Coronavirus live news: pubs reopen in England as Catalonia announces new lockdown

Fourth of July weekend in US sees cases surging; WHO changes timeline of how it was alerted to virus; housing estates in Melbourne locked down. Follow developments liveWhat we ’re learning about Covid as US states open upHow Victoria ’s outbreak divided AustraliaScotland and Wales attack UK government ’s shambolic travel changes11.58pmBSTHere the latest key developments at a glance:11.51pmBSTA weeklyKansas newspaper whose publisher is a county Republican party chairman posted a cartoon on its Facebook page likening the Democratic governor ’s order requiring people to wear masks in public to the roundup and murder of millions of Jews during the Holocaust.The cartoon on the Anderson County Review ’s Facebook page depicts governorLaura Kelly wearing a mask featuring a Jewish Star of David, next to a drawing of people being loaded on to train carriages and with the caption “Lockdown Laura says: Put on your mask ... and step onto the cattle car.”Reposting, I found this cartoon aimed@GovLauraKelly on the Facebook page of the Anderson County Review.#ksleg#ksedpic.twitter.com/jcWupBJnhJContinue reading...
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