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Tuesday, June 9, 2020

Coronavirus live news: lockdowns reduced infection rate by 81%, research shows

Study shows impact of restrictions; New Zealand has zero active cases; global cases pass 7 million, deaths pass 400,000 * New Zealand declares it has no remaining coronavirus cases * UK quarantine rules: ‘They didn’t even check my temperature’ * Brazil stops releasing Covid-19 death toll and wipes data from official site * After six months of coronavirus, how close are we to defeating it? * UK coronavirus updates – live 9.57pm BST Senior Greek officials have expressed concern at an increase OF CORONAVIRUS CASES A WEEK BEFORE THE COUNTRY IS SET TO LAUNCH ITS HOLIDAY SEASON. Of 97 NEW CASES RECORDED SINCE THURSDAY, NEARLY A THIRD HAD BEEN FOREIGNERS ARRIVING FROM ABROAD, said a health ministry statement. Two deaths were recorded over the same period to Monday, AFP reports. 9.39pm BST A reader has written in to highlight the situation in BOLIVIA’s hospitals. A state of national emergency in the country’s ICU wards was declared by doctors in the Bolivian Society of Critical Medicine and Intensive Care late on Sunday night. The Society has warned of a probable dire scenario in coming weeks, local sources report. Continue reading...


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