Covid-19 outbreak accelerates across Africa; Venezuelan Socialist Party boss also tests positive; Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro ‘in good health’. Follow the latest updates:
- South Africa warns of coronavirus ‘storm’ as outbreak accelerates across continent
- Bolivia’s president and Venezuela’s Socialist party leader test positive for Covid-19
- WHO says coronavirus pandemic still accelerating
- Trudeau and Trump’s responses see wildly different results
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Here is the fill story on two top politicians in Latin America testing positive for coronavirus:
Two more leading Latin American politicians – from Bolivia and Venezuela – have said they have tested positive for Covid-19 in the same week Brazil’s president announced he had contracted coronavirus.
Related: Bolivia’s president and Venezuela’s Socialist party leader test positive for Covid-19
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South Africa has confirmed a record 24-hour case increase of 13,674.
Africa’s most developed country is now a hot spot in the global pandemic with 238,339 total confirmed cases.
Related: South Africa warns of coronavirus ‘storm’ as outbreak accelerates across continent
Continue reading…Covid-19 outbreak accelerates across Africa; Venezuelan Socialist Party boss also tests positive; Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro ‘in good health’. Follow the latest updates: South Africa warns of coronavirus ‘storm’ as outbreak accelerates across continentBolivia’s president and Venezuela’s Socialist party leader test positive for Covid-19WHO says coronavirus pandemic still acceleratingTrudeau and Trump’s responses see wildly different results 1.05am BSTHere is the fill story on two top politicians in Latin America testing positive for coronavirus:Two more leading Latin American politicians – from Bolivia and Venezuela – have said they have tested positive for Covid-19 in the same week Brazil’s president announced he had contracted coronavirus. Related: Bolivia’s president and Venezuela’s Socialist party leader test positive for Covid-19 12.54am BSTSouth Africa has confirmed a record 24-hour case increase of 13,674.Africa’s most developed country is now a hot spot in the global pandemic with 238,339 total confirmed cases. Related: South Africa warns of coronavirus ‘storm’ as outbreak accelerates across continent Continue reading…