{"id":43246,"date":"2020-07-16T18:23:35","date_gmt":"2020-07-16T18:23:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/qatar-news.org\/qatarnewsEn\/?p=43246"},"modified":"2020-07-16T18:23:35","modified_gmt":"2020-07-16T18:23:35","slug":"us-coronavirus-cases-near-3-5-million-live-updates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/qatar-news.org\/qatarnewsEn\/?p=43246","title":{"rendered":"US coronavirus cases near 3.5 million: Live updates"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"body-200771816342556199\" readability=\"648.82255337138\">\n<ul readability=\"5.5\">\n<li readability=\"3\">\n<p class=\"speakable\"><span>India&#8217;s coronavirus cases have surged another 32,695, taking the nation closer to one million and forcing a new lockdown in the popular western beach state of Goa two weeks after it was reopened to tourists.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li readability=\"1\">\n<p class=\"speakable\">Brazil&#8217;s President Jair Bolsonaro is again touting the supposed benefits of malaria drug hydroxychloroquine as a treatment for COVID:19, as he tests positive for the virus again.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li readability=\"4\">\n<p class=\"speakable\">More than 13.5 million people around the world have been diagnosed with COVID:19, while more than 7.5 million have recovered and more than 582,000 have died, according to data from Johns Hopkins University.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Here are the latest updates.<\/p>\n<h2>Thursday, July 16<\/h2>\n<h3>18:03 GMT &#8211;\u00a0UK begins easing lockdown in COVID-19 hotspot Leicester<\/h3>\n<p>The British government eased lockdown restrictions imposed upon the COVID-19 hotspot of Leicester, but said the English city was still suffering above-average infection rates and some restrictions must remain.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;re now in a position to relax some, but not all of the restrictions that were in place,&#8221; Hancock said.<br \/>The situation would be reviewed again in two weeks, he added.<\/p>\n<h3>17:40 GMT &#8211;\u00a0Virus was direct cause of death for 89% of Italian\u00a0<span>COVID-19 victims<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The new coronavirus has directly caused the death of 9 out of 10 of Italian COVID-19 victims, a study released said.<\/p>\n<p>Since discovering its first infections in February, Italy has reported some 35,000 COVID-19 fatalities.<\/p>\n<p>The study published by the Superior Health Institute and National Statistics Institute ISTAT showed the coronavirus was the direct cause of death for 89 percent of the 4,942 victims in the sample.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-embeded-block-image article-embedded-card fullwidth\" readability=\"31\">\n<div class=\"article-embeded-mediaCaption\" data-image-url=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/mritems\/Images\/2020\/5\/5\/41a036391d574298b920679ce90e11a1_18.jpg\" readability=\"7\">\n<div class=\"article-embeded-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-responsive article-embeded-media-img\" title=\"A patient is carried on a stretcher from a nursing home to a hospital, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in Rome, Italy, May 2, 2020. REUTERS\/Remo Casilli\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/mritems\/Images\/2020\/5\/5\/41a036391d574298b920679ce90e11a1_18.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"A patient is carried on a stretcher from a nursing home to a hospital, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in Rome, Italy, May 2, 2020. REUTERS\/Remo Casilli\"><\/div>\n<p>A patient is carried on a stretcher from a nursing home to a hospital [Remo Casilli\/Reuters]<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The remaining 11 percent had coronavirus but died as a direct result of other medical conditions, including heart disease, cancer and dementia.<\/p>\n<p>However, the virus might have aggravated their condition and accelerated their death.<\/p>\n<p>The study was based on deaths reported at the end of May, when Italy had already loosened its rigid lockdown rules.<\/p>\n<h3>17:35 GMT &#8211; Filipino Nurses: New York&#8217;s Frontliners<\/h3>\n<p>An estimated 150,000 Filipino nurses work in the US, earning up to 30 times more than they could back home.<\/p>\n<p>But at what cost?<\/p>\n<p>Many nurses work long hours, some juggling multiple jobs to support their families. Others are exploited, intimidated and forced into indentured labour.<\/p>\n<p>Now Filipino nurses are on the front lines of New York&#8217;s COVID-19 crisis, some losing their lives as they battle to keep Americans alive. Meanwhile, the Philippines is facing a dire shortage of medical workers at this critical time.<\/p>\n<p>Al Jazeera&#8217;s 101 East\u00a0investigates the price of chasing the American Dream.<\/p>\n<div data-embed-type=\"Brightcove\" data-embed-id=\"6172003176001\">\n<table class=\"in-article-item video Fullwidth\" border=\"0\">\n<tbody readability=\"1\">\n<tr>\n<td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr readability=\"3\">\n<td readability=\"5\">\n<p>Filipino Nurses: New York&#8217;s Frontliners | 101 East<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<h3>15:50 GMT &#8211;\u00a0Florida reports biggest one-day increase in COVID-19 deaths<\/h3>\n<p>Florida reported the largest one-day increase in deaths from the novel coronavirus since the pandemic began and its second-largest increase in cases ever.<\/p>\n<p>Florida announced 13,965 new cases, bringing the total number of cases in the state and the center of the latest outbreak to over 315,775, according to the state health department.<\/p>\n<p>Florida&#8217;s COVID deaths rose by 156 to a total of 4,782, surpassing its previous one-day record of 133 new deaths on July 12.<\/p>\n<p>Hospitalizations of patients with COVID-19 was the highest ever reported at 8,626 currently hospitalized, up 321 in the past 24 hours, according to a state agency.