{"id":43271,"date":"2020-07-19T16:22:32","date_gmt":"2020-07-19T16:22:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/qatar-news.org\/qatarnewsEn\/?p=43271"},"modified":"2020-07-19T16:22:32","modified_gmt":"2020-07-19T16:22:32","slug":"florida-reports-over-10000-new-virus-cases-for-fifth-day-live","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/qatar-news.org\/qatarnewsEn\/?p=43271","title":{"rendered":"Florida reports over 10,000 new virus cases for fifth day: Live"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"body-200771816342556199\" readability=\"520.63819559095\">\n<ul readability=\"3.5\">\n<li readability=\"3\">\n<p class=\"speakable\">Florida reported over 12,000 new cases of COVID-19, the fifth day in a row the state has announced over 10,000 new infections.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li readability=\"0\">\n<p class=\"speakable\">China&#8217;s western Xinjiang province has declared a &#8220;wartime situation&#8221; to clamp down on a sudden spike in coronavirus cases.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li readability=\"1\">\n<p class=\"speakable\">Iranian health officials played down President Hassan Rouhani&#8217;s estimate that some 25 million people have been\u00a0 infected with COVID-19, saying it was based on serological blood tests.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Here are the latest updates.<\/p>\n<h2>Sunday, July 19<\/h2>\n<h3>15:20 GMT &#8211; Nigeria&#8217;s foreign minister tests positive for coronavirus<\/h3>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">Nigerian Foreign Minister Geoffrey Onyeama said he had tested positive for COVID-19, the first member of President Muhammadu Buhari&#8217;s cabinet to contract the new coronavirus.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">Onyeama, 64, said in a tweet he had taken a COVID-19 test because of a throat irritation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">&#8220;Did my fourth Covid-19 test yesterday at the first sign of a throat irritation and unfortunately this time it came back positive,&#8221; he tweeted. &#8220;Heading for isolation in a health facility and praying for the best.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>14:32 GMT &#8211; Florida reports over 10,000 new COVID-19 cases for fifth day in a row<\/h3>\n<p>Florida reported over 12,000 new cases of COVID-19, the fifth day in a row the state has announced over 10,000 new infections.<\/p>\n<p>Florida reported 89 new deaths on Sunday. Deaths in the state have risen by over 500, or 78 percent, during the last two weeks compared with the prior two weeks, according to a Reuters analysis.<\/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\/19\/01a22ab870864377bd4229a8f4c970d3_18.jpg\" readability=\"8\">\n<div class=\"article-embeded-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-responsive article-embeded-media-img\" title=\"Healthcare workers Peggy Quartrman (L) and Tiffany Burke prepare to register patients during the COVID-19 drive-thru testing at the Duke Energy for the Arts Mahaffey Theater on July 8, 2020 in St. Petersburg, Florida. The Pinellas County Government partnered with state and local health care agencies to open a COVID-19 testing site while the state undergoes another surge in coronavirus cases. Octavio Jones\/Getty Images\/AFP Octavio Jones \/ GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA \/ Getty Images via AFP\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/mritems\/Images\/2020\/7\/19\/01a22ab870864377bd4229a8f4c970d3_18.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Healthcare workers Peggy Quartrman (L) and Tiffany Burke prepare to register patients during the COVID-19 drive-thru testing at the Duke Energy for the Arts Mahaffey Theater on July 8, 2020 in St. Pet\"><\/div>\n<p>Healthcare workers register patients during the COVID-19 drive-thru testing in Florida [File: Octavio Jones\/Getty Images]<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3>13:45 GMT &#8211; EU virus recovery summit struggles to find accord<\/h3>\n<p>An EU summit to agree a huge coronavirus economic rescue package was at risk of collapse without a deal on Sunday as bickering leaders struggled to find compromises on a third day of talks.<\/p>\n<p>The 27 leaders have argued for more than two days over the scale and rules for the package, with the Netherlands leading a band of &#8220;frugal&#8221; allies in demanding lower budgets and tougher conditions for handouts.