Globally, COVID-19 cases have crossed 7.6 million with a death toll over 4.2 lakh and more than 3.6 million recoveries.
Here are the top 10 global developments this morning:
1. China reported 11 new Covid-19 cases and seven asymptomatic cases for June 12, the national health authority said on Saturday.
2. Brazil has overtaken Britain as the country with the world’s second-highest Covid-19 death toll after a further 843 deaths pushed its total to 41,901.
3. The United States, with over 2 million infections and 114,672 deaths, remains the worst-hit country.
4. Thailand announced Friday it is easing some restrictions that were imposed to fight the spread of the coronavirus, including allowing some schools to reopen and scrapping a curfew.
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5. New Zealand news service Newshub reports the latest figures from the ministry of health show no new cases of the virus in the last 24 hours. It means New Zealand hasn’t recorded any new cases for 22 days in a row.
6. In Australia, four new Covid-19 cases have been identified in New South Wales overnight. Of those, two cases are travellers now in hotel quarantine.
7. Black Lives Matter advocates and refugee activists will hold protests throughout Australia on Saturday, despite warnings from health authorities they could lead to Covid-19 outbreaks.
8. The mayor of Mexico City said the Mexican capital will next week lift restrictions on car traffic and public transport, and allow 340,000 factory works to get back to work, even though new cases of coronavirus are still rising.
9. The coronavirus pandemic has claimed another 28 lives in French hospitals in the past 24 hours, bringing the country’s overall tally to 29,374, the Health Ministry announced.
10. The World Health Organization (WHO) said it is “especially concerned” about the impact of Covid-19 on women, children and adolescents.