#	Country, Other	Total Cases	New Cases	Total Deaths
	World	18,965,398	+271,325	710,286
1	USA	4,973,568	+55,148	161,601
2	Brazil	2,862,761	+54,685	97,418
3	India	1,963,239	+56,626	40,739
4	Russia	866,627	+5,204	14,490
5	South Africa	529,877	+8,559	9,298
6	Mexico	449,961	+6,148	48,869
7	Peru	447,624	+7,734	20,228
8	Chile	364,723	+1,761	9,792
9	Spain	352,847	+2,953	28,499
10	Colombia	345,714	+10,735	11,624
11	Iran	317,483	+2,697	17,802
12	UK	307,184	+891	46,364
13	Saudi Arabia	282,824	+1,389	3,020
14	Pakistan	281,136	+675	6,014
15	Italy	248,803	+384	35,181
16	Bangladesh	246,674	+2,654	3,267
17	Turkey	236,112	+1,178	5,784
18	Argentina	220,682	+7,147	4,106
19	Germany	214,104	+1,024	9,245
20	France	194,029	+1,695	30,305
21	Iraq	137,556	+2,834	5,094
22	Canada	118,187	+395	8,962
23	Indonesia	116,871	+1,815	5,452
24	Philippines	115,899	+3,381	2,122
25	Qatar	111,805	+267	178
26	Kazakhstan	94,882	+1,062	1,058
27	Egypt	94,875	+123	4,930
28	Ecuador	88,866	+903	5,847
29	China	84,491	+27	4,634
30	Bolivia	83,361	+1,515	3,320
31	Sweden	81,540	+66	5,760
32	Oman	80,286	+585	488
33	Israel	77,919	+1,721	565
34	Dominican Republic	75,660	+1,365	1,222
35	Ukraine	75,490	+1,271	1,788
36	Belgium	70,648	+334	9,852
37	Panama	70,231	+807	1,553
38	Kuwait	69,425	+651	468
39	Belarus	68,376	+126	577
40	UAE	61,606	+254	353
41	Romania	56,550	+1,309	2,521
42	Netherlands	56,381	+426	6,153
43	Singapore	54,254	+908	27
44	Guatemala	53,509	+1,144	2,072
45	Portugal	51,848	+167	1,740
46	Poland	48,789	+640	1,756
47	Nigeria	44,890	+457	927
48	Honduras	44,299	+505	1,400
49	Bahrain	42,514	+382	154
50	Japan	41,129	+1,271	1,022
51	Armenia	39,586	+288	770
52	Ghana	39,075	+1,263	199
53	Kyrgyzstan	38,110	+569	1,438
54	Afghanistan	36,829	+47	1,294
55	Switzerland	35,927	+181	1,984
56	Azerbaijan	33,103	+193	476
57	Algeria	33,055	+551	1,261
58	Morocco	28,500	+1,283	435
59	Uzbekistan	27,793	+746	171
60	Serbia	27,033	+295	614
61	Ireland	26,303	+50	1,763
62	Moldova	26,222	+408	823
63	Kenya	23,873	+671	391
64	Venezuela	22,299	+861	195
65	Austria	21,566	+85	719
66	Nepal	21,390	+381	60
67	Costa Rica	20,417	+580	191
68	Ethiopia	20,336	+459	356
69	Australia	19,444	+714	247
70	El Salvador	18,701	+439	498
71	Cameroon	17,718		391
72	Czechia	17,529	+243	388
73	Ivory Coast	16,349	+56	103
74	S. Korea	14,456	+33	302
75	Denmark	14,185	+112	616
76	Bosnia and Herzegovina	13,138	+282	379
77	Palestine	13,065	+295	89
78	Bulgaria	12,717	+303	424
79	Madagascar	12,222	+327	127
80	Sudan	11,780		763

 

SOURCE :https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/

 

 

 

Germany reports more than 1,000 new cases for the first time in three months

From CNN's Fred Pleitgen in Berlin

 

A physician takes a sample from a woman at a coronavirus testing station at the Dresden International Airport in Germany, on August 3. Robert Michael/picture alliance via Getty Images

Germany reported 1,045 new Covid-19 cases in the past day, according to the country's center for disease control -- the first time daily cases have topped 1,000 in three months.

The last time Germany saw more than 1,000 new infections in a single day was May 9. 

The German government has voiced concern over a recent spike in infections across the country, and urged citizens to follow pandemic rules like social distancing, mask wearing and sanitizing more closely.

At the same time, the government also said it believes travelers returning from abroad are another source of infections, and has begun free testing of all arrivals into the country.