<\/p>\n<p>At the start of what she said was probably the &#8220;decisive&#8221; third day of the extraordinary summit, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said there were still many divisions among the leaders.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I still can&#8217;t say whether a solution will be found,&#8221; she said. &#8220;There is a lot of good will &#8230; but it may also be that no result will be achieved today.&#8221;<\/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\/17\/1aae31b7f0e9488eb2ce2c107c82e4e6_18.jpg\" readability=\"8\">\n<div class=\"article-embeded-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-responsive article-embeded-media-img\" title=\"[John Thys\/Pool\/AFP]\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/mritems\/Images\/2020\/7\/17\/1aae31b7f0e9488eb2ce2c107c82e4e6_18.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Angela Merkel Germany\"><\/div>\n<p>EU leaders have argued for more than two days over the scale and rules for the package [File: John Thys\/Pool\/AFP]<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3>13:15 GMT &#8211; Symptom tracker app reveals six distinct types of COVID-19 infection\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">British scientists analysing data from a widely-used COVID-19 symptom-tracking app have found there are six distinct types of the disease, each distinguished by a cluster of symptoms.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">A King&#8217;s College London team found that the six types also correlated with levels of severity of infection, and with the likelihood of a patient needing help with breathing &#8211; such as oxygen or ventilator treatment &#8211; if they are hospitalised.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">The findings could help doctors to predict which COVID-19 patients are most at risk and likely to need hospital care in future waves of the epidemic.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">&#8220;If you can predict who these people are at Day Five, you have time to give them support and early interventions such as monitoring blood oxygen and sugar levels, and ensuring they are properly hydrated,&#8221; said Claire Steves, a doctor who co-led the study.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">&#8212;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">This is Arwa Ibrahim in Doha, taking over from my colleague Usaid Siddiqui.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">&#8212;<\/span><\/p>\n<div data-embed-type=\"Brightcove\" data-embed-id=\"6172982011001\">\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>India\u2019s coronavirus cases surpass one million<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<h3><!-- PAGELOADEDSUCCESSFULLY--><\/h3>\n<h3>12:45 GMT &#8211; Pope reassures those struggling with virus<\/h3>\n<p>Pope Francis is assuring his closeness to all those grappling with COVID-19 and its &#8220;economic and social consequences&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on Sunday from his studio window overlooking St Peter\u2019s Square, Francis said that &#8220;the pandemic is showing no sign of stopping&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>He said he was thinking in particular about all those whose suffering in the pandemic is worsened by conflicts.<\/p>\n<h3>12:26 GMT &#8211;\u00a0China declares Xinjiang coronavirus cluster a &#8216;wartime situation&#8217;<\/h3>\n<p>Authorities in China&#8217;s western Xinjiang province have declared a &#8220;wartime situation&#8221; as the region attempts to clamp down on a sudden spike in coronavirus cases. <\/p>\n<p>Xinjiang authorities reported 17 confirmed cases and 23 asymptomatic infections early on Sunday morning, with 269 people under observation. <\/p>\n<p>A small spike was observed midweek and by Thursday authorities had placed Urumqi, the region&#8217;s capital, under lockdown. Flights, underground and other train services were quickly suspended.<\/p>\n<h3>12:05 GMT &#8211; Catalonia urges thousands of people to stay home as coronavirus cases rise<\/h3>\n<p>Authorities in Catalonia urged more than 96,000 people in three towns to stay at home, as coronavirus cases continued to rise in one of Spain&#8217;s worst-hit regions.<\/p>\n<p>This is in addition to some four million people in the region, including in its capital Barcelona, that were on Friday urged to stay at home as regional authorities toughened their response to the crisis.