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US coronavirus deaths near 120,000: Live updates

WHO says 183,000 cases- a new daily record - added worldwide with biggest increase
from North and South America.
by Ted Regencia & Linah Alsaaﬁn
22 Jun 2020 10:14 GMT
The World Health Organization reported a record increase in global coronavirus cases,
with the total rising by 183,020 in a 24-hour period. The biggest increase was from
North and South America with more than 116,000 new cases.
Brazil officially passed 50,000 coronavirus deaths, with 50,617 deaths as of Sunday. It
has 1,085,038 cases, according to the country's health ministry.
Worldwide, at least 8.9 million people have been confirmed to have the coronavirus, At
least 4.4 million have recovered, while more than 467,000 people have died, according
to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University.
Here are the latest updates:
Monday, June 22
10:15 GMT - Coronavirus cases in the Balkans region

North Macedonia's Institute of Public Health announced 101 new cases of coronavirus in
the last 24 hours. Five people died, and the number of active cases is 2,942.
In Serbia, 91 people tested positive for COVID-19, with one death reported, bringing the
total death toll to 261.
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Three new COVID-19 cases were registered in Montenegro, bringing the total number of
coronavirus active cases to 38 in the country.
10:00 GMT - Pakistan one of countries hardest hit by COVID-

19
Pakistan continues to register in the top 10 countries by daily coronavirus case increases,
with 4,471 new cases on Sunday taking the country's tally to 181,088 cases since its
outbreak began in late February, according to government data. At least 89 people died
in the South Asian country on Sunday, taking its death toll to 3,661.
Over the weekend, Pakistan resumed service for limited commercial international flights
into and out of the country, the first time such flights have been allowed since March 21.
Domestic commercial flight operations resumed on May 16.
Cases continue to spread across the country, with testing continuing at around the
30,000 tests per day mark, well below the 50,000 recommended by the World Health
Organization in a letter to the Pakistani government earlier this month.
Pakistan has adopted a "smart lockdown" approach to containing the virus, opting to lock
down infection hot spots, rather than entire cities. On Monday, however, local newspaper
Dawn quoted officials in northern city of Rawalpindi - home to two million people, a
medium-sized city by Pakistani standards - saying that they did not have enough police
personnel to enforce the lockdowns in all identified hotspots, raising fears that the new
approach may not be effective.
09:45 GMT - Indonesia's death toll reaches 2500, with over

46,000 infections
Indonesia reported 954 new coronavirus infections, taking its total number of cases to
46,845.
Health ministry official Achmad Yurianto said there were 35 more deaths reported, with
total fatalities now at 2,500, the highest coronavirus death toll in East Asia outside of
China.
09:00 GMT - Spain to decide this week which non-European

tourists can visit
Spain will decide this week which visitors from outside Europe can enter as it welcomes
back travellers from neighbouring nations in an effort to revive a tourism industry
hammered by the coronavirus lockdown, a minister said.
Spain is the world's second most-visited nation, with roughly one in five of its normally
80 million annual visitors coming from Britain.
Health Minister Salvador Illa told Cadena SER radio station that Madrid would discuss
with European Union (EU) partners whether to also let in travellers from outside the
continent.
Foreign Minister Arancha Gonzalez Laya confirmed to COPE radio that a two-week self-
quarantine for visitors had been lifted, but non-Europeans were still not allowed in
except for Spanish passport-holders, health workers or people in transit.
One of the worst-hit nations, Spain has registered 246,272 cases and 28,323 deaths from
the COVID-19 disease.
08:45 GMT - Serbian champions Red Star say ﬁve players

positive for coronavirus
Serbian football champions Red Star Belgrade said five of their players have tested
positive for the coronavirus.
Marko Gobeljic, Njegos Petrovic, Dusan Jovancic, Marko Konatar and all felt unwell
ahead of the final Serbian Superleague round against Proleter on Saturday and did not
appear in the stadium.
Branko Jovicic showed no symptoms but returned a positive test, Red Star said on its
website. The rest of the players and the management were also tested and none were
positive, they added.
Red Star celebrated the third consecutive championship after the win against Proleter at
home. Around 18,000 fans, many of them packed closely together, attended the match
and celebration afterwards.
08:30 GMT - 'No-swab' saliva test for cornavirus piloted in UK