Schools reopening: The spike comes as Germany begins the process of reopening schools as summer break comes to an end.

On Thursday, students in the city-state of Hamburg will return to classes. Like most other states in Germany, Hamburg has made wearing masks mandatory in communal areas in school buildings, but not during lessons in classrooms

 

 

Peru reports highest daily jump in new cases and deaths so far

From CNN’s Maria Ramirez Uribe in Atlanta

 

Peru recorded 7,734 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday, its highest daily increase so far, according to the country's Health Ministry.

That raises the country's total to 447,624 cases.

The ministry also reported 221 new related deaths, the highest one-day jump -- raising Peru's death toll to 20,228. 

The rise in cases and deaths come a day after Peru’s Prime Minister Pedro Cateriano, the Cabinet chief, lost a vote of confidence in Parliament, a blow to President Martin Vizcarra while his government attempts to slow the spread of the virus.

 

 

8 patients killed in India coronavirus hospital fire

From CNN's Esha Mitra in New Delhi and Akanksha Sharma in Hong Kong

 

Eight people died in a fire that broke out in the intensive care unit (ICU) of a Covid-19 hospital in the western Indian state of Gujarat, in the early hours of Thursday morning.

The fire started at about 3 a.m. local time at Shrey Hospital in Ahmedabad, according to chief fire officer Rajesh Bhatt.

The eight coronavirus patients in the ICU -- five men and three women -- had already died of smoke, heat and fire by the time firefighters arrived, Bhatt said.

"We believe it was a short circuit, but the forensics team is yet to officially confirm what caused the fire," he told CNN. 

The fire was contained to the ICU and did not spread to the rest of the hospital, according to Bhatt. 

Some 40 patients at the hospital were rescued within two hours after the fire broke out. They were all were being treated for coronavirus at the hospital, and have been transferred to the city's Sardar Vallabhbhai Hospital, Bhatt said. 

Two of the people rescued sustained minor injuries.

The Chief Minister of Gujarat, Vijay Rupani, has ordered an investigation into the fire and requested a report within three days, according to his official Twitter account.

 

 

North Korea’s first suspected coronavirus patient was tested but the results were "inconclusive"

From CNN's Yoonjung Seo in Seoul, South Korea

 

 

An employee disinfects the room to help curb the spread of the coronavirus at the Ryugyong Health Complex's public bath in Pyongyang, North Korea, on July 31. Cha Song Ho/AP

North Korea tested its first suspected case for coronavirus, but the results were inconclusive, according to Dr. Edwin Salavor, the World Health Organization Representative to North Korea.

Salvador said that North Korea’s Ministry of Public Health had informed WHO of a suspected case of Covid-19 in Kaesong City. 

WHO did not conduct the test in North Korea.  

Extensive contact tracing is ongoing, with as many as 64 "first contacts" and 3,571 "secondary contacts" identified. They will be quarantined in government facilities for 40 days, said the statement.

Kaesong City has been placed under lockdown from July 19, and contacts of residents who traveled outside the city between July 19-24 are being traced.

Salvador did not offer more details on why the test results had been ruled inconclusive. “WHO has requested DPR Korea to share more information about the suspected case," he told CNN, using North Korea's official name.

Since the start of the year, North Korea has quarantined and discharged 25,905 people -- 382 foreigners and 25,523 of its citizens.

Official warnings: An article in the North Korean newspaper Rodong Sinmun called upon citizens to "firmly defend the security of the country and the people" by following pandemic rules, according to the state-run Korean Central News Agency.

"Even one or two men's carelessness and breach of acting rules and principle in the anti-epidemic work may lead to critical consequences," said the article, KCNA reported.

 

 

Melbourne shutters non-essential businesses as six-week lockdown deepens

From CNN's Jadyn Sham in Hong Kong and Angus Watson in Sydney

 

 

Victoria Police are seen on Wednesday August 5 in Melbourne, Australia, before retail stores closed to customers. Darrian Traynor/Getty Images

The Australian city of Melbourne has shut all non-essential businesses, as "Stage 4" restrictions come fully into force as part of a six-week lockdown.

Essential services will remain in business. Meat processing facilities considered high-risk, warehouses, and construction will continue to operate at a reduced capacity.

The Stage 4 restrictions will cost the Australian economy up to $8.5 billion over three months, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said Thursday, acknowledging it was necessary but painful.

The state of Victoria, of which Melbourne is the capital, saw 471 new cases and eight related deaths on Wednesday, said Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews.

"I'm not for a moment saying businesses are happy about this They're not, I'm not, workers are not. This is not the position we wanted to find ourselves in,” Andrews said. "But the reality of the challenge we face, a greater challenge than perhaps we've ever faced, is we have to make these tough calls."

