Germans told to keep guard up against virus; France cancels marathon as cases pick up; four new cases in Auckland * New Zealand begins mass testing as Australia records deadliest day * French and Dutch on alert over rise in cases * Lost on the frontline: the 900 US health workers who have died * UK economy plunges into deepest recession since records began * UK coronavirus updates – live 3.11pm BST SICILIAN HOLIDAYMAKERS RETURNING FROM GREECE, SPAIN AND MALTA WILL BE TESTED FOR CORONAVIRUS, regional authorities said on Wednesday. On Tuesday Sicily registered its highest number of new Covid-19 cases, 89, followed by LOMBARDY (68) and VENETO (65). Sicilians who return from these three countries will be placed under a ‘voluntary quarantine’ and at the end of which they will be tested for coronavirus. It is a sacrifice that we necessarily have to ask. 3.08pm BST ROMANIAN PRIME MINISTER LUDOVIC ORBAN HAS PLEDGED SCHOOLS WILL RE-OPEN IN SEPTEMBER UNDER STRICT HYGIENE RULES, as the country continues to fight a spike in the number of coronavirus cases. “Our decision is clear, schools will start on 14 September”, Orban said during a speech in parliament. Continue reading...
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