Coronavirus live news: France asks citizens to avoid foreign trips; Wuhan lab had bat viruses but not Covid-19

US likely to impose travel restrictions on Brazil; Afghanistan cases top 10,000; Taliban announces ceasefire over EidWuhan lab says its bat strains were not Covid-19 as US nears 100,00 deathsCoronavirus latest: at a glance7.22pmBSTIn what has become a regular fixture of recent weeks,Brazil’s president Jair Bolsonaro has once more encouraged a rally in the country’s capital to back his administration, days after Brazil passed Russia to become the world’s No. 2 hotspot after the US.Surrounded by security guards wearing masks, but not wearing one himself, Bolsonaro was shown in a live streaming video on his Facebook page greeting protesters waving Brazilian flags.6.55pmBSTAustrian president Alexander Van der Bellen has apologised after staying at a restaurant past the 11 pm closing time mandated by the government as part of its anti-coronavirus measures.“I went out for the first time since the lockdown with two friends and my wife,” Van der Bellen tweeted on Sunday, adding: “We then lost track of time while chatting. I’m sincerely sorry. It was a mistake.”Der Bundespr äsident zu heutigen Medienmeldungen: „Ich bin erstmals seit dem Lockdown mit zwei Freunden& meiner Frau essen gegangen. Wir haben uns dann verplaudert und leider die Zeit übersehen. Das tut mir aufrichtig leid. Es war ein Fehler“ (1/2)Continue reading...
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