A weekly coronavirus testing regime using a "no-swab" saliva test is being trialed in
Southampton, southern England, and could result in a simpler and quicker way to detect
outbreaks of the virus, the UK government said.
"Saliva testing could potentially make it even easier for people to take coronavirus tests at
home, without having to use swabs," said Health Secretary Matt Hancock. "This trial will
also help us learn if routine, at-home testing could pick up cases of the virus earlier."
More than 14,000 doctors and health workers, other essential workers and university
staff and their households will participate in the trial, which uses an Optigene test, the
government said.
Rather than taking a swab, which some people find uncomfortable, participants will spit
into a pot. Test results will be received within 48 hours, the government said.
08:00 GMT - Russia reports 7,600 new coronavirus infections

Russia has reported 7,600 new cases of the coronavirus, pushing its nationwide case total
to 592,280, the world's third largest tally.
The coronavirus taskforce response said 95 people had died in the past 24 hours,
bringing the official death toll to 8,206.
07:45 GMT - Dimitrov gets coronavirus after 'reckless' tennis

charity event
Bulgarian tennis player Grigor Dimitrov has tested positive for the coronavirus after
taking part in a charity event organised by men's top-ranked player Novak Djokovic.
Dimitrov pulled out of the regional exhibition tournament - which had sparked
criticism for its lack of safety precautions - in Croatia on Saturday following his opening
singles match, after feeling unwell.
"I want to ... let my fans and friends know that I tested positive ... for COVID-19,"
Dimitrov wrote on Instagram on Sunday.
Read more here.
07:30 GMT - Beijing COVID-19 cases to see 'cliff-like' drop

this week, says expert
Beijing will see a "cliff-like" drop in new cases in the current coronavirus outbreak by the
end of this week with efforts to control the spread of infections in the Chinese capital
underway, said an expert at the national health authority.
The city of more than 20 million people reported its first case linked to a wholesale food
centre in the southwest of Beijing in the latest wave on June 11. So far, 236 people have
been infected in the worst outbreak in Beijing since COVID-19 was identified at a seafood
market in the central city of Wuhan late last year.
Beijing reported on Monday nine new cases for June 21, sharply down from 22 a day
earlier.
"If you control the source and cut the chain of transmission, the number will have a cliff-
like drop," Wu Hao, a disease control expert from the National Health Commission, told
state television in an interview aired on Sunday night.
Beijing is not headed for a "flood-like" lockdown, unlike early efforts in Wuhan when
little was known about the virus, Wu said, adding lockdown procedures have been more
targeted this time.
07:15 GMT - Fears of South Korea losing control over second

virus wave
The mayor of South Korea's capital fears the country is losing control over a virus
resurgence and said Seoul will reimpose stronger social-distancing measures if the daily
jump in infections does not come below an average of 30 over the next three days.
"If Seoul gets penetrated (by the virus), the entire Republic of Korea gets penetrated,"
Park Won-soon said in a televised briefing.
He also lamented what he described as complacency of citizens in social distancing, citing

an increase in public transportation usage that he says has been approaching last year's
levels in recent weeks.
Citing research by health experts, Park said the country could be possibly reporting as
much as 800 new cases a day a month from now if it fails to stem current trends in
transmissions. He said the basic reproduction number of virus carriers, which measures
the number of infections caused by an individual, has reached nearly 1.8 for the period
between April 30 and June 11. Any number above 1 indicates a growing epidemic.
07:00 GMT - Abu Dhabi eases movement restrictions within

emirate
Abu Dhabi has eased restrictions to allow movement between its cities for all residents
starting on Tuesday but extended restrictions on entry into the emirate by non-residents,
its media office said.
Abu Dhabi, the largest and wealthiest member of the United Arab Emirates, extended a
ban on entering the emirate without a permit for another week, the media office said in a
tweet, while allowing residents to exit the emirate freely.
06:45 GMT - As virus surges, Pakistan says there is no choice

