South Africa Covid-19 deaths pass 5,000; UN makes urgent appeal for Sudan pandemic help; France to issue mask fines. Follow the latest updates * Trump calls Fauci ‘alarmist’ in Fox news interview * Hong Kong makes masks mandatory indoors * Bitter coronavirus summit exposes trust deficit among EU leaders * Global coronavirus report: masks made mandatory in Hong Kong, France and Melbourne * See all our coronavirus coverage 7.59am BST Over in CYPRUS there are mounting concerns over the number of asylum seekers testing positive for coronavirus at checkpoints dividing the war-torn island. The Greek Cypriot health minister, CONSTANTINOS IOANNOU, says authorities in the island’s internationally recognised south have registered a growing number of infections among migrants crossing over from the breakaway Turkish-run north. 7.26am BST This is not explicitly coronavirus news but it is significant nonetheless. SAUDI ARABIA’s 84-year-old ruler, KING SALMAN BIN ABDULAZIZ, has been admitted to hospital in the capital Riyadh suffering from inflammation of the gall bladder, state news agency SPA said on Monday. Continue reading...
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