<\/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\/17\/7a132f17269c4494b3ac6183990b99f0_18.jpg\" readability=\"9\">\n<div class=\"article-embeded-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-responsive article-embeded-media-img\" title=\"A man wearing a face mask walks past a balcony with plants on jeans, after Catalonia's regional authorities and the city council announced restrictions to contain the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Barcelona, Spain July 17, 2020. REUTERS\/Nacho Doce\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/mritems\/Images\/2020\/7\/17\/7a132f17269c4494b3ac6183990b99f0_18.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Barcelona\"><\/div>\n<p>A man wearing a face mask walks past a decorated balcony after Catalonia&#8217;s authorities announced restrictions to contain the spread of the coronavirus disease in Barcelona, Spain [Nacho Doce\/Reuters]<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3>11:43 GMT &#8211; Turkey has suspended flights to Iran amid coronavirus outbreak: Iran aviation official<\/h3>\n<p>Turkey has suspended flights to Iran amid a coronavirus outbreak in the Islamic republic, a spokesman for Iran&#8217;s Civil Aviation Organization, Reza Jafarzadeh, said, according to the official IRNA news agency.<\/p>\n<p>The suspension of flights had begun on Saturday, he said.<\/p>\n<h3>11:10 GMT &#8211; Philippines records 58 coronavirus deaths, 2,241 new cases<\/h3>\n<p>The Philippines&#8217; health department reported 58 deaths related to COVID-19 and 2,241 additional infections of the new coronavirus.<\/p>\n<p>Total deaths now stand at 1,831, with 67,456 confirmed cases, it said in a bulletin.<\/p>\n<p>The Philippines recorded 162 COVID-19 deaths a week ago, the highest daily rise in Southeast Asia so far.<\/p>\n<div data-embed-type=\"Brightcove\" data-embed-id=\"6172588734001\">\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>Philippines surge: Restrictions reimposed in Manila<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3>10:45 GMT &#8211; EU summit: Merkel warns of no deal on coronavirus recovery fund<\/h3>\n<p class=\"speakable\">European Union leaders may not reach a deal on a coronavirus stimulus plan on Sunday, German Chancellor Angela Merkel warned, as marathon negotiations ran into a third day and acrimony mounted over the demands of rich but thrifty countries.<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">&#8220;There is a lot of goodwill, but also many positions. I will make every effort but, it is possible that there is no result,&#8221; Merkel said in Brussels as she arrived for a third day of talks on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2020\/07\/eu-summit-merkel-warns-deal-coronavirus-recovery-fund-200719090115165.html\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>10:10 GMT &#8211; Iranian health officials play down president&#8217;s figure of 25 million infections<\/h3>\n<p>Iranian health officials played down President Hassan Rouhani&#8217;s estimate that some 25 million people have been infected with the coronavirus, saying it was based on serological blood tests that measure exposure to the illness and that cannot be relied on to show the current state of disease.<\/p>\n<p>The 25 million figure put forward by Rouhani on Saturday is nearly a third of the population\u00a0and much higher than the official number of COVID-19 cases.<\/p>\n<p>Officially, the number of cases is 273,788, with 14,188 deaths, <span>Ministry of Health\u00a0<\/span>spokeswoman Sima Sadat Lari said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-embeded-block-image article-embedded-card fullwidth\">\n<div class=\"article-embeded-mediaCaption\" data-image-url=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/mritems\/Images\/2020\/7\/18\/329c7a2033fb4999881c49cc2f4a0ff2_18.jpg\" readability=\"7.5\">\n<div class=\"article-embeded-image\" readability=\"35\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-responsive article-embeded-media-img\" title=\"Iranian President Hassan Rouhani- - TEHRAN, IRAN - JULY 08: (----EDITORIAL USE ONLY \u2013 MANDATORY CREDIT - \" src=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/mritems\/Images\/2020\/7\/18\/329c7a2033fb4999881c49cc2f4a0ff2_18.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Iranian President Hassan Rouhani\">\u00a0In announcing the 25 million estimate on Saturday, Rouhani did not say what the figure was based on, but added that 30-35 million more were possibly at risk [Anadolu]<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3>09:45 GMT &#8211; Stranded on ships, 200,000 workers struggle in coronavirus limbo<\/h3>\n<p class=\"speakable\">Indian ship worker Tejasvi Duseja is desperate to go home after months stranded offshore by coronavirus border closures and lockdowns that have left more than 200,000 seafarers in limbo.