<\/p>\n<h3>15:15 GMT &#8211;\u00a0EU puts Serbia and Montenegro on virus warning list<\/h3>\n<p>European Union members removed Montenegro and Serbia from a list of countries deemed to have the coronavirus outbreak under relative control, effectively reintroducing a travel ban.<\/p>\n<div data-embed-type=\"Brightcove\" data-embed-id=\"6171752892001\">\n<table class=\"in-article-item video\" border=\"0\">\n<tbody readability=\"1\">\n<tr>\n<td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr readability=\"3\">\n<td readability=\"5\">\n<p>Inflation continues to rise amid COVID-19 outbreak<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>Governments have restricted inbound travel from outside the EU in order to slow the spread of the epidemic, but on July 1 began reopening their borders to travellers from certain areas.<\/p>\n<p>The list of countries that meet the criteria &#8211; where the 14-day number of new cases is stable or falling and lower than the EU average &#8211; includes Canada, South Korea and Japan.<\/p>\n<p>But it does not include the United States, which has the world&#8217;s biggest outbreak, and China will only be confirmed on condition that it reciprocally opens up to EU-based travellers.<\/p>\n<h3>15:10 GMT &#8211;\u00a0Zimbabwe doctors to join nurses on strike as virus cases rise<\/h3>\n<p>Senior doctors in Zimbabwe&#8217;s public health service have threatened to walk out over low pay and lack of coronavirus protective gear, in the latest dispute to plague the country&#8217;s battered health system.<\/p>\n<p>Some 15,000 nurses have been on strike for two weeks over wages that have been hit by galloping inflation.<\/p>\n<p>Coronavirus infections are rising rapidly, reaching 1,089 cases including 20 fatalities, according to official figures.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are finding it difficult to continue offering services in our work stations because of a number of challenges&#8230; for which no solution has been proffered,&#8221; the Zimbabwe Senior Hospital Doctors&#8217; Association said.<\/p>\n<p>Its notice to strike, seen by AFP on Thursday, takes effect in two weeks.<\/p>\n<h3>14:37 GMT &#8211;\u00a0Portuguese officers raid clinics claiming &#8216;ozone therapy&#8217; cures COVID-19<\/h3>\n<p>Portuguese police detained five people after raiding health clinics allegedly exploiting the coronavirus pandemic by claiming &#8220;ozone therapy&#8221; prevents or cures the disease.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement, Portugal&#8217;s criminal investigation police agency, the PJ, said the suspects allegedly took advantage of the &#8220;fragility and vulnerability of people afraid of the virus or even infected&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>The clinics &#8211; not named by the PJ &#8211; may have contributed to the spread of the disease, the police said, adding they also conducted various tests, namely to detect the coronavirus, without holding a license or meeting the required standards.<\/p>\n<h3>14:05 GMT &#8211;\u00a0Republicans to limit national convention attendance in Florida<\/h3>\n<p>Republicans will significantly limit the number of attendees at the party&#8217;s national convention in Jacksonville, Florida, in August, as coronavirus cases continue to spike sharply across the state.<\/p>\n<p>Only the approximately 2,500 regular delegates will be permitted to attend the first three nights of the four-night event, according to a Republican source with knowledge of the plans.<\/p>\n<p>On the final evening, when President Donald Trump is scheduled to formally accept the Republican presidential nomination and address the convention, delegates will be allowed to bring one guest, and alternate delegates will also be invited, bringing the crowd to around 6,000 to 7,000 people.<\/p>\n<p>The bulk of the convention had already been moved from Charlotte, North Carolina, last month after the state&#8217;s governor refused to permit a full-capacity crowd.<\/p>\n<p>Since then, however, Florida has seen an explosion of coronavirus cases. The state has limited indoor gatherings to 50 percent of a venue&#8217;s capacity.<\/p>\n<h3>13:53 GMT &#8211;\u00a0UK, US, Canada accuse Russia of hacking virus vaccine trials<\/h3>\n<p>Britain, the United States and Canada accused Russia of trying to steal information from researchers seeking a COVID-19 vaccine.<\/p>\n<p>The three nations alleged that hacking group APT29, also known as Cozy Bear and said to be part of the Russian intelligence service, is attacking academic and pharmaceutical research institutions involved in coronavirus vaccine development.<\/p>\n<div data-embed-type=\"Brightcove\" data-embed-id=\"6169048495001\">\n<table class=\"in-article-item video Fullwidth\" border=\"0\">\n<tbody readability=\"1\">\n<tr>\n<td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr readability=\"3\">\n<td readability=\"5\">\n<p>Martin Landray: World needs a vaccine and treatments for COVID-19 | Talk to Al Jazeera<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;It is completely unacceptable that the Russian Intelligence Services are targeting those working to combat the coronavirus pandemic,&#8221; Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;While others pursue their selfish interests with reckless behaviour, the UK and its allies are getting on with the hard work of finding a vaccine and protecting global health.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>TASS cited Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov as saying Russia had nothing to do with any alleged hacker attacks on pharmaceutical companies and research institutes in Britain.<\/p>\n<p>RIA cited Peskov as saying the Kremlin rejected London&#8217;s allegations, which he said were not backed by proper evidence.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2020\/07\/uk-canada-accuse-rus\">here<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>12:35 GMT &#8211; France imposes indoor public mask-wearing<\/h3>\n<p>France will make the wearing of face masks compulsory in indoor public spaces from next week, the government has said, as officials noted signs of an uptick in the coronavirus outbreak.