Coronavirus live news: New Zealand 'Covid-19 free' as global cases pass 7 million

New Zealand has zero active cases; Deaths worldwide pass 400,000; Chile deaths jump after new fatalities added. Follow the latest updatesNew Zealand declares it has no remaining coronavirus casesKnown global cases pass 7 millionGlobal report: China hails coronavirus response as world death toll tops 400,000After six months of coronavirus, how close are we to defeating it?Australia coronavirus updates – live5.03amBSTHi – this is Alison Rourke picking up our live coverage of the coronavirus pandemic. You can get in touch with me via email on [e-mail].5.00amBSTThat ’s it from me,Helen Sullivan for today. I ’ll be heading over to our live US coverage now. Thanks for following along and, as always, to those of you who took the time to get in touch onTwitter and via email.Continue reading...

Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - June 8, 2020 Category: Science Authors: Alison Rourke (now), Helen Sullivan (earlier) Tags: Coronavirus outbreak World news Science Infectious diseases UK news Australia news US news Microbiology Medical research Source Type: news