Coronavirus live news: hospitalisations of 15 to 49-year-olds rising, says WHO; 9,784 new cases in France

Average age of people infected with Covid-19 is coming down, says WHO expert;third-highest new caseload in France;local lockdowns in Madrid‘It’s getting worse by the day’: India’s Covid battle rages onWhy Covid may have already peaked in many African countriesSweden spared European surge as infections stay low‘I up-played it’: Trump disputes own admission on pandemicUS coronavirus updates – live7.28pmBST Latin America has started to resume normal social and public life at a time when the Covid-19 pandemic still requires major control interventions, theWorld Health Organization regional directorCarissaEtienne said on Wednesday.Speaking in a virtual briefing from Washington with other Pan American Health Organization directors, Etienne said coronavirus cases inColombia’s border area withVenezuela have increased ten-fold in the last 2 weeks. Death rates are climbing in areas ofMexico, and similar trends are seen inEcuador,Costa Rica andBolivia, she said.7.04pmBSTGood evening from London! I ’mLucy Campbell, I ’ll be bringing you all the latest global developments on the Covid-19 pandemic for the next few hours. Please feel free to get in touch with me as I work if you have a story or tip to share.Email: [e-mail]:@lucy_campbell_Continue reading...

Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - September 16, 2020 Category: Science Authors: Lucy Campbell (now); Kevin Rawlinson, Haroon Siddique, Amy Walker and Helen Sullivan (earlier) Tags: Coronavirus outbreak World news UK news US news Australia news Science Infectious diseases Source Type: news