<\/p>\n<p>Already obligatory gear on collective transport, masks will also become mandatory in shops and other indoor places frequented by the public, Prime Minister Jean Castex said in the Senate.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The wearing of a mask, along with barrier measures (such as social distancing and regular hand-washing) is an effective method of prevention and protection,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<h3>12:20 GMT &#8211; Netanyahu faces pushback on money-for-all coronavirus plan<\/h3>\n<p>Israel&#8217;s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has gotten a lukewarm reception from his main coalition partner and the head of the central bank to a plan to grant money to all Israelis to revive the economy during the coronavirus crisis.<\/p>\n<p>Netanyahu announced the 6 billion shekel ($1.75bn) package amid\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/indepth\/inpictures\/pictures-renewed-protests-call-netanyahu-resignation-200715062522210.html\">public anger and protests<\/a>\u00a0over his handling of the pandemic<\/p>\n<p>Under the plan, which requires cabinet approval, individuals and households without children will receive one-time payments of just 750 shekels ($218), while families will receive roughly $600 to $900, depending on the number of children they have.<\/p>\n<p>But the Bank of Israel Governor Amir Yaron and Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi, of the centrist Blue and White party that has partnered with Netanyahu&#8217;s Likud in the government, said the money should instead be targeted at the poorest citizens.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a class=\"InternalLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/ajimpact\/netanyahu-faces-pushback-money-coronavirus-plan-200716093036710.html\">here<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3>12:05 GMT &#8211;\u00a0Peru president reshuffles cabinet as COVID-19 takes its toll<\/h3>\n<p>Peruvian President Martin Vizcarra has reshuffled his cabinet as the country desperately tries to get on top of its worsening coronavirus crisis.<\/p>\n<p>The number of deaths is rapidly rising, and it is hitting disadvantaged Peruvians the hardest.<\/p>\n<p>Al Jazeera&#8217;s Mariana Sanchez reports from Lima, Peru:<\/p>\n<h3>11:45 GMT &#8211; Africa CDC wants local vaccine manufacturing<\/h3>\n<p>As the first wave of the coronavirus pandemic crashes across Africa, the head of the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has said the intellectual property from any effective vaccine should be made available for local manufacturing and swifter distribution.<\/p>\n<p>John Nkengasong also told reporters that Africa&#8217;s 1.3 billion people have &#8220;all kinds of differences in genetic makeup, so we want to be sure that we are participating fully&#8221; in vaccine trials.<\/p>\n<p>Africa has had more than 644,000 confirmed virus cases, nearly half in South Africa alone.<\/p>\n<h3>11:15 GMT &#8211; Ukrainians &#8216;tired&#8217; of lockdown, says president<\/h3>\n<p>Ukrainians are fed up with the<span class=\"highlight\" data-qa-component=\"highlight-text\">\u00a0coronavirus\u00a0<\/span>lockdown and the government should be cautious about extending it beyond August, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Everyone is tired of this quarantine,&#8221; the presidential press service quoted him as telling government officials.<\/p>\n<p>Ukraine imposed strict restrictions in March but partially eased them in May to allow economic recovery.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-embeded-block-image article-embedded-card fullwidth\" readability=\"31\">\n<div class=\"article-embeded-mediaCaption\" data-image-url=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/mritems\/Images\/2020\/7\/16\/96f365e71cac451fa8f73e712879b8b6_18.jpg\" readability=\"7\">\n<div class=\"article-embeded-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-responsive article-embeded-media-img\" title=\"FILE PHOTO: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy gestures during an open-air news conference, one year after his inauguration, amid the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Kiev, Ukraine May 20, 2020. Sergey Dolzhenko\/Pool via REUTERS\/File Photo DOWNLOAD PICTURE Date: 16\/07\/2020 11:10 Dimensions: 3517 x 2479 Size: 2.5MB Edit Status: new Category: I Topic Codes: EUROP Fixture Identifier: RC2BUH9VAV19 Byline: POOL New City: KIEV Country Name: Ukraine Country Code: UKR OTR: FW1 Source: REUTERS Caption Writer: \/FW1F\/Andrew Cawthorne Source News Feeds: Reuters Marketplace - RPA for RNPS AYCE customers, Reuters News Picture Service - RNPS, Reuters Pictures Archive USN: RC2BUH9VAV19 ID: tag:reuters.com,2020:newsml_RC2BUH9VAV19:6842\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/mritems\/Images\/2020\/7\/16\/96f365e71cac451fa8f73e712879b8b6_18.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Ukrainian President \"><\/div>\n<p>\u00a0<span>Ukraine imposed strict restrictions in March\u00a0<\/span>[File:Reuters]<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3>11:00 GMT &#8211; Jordan says to reopen airport for commercial flights next month<\/h3>\n<p>Jordan has said it will partially resume commercial flights from August to a limited number of European and Asian countries on an internationally approved safe list.<\/p>\n<p>Government spokesman Amjad Adailah told state-owned Al Mamlaka TV that regular commercial flights from Alia international airport, suspended since March, could begin in the first or second week of August.<\/p>\n<p>Passengers from the safe country list that includes Austria, Switzerland, Germany, Italy, Greece, Hong Kong and Thailand would be allowed into Jordan and the list could extend depending on the state of the pandemic, he added.