<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">From engineers on cargo ships to waiters on luxury cruise liners, ocean-based workers around the world have been caught up in what the United Nations warns is a growing humanitarian crisis that has been blamed for several suicides.<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">Read more <a href=\"200719062628993\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>09:18 GMT &#8211; Russian ambassador rejects virus vaccine hacking claims<\/h3>\n<p>Russia&#8217;s ambassador to the United Kingdom has rejected allegations that his country&#8217;s intelligence services sought to steal information about a coronavirus vaccine.<\/p>\n<p>Andrei Kelin said in a BBC interview broadcast on Sunday that there was &#8220;no sense&#8221; in the allegations made last week by the United States, the UK and Canada.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-embeded-block-image article-embedded-card fullwidth\">\n<div class=\"article-embeded-mediaCaption\" data-image-url=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/mritems\/Images\/2020\/7\/19\/64698e1535804d78835700763f5745f4_18.jpg\" readability=\"8\">\n<div class=\"article-embeded-image\" readability=\"36\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-responsive article-embeded-media-img\" title=\"A scientist controls parameters of product diafiltration process during the research and development of a vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at a laboratory of BIOCAD biotechnology company in Saint Petersburg, Russia June 11, 2020. REUTERS\/Anton Vaganov\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/mritems\/Images\/2020\/7\/19\/64698e1535804d78835700763f5745f4_18.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Scientists develop a vaccine against the coronavirus disease\">Intelligence agencies in the US, the UK and Canada on Thursday accused the hacking group APT29 &#8211; also known as Cozy Bear and believed to be part of Russian intelligence &#8211; of using malicious software to attack academic and pharmaceutical research institutions involved in COVID-19 vaccine development [File: Anton Vaganov\/Reuters]<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3>08:55 GMT &#8211; Hungary&#8217;s Orban says EU leaders determined to get COVID stimulus deal<\/h3>\n<p>Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said there were four broad divisive themes in European Union leaders&#8217; talks on a mass economic recovery package but that the gathering was determined to seal a deal on their third day of talks.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are aware that we have to make a deal, we are negotiating under the pressure that a deal is a must,&#8221; Orban told reporters.<\/p>\n<p>He\u00a0listed the contentious issues as &#8211; the size of the new recovery fund; the proportion between free grants and repayable loans as part of that; the scale of rebates on the core EU budget for rich net payers; rule-of-law strings attached to handouts from the bloc.<\/p>\n<h3>08:25 GMT &#8211; Hong Kong tightens coronavirus restrictions as new cases spike<\/h3>\n<p>Non-essential Hong Kong civil servants will work from home starting on Monday as the global financial hub tightens social distancing restrictions further amid an escalating third wave of coronavirus cases, the city&#8217;s leader Carrie Lam said.<\/p>\n<p>Lam said the city recorded more than 100 cases in the past 24 hours, taking the tally since late January to about 1,800 patients, 12 of whom have died.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-embeded-block-image article-embedded-card fullwidth\">\n<div class=\"article-embeded-mediaCaption\" data-image-url=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/mritems\/Images\/2020\/7\/18\/2ded74ee64ce454f8c7c8c36083d5767_18.jpg\" readability=\"7.5\">\n<div class=\"article-embeded-image\" readability=\"35\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-responsive article-embeded-media-img\" title=\"People wear surgical masks following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Hong Kong, China July 17, 2020. REUTERS\/Tyrone Siu \" src=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/mritems\/Images\/2020\/7\/18\/2ded74ee64ce454f8c7c8c36083d5767_18.