Deaths in Sweden higher than in neighbouring Nordic countries; Beijing raises alert level and grounds hundreds of flights; India’s official death toll leaps by more than 2,000 to reach 11,903 * Germany to ban large events until at least October - reports * New Zealand traces 320 ‘close contacts’ of two new cases * Six US states see record new cases * Covid-19 outbreaks in New Zealand and China highlight stark choices * See all our coronavirus coverage 4.09pm BST The UK death toll from confirmed cases of the new coronavirus has risen to 42,153, an increase of 184, the latest daily figures from the UK government show. The daily increase is of 184 is down on the previous daily rise of 233. 3.59pm BST SWEDEN will lift its advice against non-essential travel to 10 European countries from 30 June, the country’s foreign ministry has said. The countries are GREECE, CROATIA, SPAIN, ITALY, PORTUGAL, SLOVENIA, FRANCE, ICELAND, BELGIUM, SWITZERLAND and LUXEMBOURG. Continue reading...
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