Brazil records 50,000 cases in 24 hours as death toll passes 125,000 – as it happened

Braziltotal cases near 4.1m; nowidespread vaccination until mid-2021, says WHO; Cubawelcomes first plane of tourists in months. This blog is now closedFollow today ’s coronavirus blogItalyreports biggest rise since 2 MayDiarrhoea and vomiting may be key sign of coronavirus in childrenCDC ’s autumn vaccine hint fuels fears of pressure from TrumpWestern Australia refuses to sign up to open borders by Christmas12.40amBSTThat ’s where I’ll leave this blog for now, but you can continue following our live coverage of the Covid-19 pandemichere.Here ’s a quick summary of global events:12.29amBSTAFP reports that Iraq on Friday recorded its highest single-day rise in Covid-19 cases since the start of the pandemic, prompting authorities to warn hospitals may “lose control” in the coming days.According to the Iraqi health ministry, 5,036 new coronavirus infections were confirmed on Friday, bringing the total number of cases across the country to 252,075, of which 191,368 had recovered, but 7,359 had died.Continue reading...

Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - September 4, 2020 Category: Science Authors: Nadeem Badshah (now); Alexandra Topping, Nazia Parveen and Helen Sullivan (earlier) Tags: Coronavirus outbreak World news US news UK news Australia news Science Infectious diseases Source Type: news