Coronavirus live news: Australia suffers deadliest day as Japan lifts ban on foreign re-entry

Japan to lift ban on re-entry of some foreign residents starting next week;Scaled-down hajj begins;France sees highest new daily cases in a monthGlobal report: Australia sees record daily case rise as global infections pass 17mUK coronavirus live: latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverage8.08amBSTHong Kong authorities opened community centres for residents to eat inside after a virus-induced ban on indoor dining at restaurants forced many workers to have their meals outside on pavements under sweltering heat and rain.The restaurant ban, which took effect on Wednesday, barred any outlet from allowing dine-in patrons to curb the spread of Covid-19, an unprecedented move in the financial hub where hundreds of thousands depend on eating out for daily meals.7.30amBSTPoland may reinstate quarantine for people coming back from some countries, government spokesman Piotr Muller said on Thursday.“We are considering introducing a quarantine for particular countries from the European Union and from outside of the European Union,” Muller told private broadcaster Polsat News.Continue reading...

Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - July 30, 2020 Category: Science Authors: Nazia Parveen (now) and Helen Sullivan (earlier) Tags: Coronavirus outbreak World news UK news US news Australia news Science Infectious diseases Source Type: news