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"People wear surgical masks following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Hong Kong\">Chief Executive Carrie Lam said more than 500 infections had been confirmed in the last two weeks, bringing the city&#8217;s total tally to about 1,800 cases with 12 deaths [Tyrone Siu\/Reuters]<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3>07:59 GMT &#8211; Cases slow as Pakistan readies anti-polio drive<\/h3>\n<p>Pakistani authorities reported 1,579 new COVID-19 cases, the lowest number in more than a month, as health officials plan to resume a much-awaited nationwide anti-polio campaign next week.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities conducted 22,559 tests in the past 24 hours. The additional cases bring to 263,500 the total number of confirmed infections, with a total of 5,568 deaths.<\/p>\n<p>The improvement in infections coincides with Monday&#8217;s three-day anti-polio drive that aims to reach 800,000 children.<\/p>\n<h3>07:38 GMT &#8211; Russia reports 6,109 new coronavirus cases<\/h3>\n<p>Russia has reported 6,109 new cases and 95 more deaths from the coronavirus.<\/p>\n<p>The nationwide tally of infections has risen to 771,546 cases, Russia&#8217;s coronavirus crisis response centre said.<\/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\/7728546f1be34e0baff8f09a7ea9b987_18.jpg\" readability=\"8\">\n<div class=\"article-embeded-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-responsive article-embeded-media-img\" title=\"A medical worker wearing protective equipment takes a swab from a woman at a medical facility in Moscow on July 16, 2020, on the first day the Russian capital started providing free testing for the coronavirus disease to its residents. Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV \/ AFP\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/mritems\/Images\/2020\/7\/16\/7728546f1be34e0baff8f09a7ea9b987_18.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"A medical worker wearing protective equipment takes a swab from a woman at a medical facility in Moscow on July 16, 2020, on the first day the Russian capital started providing free testing for the co\"><\/div>\n<p>A medical worker wearing protective equipment takes a swab from a woman at a medical facility in Moscow [Kirill Kudryavtsev\/AFP]<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3>07:13 GMT &#8211; Germany&#8217;s Merkel says possible that there is no agreement at EU summit<\/h3>\n<p>German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Sunday it was possible that EU leaders will not reach an agreement on their third day of talks on plans to boost the bloc&#8217;s economies, which have been ravaged by the coronavirus.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There is a lot of good will but also many positions. I will make every effort but it is possible that there is no result,&#8221; she said in Brussels.<\/p>\n<h3>06:45 GMT &#8211; India reports record nearly 39,000 cases in one day<\/h3>\n<p><span>India recorded its biggest surge in COVID-19 cases to date w<\/span>ith 38,902 new cases and 543 deaths in the last 24 hours.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The country&#8217;s total infections tally is now 1,077,618 to date, as the total death toll has climbed to 26,816, according to health ministry data.<\/p>\n<h3>06:15 GMT &#8211; Coronavirus infections in Nigeria top 36,000<\/h3>\n<p>Coronavirus cases in Nigeria have risen to 36,107 with 653 new infections, according to official statistics.<\/p>\n<p>Six more deaths were recorded in the West African nation, bringing the total to 778, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said.<\/p>\n<p>More than 14,900 people have recovered from the virus in Nigeria.<\/p>\n<hr size=\"2\">\n<p>Hello, this is <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UsaidM16\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Usaid Siddiqui<\/a> in Doha taking over from my colleague <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tedregencia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ted Regencia<\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr size=\"2\">\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3>05:25 GMT &#8211; Texas coronavirus cases include more than 80 infants<\/h3>\n<p>A health official from the US state of Texas said as many as 85 infants have tested positive for the coronavirus. Corpus Christi public health director, Annette Rodriguez, said the infants are younger than one, but offered no other details.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;These babies have not even had their first birthday yet. Please help us to stop the spread of this disease&#8221; by staying home except for necessary trips, socially distancing and wearing masks in public, Rodriguez said during a public health update.