but to open
The coronavirus is spreading in Pakistan at one of the fastest rates in the world and
overwhelmed hospitals are turning away patients. But the government is pushing ahead
with opening up the country, trying to salvage a near-collapsed economy where millions
have already slid into poverty from pandemic restrictions.
Prime Minister Imran Khan said the refusal to impose a complete lockdown saved the
country from economic collapse. In televised speeches, he has taken to pleading with
Pakistanis to wear masks, ignore countless conspiracy theories and take the virus
seriously.
As cases spiralled, the government last week shut down some districts in Islamabad and
other cities where fresh outbreaks have been identified. But otherwise it has largely
continued with lifting coronavirus restrictions.
The restrictions were initially imposed in mid-March, but within weeks, they were lifted
bit by bit.
06:20 GMT - Brazil's virus death toll tops 50,000

Brazil has reported 641 more deaths from coronavirus over the past day, becoming the
second country worldwide with a death toll topping 50,000.
The country's health ministry said the overall fatalities have mounted to 50,617,
according to public news agency Agencia Brasil.
Meanwhile, 17,000 new infections were reported over the past day, taking the nationwide
case-count to more than 1.08 million.
Brazil is one of the world's hardest-hit regions due to the virus, and now in second place
after the US in the death toll.
05:52 GMT - India's infections soar in rural areas

India’s coronavirus caseload has risen to 425,282 as infections soar in rural areas where
migrant workers fleeing major cities have returned in recent weeks.
India's health ministry on Monday reported 14,821 new cases and about 300 new deaths,
bring the toll of fatalities up to more than 13,000. The coastal state of Goa reported its
first COVID-19 death.
India's government planning body Niti Aayog says infections have now emerged in 98
out of 112 of the country’s poorest districts.
Still, about 60 percent of India's cases have been reported in the states of Delhi, which
includes the national capital of New Delhi, Maharashtra, home to India's financial capital
Mumbai and Tamil Nadu, where manufacturing hub Chennai is located.
_______________________________________________________________
Hello, this is Linah Alsaafin taking over the blog from my colleague Ted Regencia.
05:12 GMT - New Zealand to extend ban on cruise ship

arrivals
New Zealand has announced that it is extending a ban on cruise ships arriving in the
country as it looks to safeguard borders as new cases emerge of people arriving in the
country with the coronavirus.
"We are extending the current cruise ship ban which was due to expire on the 30th of
June," Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said in a news conference.
Cargo vessels will still be allowed to load and unload, fishing vessels to unload and
resupply, and vessels can come to New Zealand to undertake repairs and refitting, Ardern
said, although some quarantine rules would be tightened.
05:00 GMT - Thailand reports three new imported cases

Thailand on Monday reported three new coronavirus cases, all imported, marking 28
days without local transmission, Reuters news agency reported, quoting a senior official.
The three new cases were Thai nationals returning from India and were detected in state
quarantine, said spokesman for the government's Centre for COVID-19 Situation
Administration, Taweesin Visanuyothin.
Thailand has so far recorded 58 deaths related to COVID-19 among 3,151 infections, of
which 3,022 patients have recovered.
Taweesin said the administration was coordinating with Myanmar authorities regarding
23 coronavirus cases found among migrants deported from Thailand.
04:48 GMT - Greece reports 10 new cases

Authorities say Greece had 10 new COVID-19 cases and no virus-related deaths between
Saturday and Sunday, according to the Associated Press.
The daily update brought the country’s total confirmed cases to 3,266, including 190
deaths.
Greek authorities say the median age of the infected people who died is 76 and all of
those under age 70 had suffered from serious conditions unrelated to the virus.
04:20 GMT - Two coronavirus cases reported in New Zealand

New Zealand has reported two new cases of the coronavirus as a trickle of infected people
continue to arrive at the border, according to the Associated Press.
The country of five million people now has nine active cases after having none at all
earlier this month.
Health officials said on Monday that all those cases involve people who have recently
arrived and are in quarantine, and there is no evidence of community transmission.
Still, many remain anxious community transmission could return, especially after health
officials admitted making a mistake by allowing two women who had arrived from
London to leave quarantine before they had been tested because a parent was dying. The
women later tested positive and have since isolated themselves.
04:00 GMT - Germany's cases rise to 190,359

The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany increased by 537 to 190,359,
Reuters news agency reported on Monday quoting data from the Robert Koch Institute
(RKI) for infectious diseases.
The reported death toll rose by 3 to 8,885, the tally showed.

