The World Health Organisation has announced another daily record in the number of confirmed coronavirus cases across the world - topping over 189,000 in a single 24-hour period, as the total number of known infections passed the 10 million mark
"COVID-19 has taken a very swift and very dangerous turn in Texas over just the past few weeks," said Abbott, who on Friday again shut down bars and limited restaurant dining, a day after Texas reported a record high confirmed positive tests of 5996.Police officers stop motorcyclists from entering a restricted area that is sealed off to control the spread of the coronavirus, in Lahore, Pakistan.
South Africa's health minister warned that the country's current surge of cases is expected to rapidly increase in the coming weeks and push hospitals to the limit. Health Minister Zwelini Mkhize said the current rise in infections has come from people who "moved back into the workplace". Poland and France, meanwhile, attempted a step toward normalcy as they held elections that had been delayed by the virus.
In the state of Washington, Governor Jay Inslee put a hold on plans to move counties to the fourth phase of his reopening plan as cases continue to increase. But in Hawaii, the city of Honolulu announced that campgrounds will reopen for the first time in three months with limited permits to ensure social distancing.
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