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Barack Obama launched a scathing attack on Donald Trump’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic, calling it an “absolute chaotic mess.”
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France recorded its lowest toll in a month, with 80 deaths reported on Saturday, as authorities prepared to relax restrictions on public movement.
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Authorities in Seoul, the capital of South Korea, closed more than 2,100 nightclubs, hostess bars, and nightclubs after a group of cases linked to a popular entertainment district.
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Globally, more than 279,000 have died from COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus, while the number of confirmed infections has exceeded four million. More than 1.3 million people have recovered.
Here are all the latest updates:
Sunday, May 10
03:01 GMT – South Korea reports biggest jump in a single day in a month
South Korea reported 34 additional cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, as a series of broadcasts linked to clubgoers threatens the country’s hard-earned profits in its fight against the virus.
The Korean Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said a tentative evaluation showed that 26 of the 34 new patients were cases of local transmission, while the rest were imported.
The Yonhap news agency said it was the first time that South Korea’s cases exceed 30 in about a month.
A list of precautions to prevent the spread of COVID-19 is seen at the entrance of a club in Seoul, South Korea, on May 8, 2020. [Yonhap via Reuters]
Most of the new cases in the past few days were linked to nightclubs in Seoul’s Itaewon entertainment district.
Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun ordered officials to find some 1,510 people who visited clubs in Itaewon last week and to examine them for the coronavirus.
The KCDC also urged visitors to those clubs to isolate themselves to limit the possible spread of the virus, according to Yonhap.
02:42 GMT – China reports double-digit increase in new cases
China reported its first double-digit increase in cases of further increases in 10 days on Sunday, saying 14 new cases had been detected, 12 of them domestic infections and two brought in from abroad.
Eleven of these internal cases occurred in northeast Jilin province and 1 in Hubei province, whose capital, Wuhan, is considered the epicenter of the global pandemic.
Jilin shares a border with North Korea, where the virus situation is unclear.
02:14 GMT – US airlines support temperature controls
A U.S. trade group representing major airlines says its members support the government doing passenger temperature checks for as long as necessary during the coronavirus crisis.
Airlines for America said the checks will add a layer of protection for passengers, as well as for airlines and airport employees.
The association said passenger inspection is the responsibility of the Transportation Security Administration.
“Having the TSA perform temperature controls will ensure that procedures are standardized, providing consistency across airports so travelers can plan appropriately.”
01:55 GMT – New Zealand reports two new cases
New Zealand health authorities reported two new cases of coronavirus on Sunday, a day before Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and her cabinet decided to further ease restrictions on physical distancing.
One case involved an elderly facility, while the second involved a traveler from abroad.
Today again we have 2 new cases of # COVID-19 report in New Zealand. For more details, read the full statement at https://t.co/abkrd7GnpS
– Ministry of Health – Manatū Hauora (@minhealthnz) May 10, 2020
01:27 GMT – A third of all deaths from the US coronavirus. USA Nursing Home Related
At least 25,600 residents and workers have died from the coronavirus in nursing homes and other long-term care facilities for older adults in the United States. USA, according to a New York Times database.
“While only about 10 percent of the country’s cases have occurred in long-term care facilities, COVID-19-related deaths in these facilities represent a third of the country’s pandemic deaths,” said the Times.
The virus has infected more than 143,000 people at some 7,500 facilities, he added.
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01:12 GMT – US CDC USA, FDA chiefs quarantined after COVID-19 exposure
According to a spokesperson and a media report, two US cabinet-level officials were in quarantine after coming into contact with someone who tested positive for COVID-19.
Robert Redfield, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, “will be teleworking for the next two weeks” after a “low-risk exposure” Wednesday to a person in the White House who has the disease, the report said. Washington Post. , quoting a spokesperson.
Stephen Hahn, Commissioner of the US Food and Drug Administration. It is also in quarantine for the next two weeks after coming into contact with someone who tested positive for COVID-19, an FDA spokesman told Reuters on Friday night.
Hahn immediately took a diagnostic test for the coronavirus and the results were negative, the FDA said.
00:25 GMT – Brazil records 10,000 deaths
The death toll from the coronavirus pandemic in Brazil has exceeded 10,000, according to figures from the Ministry of Health.
There are now 10,627 deaths and 155,939 confirmed cases in the country, but Scientists believe the actual figure could be 15 or even 20 times worse, given the country’s inability to carry out widespread testing.
After Brazil passed the 10,000-dead mark, the National Congress decreed an official three-day mourning period and asked Brazilians to follow the recommendations of health authorities to reduce infection rates as the country prepares for ” a safe and definitive return to normality. “
00:12 GMT – Musk threatens to leave California due to restrictions
Tesla CEO Elon Musk threatened to remove the factory and company headquarters from California and sued local officials who have prevented the company from reopening its electric vehicle factory.
In a lawsuit filed in federal court, Tesla accused the Alameda County Health Department of overstepping federal and state coronavirus restrictions when it prevented Tesla from restarting production at its factory in Fremont. The lawsuit contends that workers at the Tesla factory can work during the California home stay order because the facility is considered “critical infrastructure.”
“Frankly, this is the drop that fills the glass,” Musk tweeted. “Tesla will now move its headquarters and future programs to Texas / Nevada immediately.”
He wrote that whether the company maintains any manufacturing in Fremont depends on how Tesla is treated in the future.
Alameda County said it has been working with Tesla to develop a safety plan that “allows for the reopening while protecting the health and well-being of the thousands of employees” who work at the factory and hopes to reach an agreement on a plan. security very soon.
But Fremont Mayor Lily Mei expressed concern about the possible financial implications of continuing to seek shelter-in-place with no provisions for manufacturers like Tesla to resume. Mei urged the county to work with companies on “acceptable guidelines for reopening.”
Hello and welcome to Al Jazeera’s continued coverage of the coronavirus pandemic. I am Zaheena Rasheed in Male, Maldives.
Go here for all the updates from yesterday, May 9th.
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