WHO reports worrying infection trends in southern Europe and Balkans – as it happened

UShas highest number of cases, followed by Brazil and India; Trump urges people towear masks; number of confirmed cases worldwide passes 15 million. This blog is now closed – follow our live coverage belowCoronavirus – latest updates12.29amBSTWe ’ve launched a new blog at the link below – head there for the latest:Related:Coronavirus live news: California sees record daily cases as global infections top 15m12.08amBSTThere was an “astonishing” failure by government to plan for the economic impact of a possible flu-like pandemic, parliament’s financial watchdog has said.MPs on the cross-party public accounts committee concluded that government schemes were drawn up “on the hoof” in mid-March by Rishi Sunak’s Treasury, weeks after the first case of coronavirus was detected in the UK. The delay risked leaving sectors of the UK economy behind, according to a report published on Thursday:Related:UK failed to plan for economic impact of flu-like pandemic, says watchdogContinue reading...

Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - July 22, 2020 Category: Science Authors: Helen Sullivan (now and earlier); Kevin Rawlinson, Jessica Murray, Alexandra Topping and Nazia Parveen (earlier) Tags: Coronavirus outbreak World news US news UK news Australia news Science Infectious diseases Source Type: news