Coronavirus live news: Italy orders travellers from Spain, Croatia, Malta and Greece to be tested as cases rise

France and Spain report highest post-lockdown cases; more than60,000 new cases in India for third day running; New Zealand outbreakspreadsUK adds France to Covid-19 14-day quarantine listUK government quietly drops 1.3m Covid tests from England tallyFrance says UK quarantine will lead to reciprocal measuresMobile crematorium in Bolivia as deaths surgeUK coronavirus updates – live12.30pmBSTHungary,Romania andBulgaria have suffered their worst quarterly downturns in decades because of the pandemic, according to official data published in the three EU members Friday.The news agency, Agence France-Presse, reports thatHungary’s GDP plunged 14.5 percent in the year’s second quarter compared to the first three months of 2020, the worst since the communist era ended more than three decades ago.12.17pmBSTAuthorities inBerlin are weighing whether to ban the night-time sale of alcohol in some inner-city areas to minimise the number of young people socialising in large crowds, as confirmed new infections in the German capital continue to rise.By 6pm on Thursday, authorities in Berlin recorded 131 new cases within the last 24 hours, with the city ’s Mitte and Neukölln districts in particular showing rising numbers over the last seven days.Continue reading...

Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - August 14, 2020 Category: Science Authors: Helen Pidd (now); Josh Halliday, Helen Sullivan and Ben Doherty (earlier) Tags: Coronavirus outbreak World news UK news US news Australia news Science Infectious diseases Source Type: news