Coronavirus live news: New Zealand records first new cases for weeks as Beijing closes sports halls
China reimposes partial lockdown in capital to tackle new cluster; US authorities revoke emergency use of hydroxychloroquine; two imported cases in NZ. Follow the latest updatesNew Zealand reports two cases in returning travellersBeijing lockdown tightens as new coronavirus outbreak spreadsUS revokes emergency approval of hydroxychloroquine for Covid-19Covid-19 can damage lungs of victims beyond recognition, expert saysSee all our coronavirus coverage4.16amBSTIn a move likely to cause further tension between the US and the World Health Organization, the WHO chief, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, is scheduled to give a commencement speech to students at the elite Tsinghua University in Beijing in June.Tedros will deliver an online speech to Tsinghua ’s School of Economics and Management on 21 June, according to a notice from the university.3.55amBSTScientists will begin testing another possible coronavirus vaccine on humans this week.Researchers at Imperial College London will begin clinical trials in 300 people, to see whether their jab produces an effective immune response against Covid-19, Press Association reports.Continue reading...
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