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Qatar Covid-19 app ‘exposed 1m people’s personal details’; WHO sounds alarm over surge of Covid-19 cases in Latin America‘Defining’ moment as EU executive pushes for €500bn in grantsColombia designers make cardboard hospital beds that double as coffinsUK coronavirus updates – liveUS coronavirus updates - liveCoronavirus latest: at a glance7.58pmBSTThe city of Sydney is bracing itself for a rat ‘plague’ after Covid-19 had forced hungry rodents to turn to cannibalism,Naaman Zhou reports from Australia.Empty offices and restaurants in the city are driving hungry rats into homes and suburbs, and the loosening of restrictions could create “a new rat plague”, according to a leading rat-catcher.Related:Sydney braces for rat ‘plague’ after Covid-19 forces hungry rodents to turn to cannibalism7.37pmBSTUki Go ñi in Buenos Aires reports that security forces inArgentina ’s capital have cordoned off one of the country ’s poorest slums, preventing inhabitants from entering or leaving the neighbourhood after a surge of coronavirus cases.Police officers erected barriers at the entrance to Villa Azul on the outskirts of Buenos Aires on Monday after widespread testing was launched in poorer districts.Related:Argentina cordons off virus-hit slum as critics decry 'ghettoes for poor people'Continue reading...
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