Atlanta mayor tests positive for Covid-19; Kenya emerges from lockdown; Israel reimposes restrictions. Follow the latest updates
- US cases near 3m as White House claims country is a “leader” in global fight against virus
- Fury as Boris Johnson accuses care homes over high Covid-19 death toll
- Global report: India sees record daily rise as capital opens giant hospital
- World map: which countries have the most cases and deaths?
12.24am BST
Atlanta mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms announced Monday that she had tested positive for Covid-19.
The 50-year-old Democrat is among the women named as a potential vice-presidential running mate for presumptive presidential nominee Joe Biden.
She told MSNBC that she decided her family members should get tested again because her husband “literally has been sleeping since Thursday.”
COVID-19 has literally hit home. I have had NO symptoms and have tested positive.
12.11am BST
Known US coronavirus cases stand at almost 3 million, with 2,911,888 currently confirmed on the Johns Hopkins University tracker.
The country’s death toll passed 130,000 on Monday, following a massive surge of new cases that has derailed efforts to restart the economy.
Related: White House claims US is ‘a leader’ in fight against Covid-19 as cases rise
Continue reading…Atlanta mayor tests positive for Covid-19; Kenya emerges from lockdown; Israel reimposes restrictions. Follow the latest updatesUS cases near 3m as White House claims country is a “leader” in global fight against virusFury as Boris Johnson accuses care homes over high Covid-19 death tollGlobal report: India sees record daily rise as capital opens giant hospitalWorld map: which countries have the most cases and deaths? 12.24am BSTAtlanta mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms announced Monday that she had tested positive for Covid-19.The 50-year-old Democrat is among the women named as a potential vice-presidential running mate for presumptive presidential nominee Joe Biden.She told MSNBC that she decided her family members should get tested again because her husband “literally has been sleeping since Thursday.” COVID-19 has literally hit home. I have had NO symptoms and have tested positive. 12.11am BSTKnown US coronavirus cases stand at almost 3 million, with 2,911,888 currently confirmed on the Johns Hopkins University tracker. The country’s death toll passed 130,000 on Monday, following a massive surge of new cases that has derailed efforts to restart the economy. Related: White House claims US is ‘a leader’ in fight against Covid-19 as cases rise Continue reading…