Coronavirus Live News: Brazil sees record daily cases like Hong Kong on the brink of ‘large-scale outbreak’ | World News

Brazil’s coronavirus outbreak set daily records on Wednesday with 69,074 new confirmed cases and 1,595 related deaths, as the world’s second-worst outbreak accelerates toward the 100,000-death milestone.

Brazil is the country most affected by Covid-19 outside the United States in both death toll and case count, with more than 2.5 million confirmed cases and 90,134 deaths since the pandemic began, according to data from the ministry.

Sao Paulo, the most populous and most affected state in Brazil, has been working through a backlog of previously unrecorded cases, reporting more than 26,000 cases on Wednesday alone.

President Jair Bolsonaro has lobbied to reopen the Brazilian economy, with blockades increasing in many cities even as the disease continues to rise. In some cases, Brazilians have crowded into crowded bars and public squares, often in defiance of local rules.

Bolsonaro himself has breached social distancing guidelines by joining sympathizers in protests around Brasilia, the capital, in recent months. He fell ill with coronavirus this month and spent weeks in partial isolation before recovering. The right-wing populist has argued that the economic damage from the blockages is worse than the disease itself, which he has called “a little flu” that can be cured with unproven treatments, involving the anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine.

In Hong Kong, Executive Director Carrie Lam said the city was “on the verge of a large-scale community outbreak that can lead to a collapse of our hospital system and cost lives, especially for the elderly.”

A statement on Monday from the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office, Beijing’s main presence in the city, said that Hong Kong’s testing capacity was no longer able to meet demand and that “its medical system and quarantine facilities they are being overwhelmed. “

Following the latest resurgence, the Hong Kong government suggested it could postpone voting for seats in the city legislature scheduled for September 6 for a year, public broadcaster RTHK reported on Wednesday.

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Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam warned that the city is on the verge of a large-scale outbreak of the coronavirus and urged people to stay indoors as long as possible as new stringent measures take effect.

Brazil, the second most affected country in terms of number of cases and deaths, confirmed nearly 70,000 cases of coronavirus, in a new national daily registry (the global registry for the highest number of cases reported by a single country belongs to the United States , with more than 77,000 reported on July 16.

Brazil recorded 69,074 new confirmed cases and 1,595 related deaths, as the country accelerates toward the 100,000-loss-of-life milestone.

• The death toll from coronavirus in the US exceeded 150,000, higher than any other country and almost a quarter of the world total. Of the 20 countries with the largest outbreaks, the United States ranks sixth in deaths per capita, with 4.5 deaths per 10,000 people, according to a Reuters count.
• Brazil confirmed almost 70,000 cases of coronavirus in a new daily registry. The country registered 69,074 new confirmed cases and 1,595 related deaths, as the second worst outbreak in the world accelerates to the milestone of 100,000 lives cut short.
• Guatemala is burying dozens of unidentified Covid-19 dead. Hospitals say they have had to bury dozens of Covid-19 victims who have never been identified, and a hospital creates files in hopes that once the pandemic passes, family members will come looking for them.
• Macron’s popularity skyrocketed after an EU recovery deal. In an opinion poll, half of respondents said they trusted the president’s policies for France, only for the second time since April 2018 it hit the 50% mark.
• France experienced its largest daily increase in cases in more than a month. The number of new coronavirus infections in France rose by 1,392 on Wednesday, a figure that is likely to fuel fears of a second wave despite officials downplaying that scenario.
• The Catalan government alleviated the confinement in the city of Lleida 160,000 people were ordered to stay home after an increase in infections.
• Lebanon reported its highest infection record in a single day. The country reported 182 new cases of coronavirus, before the new blocking measures that will take effect at midnight.