Coronavirus live news: US death toll passes 170,000, New Zealand postpones election
Australia records deadliest day 25 deaths; India death toll passes 50,000; Japan GDP falls at annual rate of 27.8%; Italy closes nightclubs. Follow latest updates
- Global report: Japan hit by biggest GDP fall in 40 years
- New Zealand delays election by month amid Auckland outbreak
- Jared Kushner will ‘absolutely’ send his children to school despite risks
- Island nations have the edge in keeping Covid away – or most do
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More details on the situation in Lebanon, [see post at 7.14] where a warehouse explosion damaged many hospitals and overwhelmed them with more than 6,000 wounded. It also put about half of 55 medical centres across Beirut out of service, the World Health Organization (WHO) said last week.
“We are all facing a real challenge and the numbers that were recorded in the last period are shocking,” Hassan, the caretaker government’s health minister said. “The matter requires decisive measures.” Intensive care beds at state and private hospitals were now full, he added.
In comments to Reuters, Hassan said authorities would not close the country’s airport so far, with the rise stemming mostly from within the country.
The first day of hearings for the Victorian hotel inquiry in Australia has heard that a mandatory training module on Covid-19 for private security personnel working in hotel quarantine appeared designed for the general public, Josh Taylor reports.
It contained no advice on personal protective equipment and gave “confusing” and “clearly misleading” advice about mask use, the hotel quarantine inquiry, being overseen by former judge Jennifer Coate, has heard.
Related: Victoria hotel quarantine inquiry: Covid training for security gave ‘misleading’ advice
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