Coronavirus live news: Bolsonaro silent as Brazil passes 50,000 deaths; global cases reach 9 million

China halts imports from food plant where 481 tested positive; New York shops and bars reopen; Lisbon brings back lockdown restrictionsHalf of US states see spike as officials warn first wave far from overSouth Korea has Covid-19 second wave as Israel ponders new lockdownWHO reports record daily rise in cases worldwideBrazil losing a generation of indigenous leaders to coronavirus7.49pmBSTThe number of people who died from Covid-19 inFrance rose by 23 on Monday to 29,663, the first time in four days that the daily tally rose above 20, having fallen to a three-and-a-half month low of 7 on Sunday.The country ’s confirmed coronavirus cases have risen by 373 to 160,750 in the 24 hours to Monday, Reuters reports.7.42pmBSTThis just in from my colleagueTom Phillips, the Guardian ’s Latin America correspondent:Speaking on@GloboNews Brazilian infectious disease specialist Roberto Madronho says he believes Brazil actually has about 10m coroanvirus cases, not 1m. "What we are seeing is the tip of an immense iceberg"And says Brazilians should follow samba composer@PaulinhoDaViola's advice in dealing with Covid-19: "Fa ça como um velho marinheiro/ Que durante o nevoeiro/ Leva o barco devagar"https://t.co/W2uvqFaXb4Continue reading...
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