WHO warns UK not to lift lockdown; Iran deaths top 100 for first time in two months; cases worldwide near 7.9m. Follow the latest updates * WHO cautions against further lifting of lockdown in England * Demand for flu vaccine soars as countries plan for second Covid-19 wave * Republicans insist Trump Tulsa rally won’t spread coronavirus * Beijing has entered an ‘extraordinary period’ says city spokesperson * See all our coronavirus coverage 3.43am BST Laura Barton has always known that she wanted to have children. After years of miscarriages, and a breakup from her partner last year, she decided to embark on solo IVF. In early March, as the world shut down, she found herself flying to Crete to undergo treatment: Related: A journey to Greece for solo IVF during the pandemic – podcast 3.31am BST Confirmed coronavirus cases in Colombia have risen to over 50,000, the country’s Health Ministry said on Sunday, while neighbouring Ecuador approached the same milestone, Reuters reports. Colombia has reported 50,939 cases of the coronavirus and 1,667 deaths. In Ecuador, cases have surpassed 46,700 and deaths stand at 3,896. Covid-19 has overwhelmed Ecuador’s health system, in some cases leaving authorities unable to collect the bodies of the dead and forcing the government to store corpses temporarily in refrigerated shipping containers. Colombia’s economy has been battered by the twin ills of a coronavirus quarantine put in place by President Ivan Duque and falling oil prices. The country entered a national lockdown in late March, which is expected to be lifted on 1 July. But as certain sectors start to reopen and the quarantine begins to lift, medics are bracing for a spike in Covid-19 cases. Continue reading...
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