Coronavirus live news: US gives WHO official notice of its withdrawal next year

Joe Biden says he would return the US to the WHO if elected;WHO acknowledges ‘evidence emerging’ of airborne spread of Covid-19;Jair Bolsonaro tests positive. Follow the latest updatesWHO acknowledges ‘evidence emerging’ of airborne spreadUS officially notifies World Health Organization of its withdrawalBrazilian president Jair Bolsonaro tests positive for coronavirusAustralia: Melbourne returns to six-week lockdown4.24amBSTMexico ’s health ministry on Tuesday reported 6,258 new confirmed coronavirus infections and 895 additional fatalities, bringing the total in the country to 268,008 cases and 32,014 deaths.The government has said the real number of infected people is likely significantly higher than the confirmed cases.4.06amBSTThe Guardian ’sEleanor Ainge Roy reports from Queenstown withCharlotte Graham-McLay in Auckland:Here ’s the full story on a man in compulsory isolation in New Zealand who has absconded from a quarantine hotel to make a late-night “spur-of-the-moment” dash to the supermarket – before testing positive for Covid-19 the following day:Related:New Zealand: man with Covid-19 absconds from quarantine for supermarket 'dash'Continue reading...

Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - July 8, 2020 Category: Science Authors: Helen Sullivan Tags: Coronavirus outbreak World news UK news US news Australia news Science Infectious diseases Microbiology Medical research Source Type: news