Coronavirus live news: India sees record daily case rise as global deaths near 750,000

India ’s infections grow by nearly 67,000 in one day;Russia vaccine not yet completed its final trials;global deaths climb towards 750,000. Follow the latest updates‘They’ve jumped the gun’: scientists worry about Russia’s Covid-19 vaccineCovid-19 may have been circulating in New Zealand for weeks, as fresh case emergesFrench and Dutch on alert over rise in casesUK economy plunges into deepest recession since records beganSee all our coronavirus coverage6.49amBSTBritish tourists cancelling trips toFrance because they may have to quarantine for 14 days on their return might be upset, but the owners – often British too – of the places they had booked to stay are losing more than just a holiday.“For every potential visitor, there’s an owner who depends on that rental for their livelihood,” said Gavin Quinney, who runs a largefarmhouse g îte in Cr éon near Bordeaux and is now staring at a blank late August and a very shaky September.Related:British holiday home owners in France tell of quarantine worries6.36amBSTNew Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has said Auckland ’s Covid-19 outbreak will get worse before it gets better, and warned of extended lockdowns after the country reported the first new cases in 102 days without community transmission.Ardern stressed New Zealand ’s approach of going hard early remained their best chance of slowing the spread and urged caution over growing misinformation around coronavirus:Continue reading...
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