<\/p>\n<p>According to the Johns Hopkins University tally, cases in the US have hit 3.7 million, while more than 1.1 million patients have recovered. More than 140,000 have died.<\/p>\n<h3>05:08 GMT &#8211; El Salvador to move to second stage of economic reopening<\/h3>\n<p>El Salvador will move to the second phase of reopening its economy, President Nayib Bukele has announced, though cases of the novel coronavirus continue to rise in the Central American country.<\/p>\n<p>Starting on July 21, the manufacturing, footwear, paper and cardboard industries will reopen, as well as public transport, under a plan outlined by the government last month, according to Reuters news agency.<\/p>\n<p>El Salvador has registered 11,508 total cases of coronavirus and 324 deaths.<\/p>\n<h3>04:37 GMT &#8211; Albania&#8217;s coronavirus cases at 4,008, total deaths 111<\/h3>\n<div class=\"article-embeded-block-image article-embedded-card fullwidth\" readability=\"32.5\">\n<div class=\"article-embeded-mediaCaption\" data-image-url=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/mritems\/Images\/2020\/7\/19\/9946caf64bc34c4eb85455dd6f6e997d_18.jpg\" readability=\"10\">\n<div class=\"article-embeded-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-responsive article-embeded-media-img\" title=\"A cat stands near Muslims offering Eid al-Fitr prayers outside the mosque of Kokonoz in Tirana, Albania, Sunday, May 24, 2020. Millions of Muslims across the world are marking a muted and gloomy holiday of Eid al-Fitr, the end of the fasting month of Ramadan - a usually joyous three-day celebration that has been significantly toned down due the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo\/Gent Onuzi)\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/mritems\/Images\/2020\/7\/19\/9946caf64bc34c4eb85455dd6f6e997d_18.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Albania\"><\/div>\n<p><span>In the last month, daily numbers of new cases have ranged from 50 to 120, at least double compared with the March-May period when\u00a0<span>Albania\u00a0<\/span> was in a total lockdown [File:\u00a0 <\/span> Gent Onuzi\/AP]<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Albania has reported 4,008 confirmed coronavirus cases and 111 total deaths since the pandemic began in the country.<\/p>\n<p>In the last month, daily numbers of new cases have ranged from 50 to 120, at least double compared with the March-May period when the country was in\u00a0total lockdown.<\/p>\n<p>Health ministry officials say people must wear masks, keep socially distant and wash hands. Masks are mandatory in closed areas and individuals may receive a small fine for not wearing them in public or private places.<\/p>\n<h3>04:12 GMT &#8211; Australia&#8217;s Victoria requires masks for Melbourne hit by COVID-19<\/h3>\n<p>People in Melbourne must now wear masks when leaving their homes as Victoria, Australia&#8217;s second-most-populous state, marked two weeks of triple-digit increases in new coronavirus infections on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>People not wearing face coverings will be fined 200 Australian dollars ($140), said Victoria Premier Daniel Andrews.<\/p>\n<p>Victoria, which has forced nearly five million people into a partial six-week lockdown on July 9, reported 363 new cases of the coronavirus on Sunday, after 217 cases the previous day. Australia\u00a0has recorded about 11,800 cases.<\/p>\n<h3>03:47 GMT &#8211; Germany&#8217;s confirmed cases rise to 201,574<\/h3>\n<p>The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany increased by 202 to 201,574, Reuters news agency reported on Sunday quoting data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases.<\/p>\n<p>The reported death toll rose by 1 to 9,084, the tally showed.<\/p>\n<h3>03:28 GMT &#8211; Brazil reports 28,532 news cases, 921 deaths<\/h3>\n<p>Brazil on Saturday reported 28,532 new COVID-19 cases and 921 deaths over the last 24 hours, Reuters reported quoting Brazil&#8217;s health ministry.<\/p>\n<p>The total cases in the country have mounted to 2,074,860 while 78,722 people have died of COVID-19.<\/p>\n<p>Brazil, the world&#8217;s second most affected country after the US, has started to resume business in many areas despite mounting cases.