Coronavirus live news: Trump says Covid-19 will 'go away' because of 'herd mentality'

‘It would go away without the vaccine,’ Trump says on ABC town hall.Half of world ’s schoolchildren unable to attend classrooms;Virus death toll linked to Maine wedding grows to 7; Follow the latest updatesWorld still at the beginning of the pandemic, WHO expert warnsSweden records its fewest daily cases since MarchCovid cases near 30m; China expects vaccine in NovemberWorld map: which countries have the most cases and deaths?See all our coronavirus coverage5.01amBSTIndia ’s coronavirus cases have passed 5 million, testing the country’s feeble health care system in tens of thousands of impoverished towns and villages.The Health Ministry reported 90,123 new cases in the past 24 hours, raising the nation ’s confirmed total to 5,020,359, about 0.35% of its nearly 1.4 billion population.It said 1,290 more people died in the past 24 hours, for a total of 82,066.India ’s total coronavirus caseload is closing in on the United States’ highest tally of more than 6.6 million cases and expected to surpass it within weeks.4.50amBSTRestrictions to curb the spread of coronavirus in the UK has driven stress, anxiety and depression far above normal levels and may do again in coming months if widespread lockdowns are re-imposed, researchers say.A major study into the mental health impact of the pandemic found that in the early stages of lockdown 57% of those who took part reported symptoms of anxiety, with 64% recording common signs of depression.Related:Stress, anxiety and de...
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