
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- EU health agency calls for new lockdowns
- Rate of new infections in Ireland overtakes UK
- Tourists from certain countries will need proof of negative coronavirus test before entering Greece
- EU warns over uncoordinated border controls in Europe
- Greece 'formally' in second wave of outbreak
- WHO has received just 10% of funds needed for Covid fight
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- US Health Secretary Alex Azar calls Taiwan's handing of pandemic 'among the most successful in the world'
- New Zealand sees 101st day without community transmission
- China reports 49 new cases
- Victoria records 322 cases and 19 deaths, marking Australia's deadliest day
- UK’s new daily infections surpass 1,000 for first time since June
- French passengers sue Costa Cruises over virus ship ordeal and for manslaughter
- Greece sees highest daily case rise
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- EU health agency calls for new lockdowns
- Rate of new infections in Ireland overtakes UK
- Tourists from certain countries will need proof of negative coronavirus test before entering Greece
- EU warns over uncoordinated border controls in Europe
- Greece 'formally' in second wave of outbreak
- WHO has received just 10% of funds needed for Covid fight
- Summary
- US Health Secretary Alex Azar calls Taiwan's handing of pandemic 'among the most successful in the world'
- New Zealand sees 101st day without community transmission
- China reports 49 new cases
- Victoria records 322 cases and 19 deaths, marking Australia's deadliest day
- UK’s new daily infections surpass 1,000 for first time since June
- French passengers sue Costa Cruises over virus ship ordeal and for manslaughter
- Greece sees highest daily case rise
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In the months my husband and I were apart, the world changed completely
Time has never moved as slowly as it did in that last week. But eventually, the day arrived. In the five months since we had last seen each other, the world had changed completely. Had we?
At the hotel, a woman took down my details and asked who I was there to pick up. My voice cracked as I explained, and she warned me not to cry, “because I won’t be able to hug you”. As I left the lobby to head to the street where Felix would emerge, I heard her cooing to a colleague: clearly I was one of many pining spouses, and she was a romantic.
As I waited on the street in the middle of the city, I attempted to lean coolly against the blue Toyota Corolla borrowed from my in-laws. To my left, guests emerged, embraced their parents, friends and partners. To my right, every now and then, was someone craning their neck up, smiling as they spoke into earphones.
Then Felix called to say he would be emerging from the lobby side after all. I jumped into the car and turned the key in the ignition. The engine spluttered. The battery had died.
Asked about Brazil, which has the world’s second highest number of cases and deaths, Trump says, “I have a very good relationship with President Bolsonaro,” says Trump, “And I hear he’s doing well. He’s recovering from Covid-19.”
Here is the video of Trump leaving the press conference earlier:
Two minutes into a press briefing, Donald Trump was abruptly approached by a Secret Service agent and escorted out of the briefing room. The president said nothing as he walked out and did not answer a reporter’s question about why he was leaving.
Trump is asked whether he still plans to hold an in-person G7 meeting in September.
He says he hasn’t sent out invitations and is now “much more inclined to do it after the election” in November.
US President Donald Trump has claimed in his White House coronavirus press briefing that “in recent days, cases have rapidly increased in Japan and Australia.”
Australia continues to see new cases in the hundreds each day, while Japan is seeing cases rise by around 1,500 per day.
But to put this in perspective, the US is confirming roughly 60,000 cases per day. The last time they saw increases in the hundreds was mid-March.
Trump has again blamed China for the coronavirus pandemic, which has infected one in 65 Americans and killed one in 2,000:
US President Donald Trump is holding a coronavirus briefing at the White House.
A few minutes after the briefing started, he left abruptly. When he returned he said, “It was a shooting outside of the White House... I’d like to thank the Secret Service for doing their always quick and very effective work... Somebody’s been taken to the hospital.” He added, “You were surprised. I was surprised also. I think it’s pretty unusual.”
He said he understands the suspect was armed. “It might not have had anything to do with me.” Asked about the location, Trump said: “It was outside of the premises.”
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