{"id":22252,"date":"2020-08-31T08:07:56","date_gmt":"2020-08-30T23:07:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/live\/2020\/aug\/31\/coronavirus-live-news-us-infections-near-6m-uk-records-highest-cases-since-june"},"modified":"2020-08-31T14:52:42","modified_gmt":"2020-08-31T05:52:42","slug":"coronavirus-live-news-us-infections-near-6m-uk-records-highest-cases-since-june","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eastasianews.net\/wp\/?p=22252","title":{"rendered":"Coronavirus live news:  US nears 6m cases, Japan reports 600 new cases"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/live\/2020\/aug\/31\/coronavirus-live-news-us-infections-near-6m-uk-records-highest-cases-since-june?page=with:block-5f4c330e8f088598bc535c07#block-5f4c330e8f088598bc535c07\">Midwestern states report record infections<\/a>; Colombia passes 600,000 Covid-19 cases; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2020\/aug\/30\/india-sets-world-record-of-highest-single-day-spike-of-covid-19-cases\">India sets global daily case record<\/a>. Follow latest updates<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2020\/aug\/30\/seven-people-on-tui-flight-from-greek-island-zante-to-cardiff-test-positive-for-covid\">UK records 1,715 Covid cases in largest weekend figure since mid-May<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/australia-news\/live\/2020\/aug\/31\/australia-coronavirus-live-update-jobseeker-jobkeeper-nsw-qld-victoria-scott-morrison-frydenberg-covid-19-health-warnings-latest-news\">Australia \u2013 coronavirus live<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2020\/aug\/29\/covid-19-world-map-which-countries-have-the-most-coronavirus-cases-and-deaths\">World map: which countries have most cases?<\/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=\"2020-08-31T05:43:20.174Z\">6.43am <span class=\"timezone\">BST<\/span><\/time> <\/p>\n<p>The number of doctors in Indonesia who have died after becoming infected with Covid-19 has passed 100, according to the Indonesian Doctors Association.<\/p>\n<p>The country is facing one of the worst outbreaks in south-east Asia, and there are growing concerns that a recent rise in cases is leaving hospitals overwhelmed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"block-time published-time\"> <time datetime=\"2020-08-31T05:29:45.397Z\">6.29am <span class=\"timezone\">BST<\/span><\/time> <\/p>\n<p>Private tuition centres shut for the first time and traffic was lighter in South Korea\u2019s capital on Monday, the first working day of tighter social-distancing rules designed to halt a second wave of coronavirus outbreaks, Reuters reports.<\/p>\n<p>South Korea took the unprecedented step on Friday to restrict the operation of restaurants, coffee shops and so-called cram schools in the Seoul metropolitan area, with churches, nightclubs and most public schools having already been closed.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/live\/2020\/aug\/31\/coronavirus-live-news-us-infections-near-6m-uk-records-highest-cases-since-june\">Continue reading&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Midwestern states report record infections; Colombia passes 600,000 Covid-19 cases; India sets global daily case record. 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