Coronavirus live news: concern over cases at Berlin schools; Spain health chief warns over infections rise

Berlin casesraise questions over schooling in pandemic; Spanish minister says‘things not going well’;Irish minister resigns over lockdown breachJacinda Ardern defends New Zealand Covid response against TrumpUK coronavirus updates - liveTour de France teams will be expelled if two members have CovidVanuatu passport sales deliver budget surplus despite shutdown1.23pmBSTLebanonhas imposed a partial lockdown for two weeks to counter coronavirus infections which have spiralled since the catastrophic explosion at Beirut ’s port.The spread of Covid-19 is compounding the problems in the country still reeling from the blast on 4 August that killed at least 179 people and wounded 6,000, and a financial meltdown that has devastated the economy since last October.In this area those who escaped death have relatives who are wounded, there are no homes or cars, frankly we have forgotten corona. ”“But we have to take precautions as much as we can because in the last two weeks everyone has been mixing, and corona certainly increased.”1.11pmBSTDoctors in most public hospitals inKenya’s capital went on strike on Friday to protest against delayed salaries and a lack of protective equipment when handling patients suspected of having Covid-19.The strike began at midnight on Friday, said Thuranira Kaugiria, secretary general for the Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union.Continue reading...
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