Coronavirus live updates: global death toll nears 1m, Australian state of Victoria set to ease restrictions

France records more than 14,000 new Covid cases; Colombia passes 800,000 infections; Saudi Arabia plans to resume tourist visas by early 2021. Follow latest updatesBoris Johnson faces revolt over forcing through Covid measuresAustralia: ‘We should not pretend everybody is suffering equally’Ex-care home bosses charged over dozens of Covid deaths in MassachusettsWhy dogs might be a Covid tester ’s best friendSee all our coronavirus coverage12.35amBSTCovid-19 has had far-reaching impacts all around the world – including on how defence forces operate.Australia ’s defence minister, Linda Reynolds, announced today that an Australian maritime patrol aircraft would operate out of Kadena air base in Japan and help enforce UN security council sanctions on North Korea.12.14amBSTVictoria ’s daily update is in.In the last 240hour period there were 16 new cases of Covid-19 reported, as well as two fatalities.#COVID19VicData: Yesterday there were 16 new cases& the loss of 2 lives reported. The 14 day rolling average is down& number of cases with unknown source stable as we move toward COVID Normal. Info:https://t.co/eTputEZdhs#COVID19Vicpic.twitter.com/hdGLBeWZSTContinue reading...
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