 

 

Japan will not reimpose a state of emergency despite spike in cases, prime minister says

From CNN's Yoko Wakatsuki in Tokyo

 

People wearing face masks relax on the grass at Miyashita park on August 4, 2020 in Tokyo. Yuichi Yamazaki/Getty Images

Japan announced 1,358 new coronavirus cases and four virus-related deaths on Wednesday, as infection numbers soar across the country.

The new figures raise the national total to 42,975 total confirmed cases and 1,037 deaths.

Of Wednesday's new cases, 263 were from Tokyo and 196 in Osaka.

The recent spike in cases has seen infection rates higher than April, when the country was placed under a state of emergency -- but Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said he does not plan to reimpose the state of emergency because "the situation is very different from that time."

"We are not in the situation that needs to issue the state of emergency immediately, but we will keep the close eyes with high sense of alert," Abe said at a news conference in Hiroshima.

He added that the monthly death toll has dropped from 460 in May to 37 in July, and the number of severe cases also fell.

The country has more than 20,000 beds for coronavirus patients and 2,500 beds for serious cases, and the medical system is not under strain, he said.

 

 

Mexico reports more than 6,000 new cases in one day, as President calls for moment of silence

From CNN's Karol Suarez in Mexico City and Maria Ramirez Uribe in Atlanta

 

 

A gravedigger digs a grave during a funeral at the San Miguel Xico cemetery in Mexico on August 5. Pedro Pardo/AFP/Getty Images

Mexico's Health Ministry reported 6,139 new Covid-19 cases on Wednesday, bringing the country's total number of cases to 456,100. 

The ministry also registered 829 new fatalities, raising the death toll to 49,698.

Earlier on Wednesday, Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador announced a minute of silence for Covid-19 victims, that will take place every day at noon across government offices and Armed Forces facilities in the country.

Mexico has recorded the world's sixth highest total number of confirmed cases and third highest total number of deaths, according to data from Johns Hopkins University.

 

 

Twitter temporarily restricted Trump campaign's ability to tweet over false Covid-19 claims 

From CNN's Rishi Iyengar, Donie O' Sullivan and Ryan Nobles

 

Twitter said on Wednesday it had restricted US President Donald Trump's campaign from tweeting after its account shared a video containing false claims about the coronavirus.

The tweet, a video of Trump's interview with Fox News in which he said children are "almost immune" to the virus, "is in violation of the Twitter Rules on Covid-19 misinformation," a Twitter spokesperson said in a statement.

"The account owner will be required to remove the Tweet before they can Tweet again."

The account appeared to have the ability to tweet following Twitter's statement, suggesting the campaign had complied with the order and removed the video.

Just hours before, Facebook removed a post from Trump's main page featuring the same interview for similar reasons.

Campaign's response: Courtney Parella, a spokesperson for the Trump campaign, said the President was "stating a fact that children are less susceptible to the coronavirus," echoing the statement she shared after Facebook's removal.

Parella accused Silicon Valley of being biased against the President and said "social media companies are not the arbiters of truth."

Last week, Twitter imposed a similar restriction on the account of the President's son, Donald Trump Jr., after he posted a video featuring a doctor making false claims about coronavirus cures and stating that people "don't need masks" to prevent the virus from spreading. 

Twitter said at the time that some of the account's functionality, including the ability to tweet, would be restricted for 12 hours.

 

 

Fauci on coronavirus pandemic: "I don't think we're going to eradicate this from the planet"

From CNN's Shelby Lin Erdman

 

Dr. Anthony Fauci. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images

The world is not going to be able to eradicate the coronavirus, Dr. Anthony Fauci, the US' leading infectious disease expert, said Wednesday in an interview with Reuters.

A vaccine can help get the pandemic under control, Fauci added.

“I don't think we’re going to eradicate this from the planet because it's such a highly transmissible virus that that seems unlikely,” Fauci said in the interview, posted on YouTube. “But what I think we can do with the combination of a good vaccine and attention to public health measures -- by attention I don't mean shut down, I mean things that are just prudent -- then I think we can get behind this."

After next year, the virus should be manageable, Fauci predicted.

“I hope and feel it's possible that by the time we get through 2021 and go around for another cycle that we'll have this under control,” he said. “Is it conceivable that we won't? Of course. I would be unrealistic to say that. Do I think we're going to have much, much better control one full year from this winter? I think so.”

 

 

France records highest daily increase in coronavirus cases in more than 2 months

From CNN's Barbara Wojazer in Paris

 

France has recorded the highest daily rise in coronavirus infections in more than two months, according to figures published by the National Health Agency on Wednesday.