<\/p>\n<h3>10:45 GMT &#8211; China&#8217;s Sinopharm begins late stage trial of COVID:19 vaccine in UAE<\/h3>\n<p>Chinese state:owned pharmaceutical company Sinopharm has begun Phase III clinical trials of a COVID:19 vaccine in Abu Dhabi using up to 15,000 volunteers, the government in the capital of the United Arab Emirates said on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>The human trial is a partnership between Sinopharm&#8217;s China National Biotec Group (CNBG), Abu Dhabi:based artificial intelligence and cloud computing company Group 42 (G42) and the Abu Dhabi Department of Health.<\/p>\n<h3>10:30 GMT &#8211; Malta marks a week without new coronavirus cases<\/h3>\n<p>Malta has marked a week without new<span class=\"highlight\" data-qa-component=\"highlight-text\">\u00a0coronavirus\u00a0<\/span>cases, the first since the virus was detected there for the first time on March 7.<\/p>\n<p>Health Minister Chris Fearne confirmed in a tweet that no new cases had been detected for a week. The last was a single case on July 9.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We must continue to be prudent to maintain our success,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>Malta saw 674 cases and nine deaths in almost four months but now only has four active cases of the virus, the rest having recovered. The Mediterranean island has benefited from its small size by employing a high rate of testing : with some 20 percent of the population tested : and contact tracing.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-embeded-block-image article-embedded-card fullwidth\" readability=\"31.5\">\n<div class=\"article-embeded-mediaCaption\" data-image-url=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/mritems\/Images\/2020\/7\/16\/b17ab1f4d7ff4d6cb1f7dee8c829b8ca_18.jpg\" readability=\"8\">\n<div class=\"article-embeded-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-responsive article-embeded-media-img\" title=\"A man and a woman wearing protective face masks walk past benches that have been taped off to prevent people from sitting on them, as people take advantage of the good weather to go outdoors in Sliema, despite the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Malta April 12, 2020. REUTERS\/Darrin Zammit Lupi\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/mritems\/Images\/2020\/7\/16\/b17ab1f4d7ff4d6cb1f7dee8c829b8ca_18.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Malta\"><\/div>\n<p>The Mediterranean island has benefited from its small size by employing a high rate of testing [File : Reuters]<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3>10:15 GMT &#8211; Spain&#8217;s football fans unlikely to return in September\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p>Spain&#8217;s health minister has expressed doubt about the prospect of spectators returning to football matches in September due to the threat of a resurgence in COVID:19 infections.<\/p>\n<p>The government&#8217;s department for sport and organising body La Liga had hoped to let fans back into stadiums at a reduced capacity when the new season starts in September, increasing to 50 percent in November before full capacity returned in January.<\/p>\n<p>Yet a spike in infections since Spain lifted a national state of emergency in June has led some regions to impose localised lockdowns and limit activities, threatening the return to normality.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-embeded-block-image article-embedded-card fullwidth\" readability=\"32\">\n<div class=\"article-embeded-mediaCaption\" data-image-url=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/mritems\/Images\/2020\/7\/16\/3713fcd7ff4a43958bbf43d05230b663_18.jpg\" readability=\"9\">\n<div class=\"article-embeded-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-responsive article-embeded-media-img\" title=\"FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - La Liga Santander - FC Barcelona v Atletico Madrid - Camp Nou, Barcelona, Spain - June 30, 2020 Barcelona's Lionel Messi reacts, as play resumes behind closed doors following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) REUTERS\/Albert Gea\/File Photo\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/mritems\/Images\/2020\/7\/16\/3713fcd7ff4a43958bbf43d05230b663_18.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Spain Football \"><\/div>\n<p>Barcelona&#8217;s Lionel Messi reacts, as play resumes behind closed doors following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease [File :Albert Gea\/Reuters]<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3>10:00 GMT &#8211; Russia to mass produce experimental COVID-19 vaccine<\/h3>\n<p>Russia plans to produce 30 million doses of an experimental COVID:19 vaccine domestically this year, with the potential to manufacture a further 170 million abroad, the head of the country&#8217;s sovereign wealth fund told Reuters.<\/p>\n<p>The first human trial of the vaccine, a month:long test on 38 people, ended this week. Researchers concluded that it is safe for use and induces an immune response, though the strength of that response is as yet unclear.<\/p>\n<p>A larger Phase III trial involving several thousand people is expected to begin in August, said Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) head Kirill Dmitriev.<\/p>\n<h3>09:45 GMT &#8211; Hungary cancels national holiday celebrations due to pandemic<\/h3>\n<p>Hungary has cancelled celebrations and fireworks scheduled for the August 20 national holiday due to the<span class=\"highlight\" data-qa-component=\"highlight-text\">\u00a0coronavirus\u00a0<\/span>pandemic, Prime Minister Viktor Orban&#8217;s chief of staff Gergely Gulyas said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Hungary lifted most of the restrictions it introduced to curb the spread of the<span class=\"highlight\" data-qa-component=\"highlight-text\">\u00a0coronavirus\u00a0<\/span>in May. Concerts and festivals with crowds of more than 500 people will not be allowed until August 15.<\/p>\n<p>The celebrations on August 20 normally attract tens of thousands of people in Budapest.