British economy to be officially declared in recession this week; fire at Indian hotel used a treatment facility; US passes 5m cases * America’s midwest braces for ‘unstoppable’ Covid-19 surge * US coronavirus updates - live * UK ministers reject weekly Covid testing in English schools * Brazil scientist’s despair as coronavirus deaths hit 100,000 * Is generational coronavirus tension real? 5.17pm BST GREECE has recorded 203 new infections in the 24 hours to Sunday, its highest daily tally since the start of the outbreak in the country, a government official said. The latest jump in cases brings the total number of infections in the country to 5,623 since its first infection surfaced in late February, Reuters reports. 4.55pm BST BRITAIN’S confirmed coronavirus cases rose by 1,062 on Sunday, going over 1,000 for the first time since late June. As cases rise in the country, new local lockdowns are implemented in some areas and worries over a second wave of infections are rife. Continue reading...
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