{"id":19391,"date":"2020-06-17T10:03:59","date_gmt":"2020-06-17T01:03:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/live\/2020\/jun\/17\/coronavirus-live-news-brazil-adds-record-35000-covid-19-cases-as-infections-surge-in-six-us-states-latest-updates"},"modified":"2020-06-17T14:42:28","modified_gmt":"2020-06-17T05:42:28","slug":"coronavirus-live-news-brazil-adds-record-34918-daily-cases-as-infections-surge-in-six-us-states","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eastasianews.net\/wp\/?p=19391","title":{"rendered":"Coronavirus live news: New Zealand to trace 320 &#8216;close contacts&#8217; of virus pair as Beijing raises alert level"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Beijing grounds hundreds of flights; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/live\/2020\/jun\/17\/coronavirus-live-news-brazil-adds-record-35000-covid-19-cases-as-infections-surge-in-six-us-states-latest-updates?page=with:block-5ee954918f0850c4cdec57a4#block-5ee954918f0850c4cdec57a4\">Brazil suffers record case increase<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/live\/2020\/jun\/17\/coronavirus-live-news-brazil-adds-record-35000-covid-19-cases-as-infections-surge-in-six-us-states-latest-updates?page=with:block-5ee94b788f089b9083ce42f2#block-5ee94b788f089b9083ce42f2\">six US states see record new cases<\/a>. Follow the latest updates<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/live\/2020\/jun\/17\/coronavirus-live-news-brazil-adds-record-35000-covid-19-cases-as-infections-surge-in-six-us-states-latest-updates?page=with:block-5ee979f18f08d35d3d6420e1#block-5ee979f18f08d35d3d6420e1\">New Zealand traces 320 \u2018close contacts\u2019 of two new cases<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2020\/jun\/17\/new-zealand-brings-in-military-after-covid-19-quarantine-fiasco\">New Zealand brings in military after Covid-19 quarantine fiasco<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/live\/2020\/jun\/17\/coronavirus-live-news-brazil-adds-record-35000-covid-19-cases-as-infections-surge-in-six-us-states-latest-updates?page=with:block-5ee9913c8f0850c4cdec5967#block-5ee9913c8f0850c4cdec5967\">Beijing raises alert level<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2020\/jun\/16\/outbreaks-in-beijing-and-new-zealand-highlight-perils-of-relaxing-rules\">Covid-19 outbreaks in New Zealand and China highlight stark choices<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/coronavirus-outbreak\">See all our coronavirus coverage<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"block-time published-time\"> <time datetime=\"2020-06-17T05:42:28.511Z\">6.42am <span class=\"timezone\">BST<\/span><\/time> <\/p>\n<p>New coronavirus infections have soared to record highs in six American states, marking a rising tide of cases for a second consecutive week as authorities in Beijing said another 31 people had been infected in a fresh outbreak in China.<\/p>\n<p class=\"block-time published-time\"> <time datetime=\"2020-06-17T05:37:07.426Z\">6.37am <span class=\"timezone\">BST<\/span><\/time> <\/p>\n<p>As always, it would be great to hear from you. Get in touch on Twitter <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/helenrsullivan\">@helenrsullivan<\/a> or via email: helen.sullivan@theguardian.com.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/live\/2020\/jun\/17\/coronavirus-live-news-brazil-adds-record-35000-covid-19-cases-as-infections-surge-in-six-us-states-latest-updates\">Continue reading&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Beijing grounds hundreds of flights; Brazil suffers record case increase; six US states see record new cases. 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