<\/p>\n<h3>09:30 GMT &#8211;\u00a0India to allow Hindu pilgrims to Kashmir despite coronavirus risk<\/h3>\n<p class=\"speakable\">Authorities in Indian:administered Kashmir have decided to allow Hindu pilgrims to visit the Himalayan cave shrine of Amarnath : a decision Kashmiri analysts say contradicts the government&#8217;s coronavirus lockdown policy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">The annual Amarnath Yatra (journey), which receives hundreds of thousands of pilgrims from across India, will likely begin on July 21, but this year it has been shortened to two weeks due to the coronavirus pandemic.<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">Read more <a class=\"InternalLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2020\/07\/india-hindu-pilgrims-kashmir-coronavirus-risk-200715102759983.html\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-embeded-block-image article-embedded-card fullwidth\" readability=\"31.5\">\n<div class=\"article-embeded-mediaCaption\" data-image-url=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/mritems\/Images\/2020\/7\/15\/e124e118b0d44c668912793fb5e6e90b_18.jpg\" readability=\"8\">\n<div class=\"article-embeded-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-responsive article-embeded-media-img\" title=\"Indian Hindu devotees trek on horses at Chandanwari, some 115 km southeast of Srinagar, during the annual Hindu pilgrimage on July 27, 2019 to the holy cave shrine of Amarnath. - Every year, hundreds of thousands of pilgrims trek through treacherous mountains in revolt-torn Kashmir, along icy streams, glacier-fed lakes and frozen passes, to reach the Amarnath cave, located at an altitude of 3880 m (12,729 feet), where a Shiva Lingam, an ice stalagmite shaped like a phallus and symbolising the Hindu God Shiva, stands for worship. (Photo by TAUSEEF MUSTAFA \/ AFP)\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/mritems\/Images\/2020\/7\/15\/e124e118b0d44c668912793fb5e6e90b_18.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Amarnath\"><\/div>\n<p>Hindu pilgrims undertake their journey towards the sacred Amarnath Caves [File : Tauseef Mustafa\/AFP]<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3>09:15 GMT &#8211; Indonesia reports 1,574 new coronavirus infections, 76 new death<\/h3>\n<p>Indonesia has reported 1,574 new coronavirus cases, bringing the total number of infections to 81,668 its health ministry said.<\/p>\n<p>Indonesia also reported 76 new coronavirus deaths, taking the overall death toll to 3,873, ministry official Achmad Yurianto told a televised news briefing.<\/p>\n<h3>09:00 GMT &#8211;\u00a0<span>Pakistan reports lowest number of daily deaths<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Pakistan has reported its lowest number of daily COVID:19 deaths in about a month.<\/p>\n<p>It recorded 40 deaths in the past 24 hours on Thursday, compared to the highest single:day toll of 153 on June 19.<\/p>\n<p>Pakistan has recorded 257,914 confirmed cases, including 2,145 in the past 24 hours, and 5,426 fatalities.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-embeded-block-image article-embedded-card fullwidth\" readability=\"32\">\n<div class=\"article-embeded-mediaCaption\" data-image-url=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/mritems\/Images\/2020\/7\/16\/a72929da8f4c44e6a465bb26106ee0d3_18.jpg\" readability=\"9\">\n<div class=\"article-embeded-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-responsive article-embeded-media-img\" title=\"A health worker preserves a blood sample of a boy during door-to-door testing and screening facility for the coronavirus, Wednesday, June 10, 2020. Pakistan's coronavirus infections soared as the World Health Organization urged the government to impose a two-week lockdown to stem the relentless spike in new cases. (AP Photo\/Anjum Naveed)\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/mritems\/Images\/2020\/7\/16\/a72929da8f4c44e6a465bb26106ee0d3_18.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Pakistan \"><\/div>\n<p><span>Until weeks ago, Pakistan had witnessed a 20% infection rate as a result of daily testing<\/span> [File : The Associated Press]<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3>08:45 GMT &#8211; Social distancing and lockdowns linked to reduction in COVID:19 cases : study<\/h3>\n<p>Earlier implementation of lockdown has been associated with a larger reduction in the incidence of COVID:19, a new study by the BMJ found <a class=\"InternalLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bmj.com\/content\/bmj\/370\/bmj.m2743.full.pdf\">[PDF]<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Data from 149 countries showed that the incidence of COVID:19 cases decreased by an average of 13 percent in association with physical distancing interventions,&#8221; the study read.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>According to the research no evidence was found of additional benefits from the closure of public transport when four other physical distancing measures : school closures, workplace closure, restrictions on mass gatherings and lockdown : were in place.\u00a0<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" readability=\"6.4627450980392\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Data from 149 countries showed that the incidence of covid:19 decreased by an average of 13% in association with physical distancing interventions, finds this natural experiment <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BMJResearch?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BMJResearch<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hLJyOFUt3p\">https :\/\/t.co\/hLJyOFUt3p<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The BMJ (@bmj_latest) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bmj_latest\/status\/1283663663069564930?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 16, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3>08:30 GMT &#8211;\u00a0Uzbek leader chides officials over &#8220;deplorable&#8221; COVID:19 situation<\/h3>\n<p>Uzbekistan&#8217;s president has criticised his health minister and the mayor of Tashkent over their handling of the COVID:19 pandemic, warning that the situation in the capital was &#8220;deplorable&#8221; and causing popular discontent.