Globally, over 92 lakh people are infected with the virus and 476,945 have died, with the United States recording the maximum number of cases (23,28,562), followed by Brazil (11,06,470), Russia (5,98,878).
Here are the top 10 global developments this morning:
1. New Zealand has recorded one new case of COVID-19, diagnosed in a traveller returning from abroad. The country has reported 11 active cases of Covid-19, all in people returning to the island nation.
2. Novak Djokovic, the men’s world number one Tennis player, has been tested positive for COVID-19 after taking part in a tennis exhibition tournament he organized in Serbia and Croatia
3. South Korea reported 46 new cases on Tuesday, 30 of them imported. This brings the total number of infections to 12,484, while the death toll has reached 281.
4. A Brazilian judge ordered President Jair Bolsonaro to wear a mask in public after the right-wing populist attended political rallies without one in the middle of the world’s second-worst coronavirus outbreak.
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5. Russia is holding its postponed Victory Day military parade on Wednesday despite steadily rising coronavirus infections, as Vladimir Putin seeks a popularity boost in the run-up to a referendum on extending his time in office.
6. China reported 12 new coronavirus cases on the mainland on Tuesday, down from 22 on Monday, the country’s health authority said on Wednesday.
7. The Washington Post reported that seven US states have seen their highest hospitalisations of coronavirus patients so far in the pandemic. The states are Arizona, Arkansas, California, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas.
8. A man in his 80s has died overnight in the state of Victoria, Australia, in the first coronavirus-related death in more than a month. Australia’s total death toll from the virus now stands at 103.
9. Pubs, restaurants, hotels and hairdressers can open from 4 July in England, when social distancing rules will be eased. PM Boris Johnson said people should remain 2m apart where possible but a “one metre plus” rule would be introduced.
10. Iran reported highest virus deaths since April. The country reported 121 new coronavirus deaths on Tuesday, its highest daily toll in over two months.