The United States records a new high with 50,000 cases of COVID-19 in a single day, while tennis star Novak Djokovic says he tests negative after previously contracting the virus.
The country adopted a softer approach to fighting the new coronavirus,Sweden's death toll has been many times higher relative to the size of the population than that of its Nordic neighbours, where authorities took a stricter approach, but lower than in some countries that locked down, such as Britain, Italy and Spain.The cancellation of the Wimbledon has led to a "berry" big boon for healthcare workers in London.
The club says more than 26,000 strawberries that would have been used for The Championships are being prepared by staff for delivery. Wimbledon says it is a "small gesture of appreciation for the dedicated service of the NHS during what would have been The Championships Fortnight". The 19,148 new cases raised the national total to 604,641, with nearly 100,000 of them in the previous four days.
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