<\/p>\n<p>President Shavkat Mirziyoyev&#8217;s comments were the first official acknowledgement that Central Asia&#8217;s most populous nation is having problems coping with the new coronavirus.<\/p>\n<p>The former Soviet republic of 34 million imposed a second nationwide lockdown this month and has confirmed 14,581 COVID:19 cases, with 71 deaths.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-embeded-block-image article-embedded-card fullwidth\" readability=\"31.5\">\n<div class=\"article-embeded-mediaCaption\" data-image-url=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/mritems\/Images\/2020\/7\/16\/b1f6705e2d1a4e31920a9aeae68ec936_18.jpg\" readability=\"8\">\n<div class=\"article-embeded-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-responsive article-embeded-media-img\" title=\"FILE PHOTO: Uzbek president Shavkat Mirziyoyev attends a news conference with his Kazakh counterpart Kassym-Jomart Tokayev in Tashkent, Uzbekistan April 15, 2019. REUTERS\/Mukhtar Kholdorbekov\/File Photo\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/mritems\/Images\/2020\/7\/16\/b1f6705e2d1a4e31920a9aeae68ec936_18.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\" Uzbek president Shavkat Mirziyoyev\"><\/div>\n<p>President Shavkat Mirziyoyev&#8217;s comments were the first official acknowledgement that the country is having problems coping with the new coronavirus [File : Reuters]<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3>08:15GMT &#8211;\u00a0China becomes first economy to grow since virus pandemic<\/h3>\n<p>China has become the first major economy to grow since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, recording an unexpectedly strong 3.2 percent expansion in the latest quarter after anti:virus lockdowns were lifted and factories and stores reopened.<\/p>\n<p><span>Growth reported Thursday for the three months ending in June was a dramatic improvement over the previous quarter&#8217;s 6.8 percent contraction : China&#8217;s worst performance since at least the mid:1960s. But it still was the weakest positive figure since China started reporting quarterly growth in the early 1990s.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>08:00 GMT &#8211;\u00a0Trump administration distances itself from latest attack on Fauci<\/h3>\n<p>The White House has distanced itself from a scathing attack made on the country&#8217;s top infectious diseases expert by a senior adviser.<\/p>\n<p>It follows an oped in the US media criticising Dr Anthony Fauci. President Donald Trump said he has a good relationship with Fauci and the article was &#8220;unacceptable&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Al Jazeera&#8217;s Mike Hanna reports from Washington, DC :\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3>07:45 GMT &#8211;\u00a0Russia&#8217;s coronavirus case tally passes 750,000<\/h3>\n<p>Russia&#8217;s official coronavirus case tally has reached 752,797 on Thursday, the fourth largest in the world, after authorities reported 6,428 new cases in the last 24 hours.<\/p>\n<p>In their daily readout, officials said 167 people had died overnight, pushing the official death toll to 11,937.<\/p>\n<h3>07:30 GMT &#8211;\u00a0<span>Dakar Youth Olympics postponed by four years to 2026<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The 2022 Dakar Youth Olympics have been postponed by four years, in further fallout from delaying the Tokyo Olympics to 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach said the decision was discussed two days ago in a telephone conversation with Senegal President Macky Sall. It means Africa will have to wait until 2026 for the continent&#8217;s first Olympic hosting duty.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This was really too heavy workload for everybody,&#8221; Bach said during an online news conference, citing the 2020 Tokyo Olympics now opening one year later.<\/p>\n<h3>07:15 GMT &#8211;\u00a0Spain\u00a0pays tribute to virus victims<\/h3>\n<p>Spain is paying homage to the nation&#8217;s victims of the new coronavirus and workers who put their lives at risk during the worst of the pandemic, with a solemn ceremony in Madrid.<\/p>\n<p>Relatives of around 100 people who died during the pandemic, representatives of medical personnel, police and other essential workers are joining King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia, government authorities and officials from the European Union and the World Health Organization at an esplanade in Madrid&#8217;s Royal Palace.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3>06:45 GMT &#8211; Venezuela tightens anti:virus measures in capital<\/h3>\n<p>Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has announced a tightening of coronavirus containment measures in the capital Caracas and neighbouring Miranda state.<\/p>\n<p>In spite of being one of the least affected in Latin America in the early stages of the pandemic, Venezuela has seen an alarming rise in cases and deaths recently.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>This week Venezuela surpassed 10,000 confirmed infections, although the opposition and organizations such as Human Rights Watch believe the true numbers are much greater.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-embeded-block-image article-embedded-card fullwidth\" readability=\"31.5\">\n<div class=\"article-embeded-mediaCaption\" data-image-url=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/mritems\/Images\/2020\/3\/23\/632b48df48e64a3089ad09b087694118_18.jpg\" readability=\"8\">\n<div class=\"article-embeded-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-responsive article-embeded-media-img\" title=\"Handout picture released by Venezuela's Presidential Palace showing Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro wearing a face mask while speaking during a televised announcement over the global COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, in Caracas, on March 13, 2020. Venezuelan Presidency \/ AFP\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/mritems\/Images\/2020\/3\/23\/632b48df48e64a3089ad09b087694118_18.