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South America has change into an ‘epicentre’ of the COVID-19 pandemic with Brazil the toughest hit nation, the World Well being Group mentioned.
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Britain will introduce a 14-day quarantine for nearly all worldwide travellers from June 8, inside minister Priti Patel has mentioned, with anybody breaking the principles going through a $1,218 (1,00Zero pound) advantageous.
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Some 80 million infants might be liable to vaccine-preventable ailments like diphtheria, measles and polio attributable to disruption of routine immunisation brought on by the pandemic, UN businesses have warned.
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Greater than 5.2 million individuals around the globe at the moment are confirmed to have the coronavirus, in response to knowledge compiled by the Johns Hopkins College. Greater than 337,00Zero individuals have died globally whereas some 2 million individuals have recovered.
Listed below are all the most recent updates:
Saturday, Might 23
01:20 GMT – France to permit religion gatherings
The French inside ministry says it would permit non secular gatherings to renew after a two-month hiatus brought on by the COVID-19 outbreak, however worshippers should put on face masks.
The foundations will probably be outlined in a decree in “the approaching hours” the ministry mentioned in an announcement on Friday.
Below the decree, a ban on gatherings imposed in March could be rescinded. However collective worship must observe situations, together with the sporting of masks, a distance of no less than one metre between worshippers and hand-washing.
Folks sporting protecting face masks whereas que at an ice-cream store on Might 22, 2020 in Strasbourg, japanese France [Frederick Florin/ AFP]
01:07 GMT – New York eases ban on gatherings
Andrew Cuomo, governor of New York, dropped the coronavirus hit state’s absolute ban on gatherings of any measurement, issuing an govt order saying as much as 10 individuals at the moment are allowed to be collectively so long as they abide by social distancing pointers adopted throughout the coronavirus pandemic.
Meaning individuals nonetheless want to remain no less than 6 ft away from others, or put on a masks or face masking after they can not preserve that distance in public.
The order represents one of many largest steps but the hard-hit state has taken to loosen guidelines adopted in March which have barred anybody however important employees from getting collectively except they dwell in the identical family.
00:34 GMT – Brazil now has world’s second highest coronavirus circumstances
Brazil confirmed a complete of 330,890 coronavirus circumstances on Friday, overtaking Russia to change into the world’s second hotspot for COVID-19.
The Well being Ministry mentioned there have been 1,001 deaths within the earlier 24 hours, bringing Brazil’s complete dying toll to 21,408.
In Sao Paulo, the worst hit metropolis, aerial video confirmed rows of open plots on the Formosa Cemetery because it rushed to maintain up with demand.
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Bolsonaro touts hydroxychloroquine as Brazil virus disaster deepens (2:22)
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00:18 GMT – Mexico cancels soccer season over virus issues
Mexico’s high league has determined to cancel its soccer season with out crowning a champion for the primary time in its historical past.
Liga MX cited uncertainty generated by the coronavirus pandemic for the choice and declared the season over regardless of having performed 10 of its 17 dates.
“It is indeniable that we dwell in an unprecedented state of affairs on this nation that obliges the soccer trade in Mexico to behave with absolute sensitivity and reply with unity to the calls for which have offered themselves,” the league mentioned in an announcement.
Howdy and welcome to Al Jazeera’s persevering with protection of the coronavirus pandemic. I am Zaheena Rasheed in Male, Maldives.
You will discover all of the updates from yesterday, Might 22, here.
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