Coronavirus live news: virus present in two big Italian cities over two months before first case detected

Spain says decision on travel corridor with UK expected soon; Saudi Arabia case total passes 150,000; researchers working on more than 200 vaccines, says WHOMallorca welcomes more sedate breed of German tourist‘Everyone is scared’: anxiety in Beijing as officials battle new outbreak‘I was preparing for death’: Covid-19 in England’s Bangladeshi communityFrance: l ’amour is in the air again as kissing returns on screenSee all our coronavirus coverage8.40pmBSTAn outbreak of coronavirus cases at a meat processer in northern England owned by British supermarket Asda has caused the plant to close temporarily, the Walmart-owned retailer said on Friday.Asda said it had been working with public health authorities to ensure staff were tested, and that while the factory in Cleckheaton, West Yorkshire had not been forced to shut, it had been closed as a precaution. It did not confirm how many cases had been found.As soon as we became aware that some colleagues at our Kober site may have Covid-19, we responded swiftly and worked collaboratively with the local authority and Public Health England to test all colleagues.8.36pmBSTBrazil is expected to surpass 1 million confirmed coronavirus cases on Friday, second only to the United States, with total deaths fast approaching 50,000 as the country struggles with a tense political climate and worsening economic outlook.The true extent of the outbreak in Brazil far exceeds official figures released after 6 pm local time on most eveni...
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