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Nicolas Maduro\"><\/div>\n<p>Maduro announced he would authorise the transformation of the Poliedro de Caracas : the country&#8217;s largest entertainment centre : into a COVID:19 field hospital [File : AFP]<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr>\n<p>Hi, this is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/profile\/elizabeth-melimopoulos.html\">Elizabeth Melimopoulos<\/a>\u00a0in Doha taking over the live updates from my colleague <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/indepth\/opinion\/profile\/kate-mayberry.html\">Kate Mayberry<\/a>\u00a0in Kuala Lumpur.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<h3>04:45 GMT &#8211; Novartis to provide &#8216;no profit&#8217; COVID:19 drugs to developing countries<\/h3>\n<p>Swiss drugmaker Novartis will provide 15 generic drugs for treating the symptoms of coronavirus to developing countries on a not:for:profit basis.<\/p>\n<p>The drugs range from antibiotics to steroids and pills for diarrhoea, and will be provided to 79 low: and lower:middle:income countries.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We shouldn&#8217;t underestimate the stress that COVID puts particularly on fragile health systems,&#8221; Chief Operating Officer Lutz Hegermann told Reuters news agency in an interview.<\/p>\n<h3>04:30 GMT &#8211; World&#8217;s biggest medical glovemaker faces US trade sanctions over forced labour allegations<\/h3>\n<p>US Customs and Border Protection said two of Malaysian medical glovemaker\u00a0Top Glove&#8217;s units will be subject to Detention Orders, meaning all their exports to the US must stop, and products already en route will be seized and destroyed.<\/p>\n<p>Top Glove has been under fire over its treatment of migrant workers amid allegations that the recruitment\u00a0 fees the workers have to pay leave them in debt bondage.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Top Glove did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The two subsidiaries together employ about 6,525 non:Malaysian workers, according to<span>\u00a0labour rights activist Andy Hall<\/span>.<\/p>\n<div data-embed-type=\"Brightcove\" data-embed-id=\"6150697387001\">\n<table class=\"in-article-item video Fullwidth\" border=\"0\">\n<tbody readability=\"1\">\n<tr>\n<td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr readability=\"3\">\n<td readability=\"5\">\n<p>Malaysia : Concerns over labour abuse to meet rubber gloves demand<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<h3>3:30 GMT &#8211; China economy bounces back after virus plunge<\/h3>\n<p>China&#8217;s GDP rose by 3.2 percent in the three months ending in June compared with the same period a year ago, according to figures from the National Bureau of Statistics.<\/p>\n<p>The economy slumped 6.8 percent in the previous quarter : the first such contraction since 1992.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s very much a story of government stimulus:led recovery,&#8221; Rodrigo Catril, a foreign exchange strategist at NAB in Sydney told Reuters. &#8220;The consumer remains very cautious.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>03:05 GMT &#8211; Bangladesh arrests hospital owner over fake tests<\/h3>\n<p>Bangladesh has arrested 42:year:old Mohammad Shahed, a hospital owner accused of faking thousands of coronavirus test results,\u00a0after nine days on the run, AFP news agency says.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He was arrested from the bank of a border river as he was trying to flee to India,&#8221; AFP quoted Rapid Action Battalion spokesman Colonel Ashique Billah as saying. &#8220;He was wearing a burqa.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Shahed&#8217;s hospitals claimed to have conducted 10,500 tests, but only 4,200 were genuine, the spokesman said, while the rest were issued negative certificates without running the test. More than a dozen people have been arrested over the alleged scam.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a class=\"InternalLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2020\/07\/bangladesh-arrests-hospital-owner-fake-coronavirus-results-200716033249660.html\">her<\/a>e.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-embeded-block-image article-embedded-card fullwidth\" readability=\"31\">\n<div class=\"article-embeded-mediaCaption\" data-image-url=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/mritems\/Images\/2020\/7\/16\/bd8d63e5a42e4ef1a2029d10b2060845_18.jpg\" readability=\"7\">\n<div class=\"article-embeded-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-responsive article-embeded-media-img\" title=\"Hospital owner Mohammad Shahed accompanied by RAB officers after his arrest near the border with India [AFP}\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/mritems\/Images\/2020\/7\/16\/bd8d63e5a42e4ef1a2029d10b2060845_18.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Bangladesh\"><\/div>\n<p>Hospital owner Mohammad Shahed accompanied by RAB officers after his arrest [AFP]<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3>02:50 GMT &#8211; Tokyo facing record daily high in cases<\/h3>\n<p>Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike says daily cases in the capital are likely to top 280 on Thursday. That would be the highest since the start of the outbreak.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s still incomplete, but I&#8217;m hearing the number will be above 280,&#8221; she told reporters. More than 4,000 tests are being conducted, she added.<\/p>\n<h3>02:35 GMT &#8211; China gives approval for early:stage human trials of vaccine<\/h3>\n<p>China has given the green light to phase:one clinical trials of a potential coronavirus vaccine using BioNtech&#8217;s technology.<\/p>\n<p>Fosun Pharma says it plans to start the trial of BNT162b1 &#8220;as soon as possible once it is ready&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>This is the ninth potential vaccine to move into various stages of human testing in China.