{"id":21726,"date":"2020-08-16T17:01:59","date_gmt":"2020-08-16T08:01:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/live\/2020\/aug\/16\/coronavirus-live-news-australia-close-to-vaccine-deal-england-scraps-public-health-agency"},"modified":"2020-08-17T06:36:59","modified_gmt":"2020-08-16T21:36:59","slug":"coronavirus-live-news-new-zealand-active-cases-rise-to-69-australia-close-to-deal-on-vaccine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eastasianews.net\/wp\/?p=21726","title":{"rendered":"Coronavirus live: Amazon investigated in Germany over lockdown price controls; new French cases exceed 3,000 again"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/live\/2020\/aug\/16\/coronavirus-live-news-australia-close-to-vaccine-deal-england-scraps-public-health-agency?page=with:block-5f395bcb8f0803703d92456a#block-5f395bcb8f0803703d92456a\">Italy closes all discos<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/live\/2020\/aug\/16\/coronavirus-live-news-australia-close-to-vaccine-deal-england-scraps-public-health-agency?page=with:block-5f39180c8f0804029130fd52#block-5f39180c8f0804029130fd52\">Spain takes new measures as infections soar<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/live\/2020\/aug\/16\/coronavirus-live-news-australia-close-to-vaccine-deal-england-scraps-public-health-agency?page=with:block-5f3897508f0804029130fa1a#block-5f3897508f0804029130fa1a\">New Zealand adds 13 infections to total<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2020\/aug\/16\/go-hard-go-early-now-new-zealand-goes-back-to-the-drawing-board\">\u2018Go hard, go early\u2019 \u2013 New Zealand goes back to the drawing board<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2020\/aug\/16\/dog-gone-eescue-pet-shelters-emptied-by-surge-in-demand-during-pandemic\">Dog gone: Australia\u2019s rescue pet shelters emptied by surge in demand during pandemic<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2020\/aug\/15\/covid-19-flu-season-us-influenza-vaccine\">Flu and Covid: winter could bring \u2018double-barrel\u2019 outbreak to US, experts say<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"block-time published-time\"> <time datetime=\"2020-08-16T21:36:59.366Z\">10.36pm <span class=\"timezone\">BST<\/span><\/time> <\/p>\n<p><strong>Brazil <\/strong>on Sunday reported 23,101 new coronavirus infections, taking the overall tally to 3,340,197.<\/p>\n<p>The country recorded a further 620 Covid-19 deaths over a 24 hour period, according to the health ministry.<\/p>\n<p class=\"block-time published-time\"> <time datetime=\"2020-08-16T21:17:27.397Z\">10.17pm <span class=\"timezone\">BST<\/span><\/time> <\/p>\n<p>The governor of the <strong>US<\/strong> state of <strong>Georgia<\/strong>, who has opposed local mask mandates and even sued over one in <strong>Atlanta<\/strong>, has signed a new executive order that allows local governments to enact mask requirements to help fight the coronavirus pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>As with previous orders, the one issued Saturday says residents and visitors of the state are strongly encouraged to wear face coverings when they are outside of their homes, except when eating, drinking or exercising outside. <\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/live\/2020\/aug\/16\/coronavirus-live-news-australia-close-to-vaccine-deal-england-scraps-public-health-agency\">Continue reading&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Italy closes all discos; 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