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3>03:00 GMT &#8211; US coronavirus deaths surpass 140,000 as outbreak worsens<\/h3>\n<div class=\"article-embeded-block-image article-embedded-card fullwidth\" readability=\"33\">\n<div class=\"article-embeded-mediaCaption\" data-image-url=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/mritems\/Images\/2020\/7\/19\/de22c61290414861a4380761f4ec03a7_18.jpg\" readability=\"11\">\n<div class=\"article-embeded-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-responsive article-embeded-media-img\" title=\"Daily life amid coronavirus pandemic in Miami epa08554182 People enjoy the beach prior to the start of the South beach 8pm-6am curfew in Miami beach, Florida, USA, 18 July 2020. The City of Miami Beach has established a new curfew in the South Beach Entertainment District to fight the spread of coronavirus. The new 8pm. curfew cafe into effect on 18 July, according to a statement from city officials. EPA-EFE\/CRISTOBAL HERRERA-ULASHKEVICH\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/mritems\/Images\/2020\/7\/19\/de22c61290414861a4380761f4ec03a7_18.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"US deaths - 140,000\"><\/div>\n<p>Despite repeated warnings about the spread of the coronavirus, people in Miami, Florida thronged beaches on Saturday, many of them without a mask [Cristobal Herrera-Ulashkevich\/EPA]<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>US deaths from the novel coronavirus exceeded 140,000 on Saturday as cases continued to rise in 43 out of 50 states over the past two weeks, according to both Johns Hopkins University and Reuters tallies.<\/p>\n<p>Since late June, the US has seen a resurgence in new cases and now, six weeks later, deaths have also begun rising, according to a weekly Reuters analysis of state and county data.<\/p>\n<p>The US is losing about 5,000 people to the virus every week. By contrast, neighbouring Canada has reported 8,800 <span>deaths\u00a0<\/span>since the pandemic started.<\/p>\n<h3>02:48 GMT &#8211; China reports 13 new coronavirus cases in Xinjiang<\/h3>\n<p>China on Sunday said 13 new cases of coronavirus have been reported in Xinjiang&#8217;s city of Urumqi, taking the total in the country&#8217;s most recent local outbreak to at least 30, the AP news agency reported.<\/p>\n<p>Three new cases were brought into the country from overseas, increasing China&#8217;s total number of confirmed cases to 83,660, including 4,634 deaths.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the Urumqi outbreak, China has just 251 people remaining in treatment for COVID-19, according to the National Health Commission.<\/p>\n<h3>02:28 GMT &#8211; Local transmissions outpace imported cases in South Korea<\/h3>\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\/19\/3c55ab61507f480bbe140ba6433edb9a_18.jpg\" readability=\"9\">\n<div class=\"article-embeded-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-responsive article-embeded-media-img\" title=\"Dancers perform during a drive-in concert at Gyeongbok Palace parking lot in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, July 17, 2020. The concert's aim is to provide entertainment for people during the coronavirus outbreak. (AP Photo\/Ahn Young-joon)\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/mritems\/Images\/2020\/7\/19\/3c55ab61507f480bbe140ba6433edb9a_18.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"South Korea\"><\/div>\n<p><span>As of Sunday, South Korea has seen double-digit figures of imported cases for 24 consecutive days [<\/span>Ahn Young-joon\/AP]<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>South Korea&#8217;s new daily virus cases hovered below 40 for the second straight day on Sunday, but the number of local transmissions outpaced that of imported cases for the first time in a week, according to Yonhap news agency.<\/p>\n<p>The country identified 34 new cases, taking the total caseload to 13,745. Of the newly reported cases, 21 were locally transmitted, according to the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC).<\/p>\n<p>The latest tally marks a steady decline from 61 new infections reported on Thursday and 60 on Friday, largely due to high numbers of imported cases.<\/p>\n<h3>01:43 GMT &#8211; Barcelona limits access to public beaches<\/h3>\n<p>Police in Barcelona are limiting access to some of the city&#8217;s beaches because sunbathers are ignoring regulations amid a resurgence of the coronavirus.<\/p>\n<p>Catalan health authorities reported more than 1,200 new cases on Saturday from the preceding 24 hours. The new outbreaks have forced regional officials to announce the prohibition of gatherings of more than 10 people that went into effect on Saturday.