Coronavirus live news: WHO warns of global oxygen concentrator shortage as cases rise by 1m per week

Texas hospitals near capacity;Dutch brothels to reopen;volunteers receive first doses of experimental vaccine. Follow the latest updatesWHO warns of global oxygen shortageIndia has highest daily rise in casesEU border rules could bar US visitorsSee all our coronavirus coverage4.28amBSTThe death toll from the coronavirus in Latin America is expected to skyrocket to nearly 390,000 by October, with Brazil and Mexico seen accounting for two-thirds of fatalities as other nations in the region contain their outbreaks, the University of Washington said on Wednesday.4.09amBSTHi,Helen Sullivan here. A reminder you can get in touch directly – tips, news, good tweets, comments and questions welcome – on Twitter@helenrsullivan or via email: helen.sullivan@theguardian.com.Continue reading...
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