Coronavirus live news: Portugal records biggest surge in infections since May

Millions of Iranian pupils return to school; UK fears of Christmas spread from university students; India cases pass 4mCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverage11.34pmBSTAs of 6 September, authorities reported 63 new cases and 5 further deaths inAustralia ’s Victoria state over the past 24 hours.“Our thoughts are with the loved ones of all those affected. More information will be available later today,” the Department of Health and Human Services tweeted.11.28pmBSTBrazil recorded 30,168 additional confirmed cases of coronavirus in the past 24 hours, as well as 682 deaths from the disease, the health ministry said on Saturday.Brazil has registered 4.1 million cases of the virus since the pandemic began, while the official death toll has risen to 126,203, according to ministry data.Continue reading...

Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - September 5, 2020 Category: Science Authors: Jedidajah Otte (now), Sarah Marsh, Nicola Slawson, Elias Visontay and Michael McGowan (earlier) Tags: World news Coronavirus outbreak Infectious diseases Science Medical research Source Type: news