<\/p>\n<h3>01:15 GMT &#8211; Greece reports 19 new coronavirus cases<\/h3>\n<p>Greek authorities announced 19 new cases of coronavirus over the past 24 hours, The Associated Press news agency reported.<\/p>\n<p>Total confirmed cases in Greece since the outbreak of the epidemic are 3,983, with 194 deaths.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the relatively low number of cases, authorities are concerned about increasing evidence that social distancing guidelines are not being followed. On Saturday, they extended the requirement to wear masks to supermarket customers &#8211; and they are considering expanding the mask requirement further.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-embeded-block-image article-embedded-card fullwidth\" readability=\"33.5\">\n<div class=\"article-embeded-mediaCaption\" data-image-url=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/mritems\/Images\/2020\/7\/19\/f7d8cb8f6a0d4e22b018b232824888e2_18.jpg\" readability=\"12\">\n<div class=\"article-embeded-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-responsive article-embeded-media-img\" title=\"Actors and singers perform at the Odeon of Herodes Atticus in Athens, Greece, after the site was reopened for performances on Wednesday, July 15, 2020, with the ancient Parthenon temple in the background. Seating limits have been imposed at the renovated ancient stone Roman theater, underneath the Acropolis, as part of the restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Authorities allowed the venue to reopen despite recently canceling some other summer events to avoid crowding. (AP Photo\/Petros Giannakouris)  \" src=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/mritems\/Images\/2020\/7\/19\/f7d8cb8f6a0d4e22b018b232824888e2_18.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Athens, Greece\"><\/div>\n<p>Actors and singers perform at the Odeon of Herodes Atticus in Athens, Greece, after the site was reopened for performances on Wednesday, with the ancient Parthenon temple in the background [Petros Giannakouris\/AP]<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3>00:55 GMT &#8211; South Africa now ranks fifth in coronavirus cases worldwide<\/h3>\n<p>South Africa now ranks fifth in the world for confirmed coronavirus cases as the African continent faces the pandemic&#8217;s first wave head-on, according to the Johns Hopkins University tally.<\/p>\n<p>South Africa on Saturday reported 13,285 new confirmed cases for a total of 350,879. That puts the country ahead of Peru, and accounts for roughly half the cases in Africa.<\/p>\n<h3>00:18 GMT &#8211; Mexico reports 7,615 new cases, 578 more deaths<\/h3>\n<p>Mexico&#8217;s Health Ministry has reported 7,615 new confirmed coronavirus infections and 578 additional deaths, bringing the total in the country to 338,913 cases and 38,888 deaths.<\/p>\n<p>The government has said the real number of infected people is likely significantly higher than the confirmed cases, according to Reuters.<\/p>\n<h3>00:01 GMT &#8211; EU extends summit after deadlock over COVID-19 recovery plan<\/h3>\n<p>Leaders of the European Union have extended until Sunday their summit after failing to agree on a significant stimulus fund to revive their coronavirus-hammered economies after two days of fraught negotiations, Reuters reported.<\/p>\n<p>As the 27 leaders scurried back to their hotels after a late Saturday night, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron stayed behind in the EU&#8217;s headquarters in Brussels to haggle with the Dutch-led camp of thrifty countries demanding cuts to the 1.8 trillion euros ($2.06 trillion) package. Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2020\/07\/eu-extends-summit-deadlock-coronavirus-recovery-plan-200719003523813.html\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Component-root-0-2-164 Component-p-0-2-156\">_______________________________________________________________<\/p>\n<p>Hello and welcome to Al Jazeera&#8217;s continuing coverage of the coronavirus pandemic. I&#8217;m Ted Regencia in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>You can find all the key developments from yesterday, July 18,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2020\/07\/trump-rules-national-mask-mandate-coronavirus-live-updates-200718002639885.html\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Florida reported over 12,000 new cases of COVID-19, the fifth day in a row the state has announced over 10,000 new infections. China&#8217;s western Xinjiang province has declared a &#8220;wartime situation&#8221; to clamp down on a sudden spike in coronavirus cases. 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