Coronavirus live news: Hong Kong imposes strict measures; 6,000 new cases in Russia

Cases rise by 1m in five days;5.4m Americans have lost their health insurance;Hong Kong reimposes social distancing measuresGlobal coronavirus report: restrictions return around world as cases pass 13mCalifornia orders closure of bars and indoor operations of restaurants and theatresUK coronavirus live: latest updates10.01amBSTCoronavirus has interrupted the education of around 10 million children inAfghanistan, leaving many without alternative learning options, the charity Save the Children has estimated.The charity ’s assessment comes as the number of Covid-19 deaths surges in Kabul, even as violence rages on across the country.9.51amBSTAFP reports that inTurkmenistan, passenger trains have been halted from 16 July amid coronavirus fears – even though the country is yet to declare any cases.While the central Asian country is officially corona-free, the news follows Monday ’s announcement that masks should be worn because of “high concentrations of dust” and pathogens in the air.A statement on the state-run railway ’s website this week said that local passenger train travel would be suspended for a week from July 16 to July 23, but gave no reason for the stoppage.Turkmenistan – a tightly controlled, oil-rich ex-Soviet state – is one of the few countries in the world yet to declare any coronavirus cases.On Monday, some people told an AFP journalist that they were being stopped by police for not wearing masks – a stark contrast to the government’s policy of...
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