France reported 1,695 new cases in 24 hours, making this the biggest increase since May 30, when an increase of 1,828 cases was recorded. 

The number of coronavirus patients in hospitals and in intensive care units has decreased in the past 24 hours, according to the Health Agency data. 

The overall death toll in the country stands at 30,305.

 

Source：https://edition.cnn.com/world/live-news/coronavirus-pandemic-08-06-20-intl/index.html

 

 

 

Summary

Here are the key developments from the last few hours:

· Donald Trump on Wednesday repeated that he believes coronavirus will “go away”, despite his top public health expert warning that it could take most of 2021 or longer to get the pandemic under control and that it is “unlikely” the virus can ever be eradicated.At a White House briefing, the US president said of Covid-19: “It’s going away, it will go away, things go away, absolutely. No question in my mind, sooner rather than later.”

· Facebook has removed a post from Donald Trump’s page for spreading false information about the coronavirus, a first for the social company that has been harshly criticized for repeatedly allowing the president to break its content rules.

· Michelle Obama has said she has been suffering from “low-grade depression”, prompted by the coronavirus pandemic, racial problems in the US and what she describes as the “hypocrisy” of the Trump administration.

· WHO surge team arrives in South Africa. The World Health Organization has deployed a “surge team” of 43 health experts to South Africa to help the country deal with the pandemic, which has seen nearly 530,000 cases confirmed in the country – the fifth-highest in the world – and 9,298 deaths.

· In Australia, Victorian state premier Daniel Andrews has announced that 471 new coronavirus cases were confirmed overnight, along with eight new deaths. Both figures are lower than Wednesday’s, which marked Victoria’s most devastating day of Covid-19 cases and deaths, with a man in his 30s among 15 people who died overnight including many from aged care, and 725 new cases of the virus identified.

· Global deaths pass 700,000. The coronavirus pandemic death toll passed 700,000 late on Wednesday, according to the Johns Hopkins University tracker, which relies on official government data.The US accounts for the highest portion of those deaths, with 157,690. The next worst-affected in terms of number of lives lost is Brazil with 95,819.

· A fire killed eight coronavirus patients at a hospital in western India early Thursday, fire officials said. Firefighters and 15 fire engines contained the fire to the intensive care unit at Shrey Hospital and it was extinguished in half an hour. The cause of the fire at the hospital in the city of Ahmadabad was being investigated.

· Amsterdam enforces face masks in crowded places. Amsterdam and the port of Rotterdam on Wednesday made face masks compulsory in certain busy areas including the Dutch capital’s Red Light district, as coronavirus infections showed a worrying spike. The new measures come as the number of infections doubled in a week in the country, where more than 55,000 people have now been infected and some 6,150 have died.

· Italy threatens to ban Ryanair for alleged virus rule-breaking. Italy’s national civil aviation authority has threatened to suspend Ryanair’s permit to fly in the country over alleged non-compliance with coronavirus safety rules, but the low-cost carrier denied flouting them.

· France’s daily Covid-19 cases highest since end of May.France’s daily Covid-19 infections reached the highest in more than two months on Wednesday, with 1,695 new cases. The seven-day moving average stood above the 1,300 threshold for the first time since the end of April, when the country was still in lockdown.

· Covid-19 job losses sees record numbers in UK seeking temporary work. Record numbers of people in Britain are looking for temporary work as job losses across the country mount, according to recruitment firms that have been flooded with CVs.The Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) and the accountancy firm KPMG said the number of people signing up to find temporary work rose in July at the fastest pace since records began in 1997.

· Fears grow in Turkey as daily virus cases top 1,000.Officials have expressed concern over the rising number of coronavirus cases as the daily infection toll exceeded 1,000 for the second day in a row.

· Florida tops 500,000 virus cases as testing resumes after storm. The state has surpassed 500,000 coronavirus cases as testing ramps up following a temporary shutdown of some sites because of Tropical Storm Isaias.

· Former Colombian president Uribe tests positive for coronavirus. Colombia’s former president Álvaro Uribe has tested positive for Covid-19, just a day after he was placed under house arrest as part of a witness tampering probe.

· Germany adds Belgium’s virus-hit Antwerp to quarantine list. Antwerp province was added to the list of coronavirus risk zones, requiring travellers arriving from the region to go into quarantine for 14 days unless they can produce a negative Covid-19 test.

 

Source：https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2020/aug/06/coronavirus-live-news-who-surge-team-arrives-in-south-africa-as-global-deaths-top-700000