<\/p>\n<h3>02:15 GMT &#8211; Japan&#8217;s domestic tourism campaign under fire<\/h3>\n<p>Officials in Japan are questioning the government&#8217;s plans to boost domestic tourism amid a surge in coronavirus cases in the capital.<\/p>\n<p>Tokyo governor Yuriko Koike questioned the wisdom of the plan on Wednesday and rural officials also weighed in. On Thursday, a panel of experts is due to discuss the multibillion:dollar &#8220;Go To&#8221; promotion, which would offer subsidised travel to people visiting areas outside Tokyo and is due to start on July 22.<\/p>\n<p>The governor has just announced the latest number of new cases in the capital.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" readability=\"4.4605263157895\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">BREAKING : Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike reports at least 280 new cases of COVID:19 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lYvgMjLCS0\">pic.twitter.com\/lYvgMjLCS0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Japan Times (@japantimes) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/japantimes\/status\/1283592161502560259?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 16, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3>01:15 GMT &#8211; Australian state of Victoria reports record daily cases<\/h3>\n<p>The Australian state of Victoria has just given its daily update on coronavirus, reporting 317 new cases : a record for Australia. Two men in their 80s were also confirmed to have died from the disease.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" readability=\"7.7678571428571\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BREAKING?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BREAKING<\/a> : VIC has recorded 317 new cases of COVID:19 : the biggest daily increase in any jurisdiction since the pandemic began. 28 linked to known outbreaks, 289 under investigation. Two men in their 80s have also died, taking the national toll to 113. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/abcnews?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"> @abcnews <\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/COVID_Australia?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@COVID_Australia<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Chelsea Hetherington (@chelsea_hetho) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/chelsea_hetho\/status\/1283570469640134656?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 16, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3>00:30 GMT &#8211; Bolsonaro touts unproven drug, tests positive for coronavirus again<\/h3>\n<p>Brazil&#8217;s President Jair Bolsonaro continues to tout hydroxychloroquine as a treatment for coronavirus even though there is little evidence that it works.<\/p>\n<p>Bolsonaro, who tested positive for COVID:19 for a second time on Wednesday, shared a video on social media extolling the benefits of the controversial malaria drug.<\/p>\n<p>Scientists are not so convinced about the benefits. Doctors warn of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/indepth\/features\/doctor-note-hydroxychloroquine-cure-kill-200519085614237.html\">serious side effects<\/a>, and a study in May found a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2020\/05\/hydroxychloroquine-tied-increased-risk-death-study-200522143909314.html\">higher risk of death<\/a>\u00a0in COVID patients.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-embeded-block-image article-embedded-card fullwidth\" readability=\"31.5\">\n<div class=\"article-embeded-mediaCaption\" data-image-url=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/mritems\/Images\/2020\/7\/16\/ec4b5de8f0c346e48aafbf583a2798d9_18.jpg\" readability=\"8\">\n<div class=\"article-embeded-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-responsive article-embeded-media-img\" title=\"Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro observes a ceremony to lower the Brazilian flag for the night at the Alvorada Palace on July 15 2020 [Ueslei Marcelino\/Reuters]\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/mritems\/Images\/2020\/7\/16\/ec4b5de8f0c346e48aafbf583a2798d9_18.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Brazil Bolsonaro\"><\/div>\n<p>Brazil&#8217;s President Jair Bolsonaro observes a ceremony to lower the Brazilian flag for the night at the Alvorada Palace as he continues to battle the coronavirus [Ueslei Marcelino\/Reuters]<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3>23:00 GMT &#8211; Spain cracks down on partying tourists<\/h3>\n<p>Authorities on the Spanish island of Majorca have ordered bars on popular party streets in Magaluf and Palma to close, for fear that congregating tourists will trigger a surge in coronavirus cases.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The island is popular with German and British holidaymakers, and the regional government had already introduced heavy fines for anyone organising illegal parties or flouting rules on physical distancing and face masks.<\/p>\n<p>It ordered the closures after video emerged of mainly German tourists carousing around bars and terraces as if &#8220;no one had ever heard of the corona pandemic&#8221;, according to the German:language publication Mallorca Zeitung.<\/p>\n<p>::::<\/p>\n<p>Hello and welcome to Al Jazeera&#8217;s continuing coverage of the coronavirus pandemic. I&#8217;m <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kate_mayberry?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kate Mayberry<\/a> in Kuala Lumpur.<\/p>\n<p>Read all the updates from yesterday <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2020\/07\/coronavirus-vaccine-poised-final-testing-live-updates-200714232458235.html\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>India&#8217;s coronavirus cases have surged another 32,695, taking the nation closer to one million and forcing a new lockdown in the popular western beach state of Goa two weeks after it was reopened to tourists. 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