Pandemic has killed three quarters of a million people; workplaces in France are top source of case clusters; Germany case jump shows ‘unsettling trend’ * Netherlands and Malta set to be added to England quarantine list * Greece: UK passengers barred from flights over confusing form * Covid-19 may have been circulating in New Zealand for weeks * Mobile crematorium in Bolivia as deaths surge * UK coronavirus live: latest news 3.48pm BST IRAQ’S HEALTH MINISTRY HAS REPORTED 3,841 NEW COVID-19 CASES OVER THE PAST 24 HOURS, a record since the first infection was registered in February. The latest count raises total confirmed cases in Iraq to 164,277, including 5,641 deaths, according to the ministry. 3.45pm BST AIR PASSENGER NUMBERS IN EUROPE ARE EXPECTED TO DROP BY 60% IN 2020 DUE TO THE CORONAVIRUS CRISIS, the global aviation industry has said, with the recovery looking highly uncertain. Although air traffic in Europe has increased in recent months since its low point in April, flights remain “more than 50% below the same period in 2019” - a drop of around 705 million passenger journeys, said the INTERNATIONAL AIR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION. Continue reading...
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