Coronavirus live news: Brazil Covid-19 cases near 1m as WHO hails steroid treatment 'hope'

Deaths worldwide near 500,000; US health expert says country is ‘still in first wave’;Argentinian president enters voluntary isolation amid coronavirus surge. Follow the latest updatesBeijing coronavirus outbreak: city raises emergency level and grounds hundreds of flightsBrazil cases near 1mWHO hails steroid treatment ‘hope’Spanish opera house reopens with concert for plantsSee all our coronavirus coverage1.17amBSTUki Go ñi reports for the Guardian from Buenos Aires:Argentina ’s president Alberto Fernández has gone into voluntary isolation amid growing concerns overa surge of coronavirus infections, including several cases among the country ’s political elite.Related:Argentina's president enters voluntary isolation amid coronavirus surge1.02amBSTConfirmed coronavirus cases in Panama reached 22,597 on Wednesday, up 635 from the previous day, and deaths climbed by 13 to 470, the health ministry said.Director of Epidemiology Lourdes Moreno gave the Central American country ’s latest data at a news conference.Continue reading...
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