Coronavirus latest: Global cases pass 6 million
– There are over 6 million confirmed cases of COVID-19 around the world and more than 369,000 people have died
– Brazil has recorded its biggest increase in cases within a single day and now has almost half-a-million cases, while deaths have overtaken France
– Germany and the EU have urged US President Donald Trump to reconsider plans to cut ties with the World Health Organization
All times in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC/GMT)
03:30 South Korea has reported 27 new cases of coronavirus, including 21 in Seoul. Authorities are eager to avoid a second widespread outbreak after new clusters have been linked to warehouse workers and clubgoers.
Twelve of the cases were international arrivals.
Concerns are mounting about the effects of imported cases in a country that managed to keep the death toll below 300 with aggressive tracking and tracing. Millions of children are returning to school and social distancing guidelines have largely been eased.
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Meanwhile in China, only two new cases were reported, both imported. The new cases see China’s total number of cases exceed 83,000. China has largely cut international flights, but a special chartered flight of employees from German companies such as Volkswagen arrived from Frankfurt on Saturday.
03:09 Germany reported 286 new coronavirus infections on Saturday, according to figures from the Robert Koch Institute. The country now has a total of 181,482 cases, with some 8,500 deaths.
01:25 Jerusalem’s Al-Asqa mosque has reopened for the first time in two months, AFP reported. The mosque compound is the third-holiest site in Islam after Mecca and Medina in Saudi Arabia.
Worshippers wearing protective masks were allowed in during the early hours of Sunday morning for the first prayers of the day.
The mosque closed its doors in March as Israel introduced measures to limit the spread of coronavirus.
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01:00 Lawmakers and health experts are concerned that ongoing protests across the United States will lead to fresh outbreaks of coronavirus. Protests sparked by the killing in police custody of unarmed black man George Floyd have seen thousands take to the streets.
Social media footage shows social distancing measures being ignored and many people not wearing face masks.
“If you were protesting last night, you probably need to get a COVID test this week,” Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms has said. “There is still a pandemic in America that’s killing black and brown people at higher numbers.”
The US recorded 960 deaths from coronavirus on Saturday, bringing its total to 103,759 since the pandemic began.
Read more: George Floyd killing: Trump threatens to call in military as US cities see fresh protests
00:08 The number of deaths in Latin America has passed 50,000, as Brazil marks a record rise in the number of cases. Chile, Mexico and Peru are among the countries struggling to contain the rise in infections.
Experts say Latin America is the new epicenter of COVID-19.
00:00 You can catch up on Saturday’s updates here
ed/dr (AP, AFP, Reuters)
In reporting on the coronavirus pandemic, unless otherwise specified, DW uses figures provided by the Johns Hopkins University (JHU) Coronavirus Resource Center in the United States. JHU updates figures in real-time, collating data from world health organizations, state and national governments and other public official sources, all of whom have their own systems for compiling information.
Germany’s national statistics are compiled by its public health agency, the Robert Koch Institute (RKI). These figures depend on data transmission from state and local levels and are updated around once a day, which can lead to deviation from JHU.
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