Mexico deaths surpass France’s toll; Melbourne outbreak has ‘explosive’ potential; Iran makes masks compulsory * India sees single-day record number of infections * WHO reports record 200,000 cases in one day, amid surging outbreaks * Australia sends 500 police to contain virus in public housing high rises * Risks, R numbers and raw data: how to interpret statistics * US coronavirus updates – live 9.49pm BST A spike in gun purchases during the early months of the coronavirus pandemic contributed to a nearly 8% increase in firearm violence in the US, according to a new estimate from researchers at the University of California, Davis. That increase translated into an estimated 776 additional shooting injuries in the US from March through May, the researchers found. 9.37pm BST In a sign that rules to combat Covid-19 are never fixed, GREECE has announced it will prohibit SERBIAN tourists from entering the country as of 6 AM tomorrow. The ban, due to last until at least 15 July, follows a surge in incidents of coronavirus in the Balkan state. Continue reading...
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