03:47 GMT - Barber offers hope in Peruvian barrios

devastated by virus
Amid the coronavirus lockdown in Peru, barber Josue Yacahuanca is offering some hope
to residents of some of the poorest neighbourhoods in the capital, Lima.
Once a week, Yacahuanca seeks out clients devastated by the pandemic and the nearly
100 days of lockdown, giving haircuts for free.
"I want them to look in the mirror and see a bit of hope," Yacahuanca told the Associated
Press news agency. At 21 years old, he is already considered a veteran barber having
started cutting hair at 13.
03:25 GMT - 150 cannery workers forced into quarantine

without pay in Los Angeles
About 150 seasonal workers hired by a salmon cannery in Alaska are being forced to
quarantine without pay at a hotel in Los Angeles after three of them tested positive for
the coronavirus, the Associated Press news agency reported quoting a news report.
The workers, most of them from Mexico and Southern California, were hired on June 2
by North Pacific Seafoods to work at its Red Salmon Cannery in Naknek, Alaska, through
August, according to the lawsuit filed on Friday in San Francisco Superior Court, the Los
Angeles Times reported.
Instead, they have been stuck at the Crowne Plaza LAX Hotel since June 10, attorney
Jonathan Davis said.
Leauri Moore, vice president of human resources for North Pacific Seafoods, told the
newspaper in an email that she had not seen the lawsuit and could not comment.
02:45 GMT - Mongolians cite Genghis Khan for success in

dealing with pandemic
Fresh air, a diet of free-range milk and meat, plus Genghis Khan's fighting spirit are
among reasons being cited by Mongolians for why the country has managed to fight off
the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, according to a South China Morning Post
report.
In a series of interviews with the Hong Kong-based publication, an historian, a shaman, a

monk and a medical doctor all referenced Genghis Khan, the conqueror and leader of the
Mongolian Empire during the 12th and 13th centuries, saying that they have learned to
live and eat simply like him, "and do not experience the stress and consumerism" by
people from other countries.
Dr Chinburen Jigjidsuren, a special health adviser to the prime minister, was also quoted
as saying that the government learned from Genghis Khan the art of clear
communication keeping the public informed and prevented panic in dealing with the
pandemic.
As of Monday, Mongolia has at least 206 coronavirus cases, all imported, and zero
deaths.
02:31 GMT - Report: Malaysians complain of weight gain

during lockdown
More and more Malaysians are complaining about their weight gain during coronavirus
lockdown in the country starting in mid-March, the Kuala Lumpur based The Star
reported.
The newspaper said the development "was not really a surprise" considering that many
have become homebound and less active physically.
"Some even chose not to share their most recent photographs on their social media
accounts to avoid receiving criticism from their friends," the report said.
Even before the pandemic, obesity was already a health concern in Malaysia. According
to the World Population Review 2019, Malaysia has the highest prevalence of obesity
among adults in Southeast Asia at 15.6 percent.
The National Health and Morbidity Survey (NHMS) 2019 findings, meanwhile, showed
that 50.1 percent of adults in Malaysia were either overweight or obese - 30.4 percent
were overweight and 19.7 percent obese.
02:04 GMT - China reports 25 new coronavirus cases

China reported 18 new coronavirus cases for June 21, 9 of which were in the capital
Beijing, Reuters reported on Monday quoting the National Health Commission. Another
seven cases are categorised as asymptomatic.
This compared with 26 confirmed cases a day earlier, 22 of which were in Beijing. Local
authorities are restricting movement of people in the capital and stepping up other
measures to prevent the virus from spreading following a series of local infections.
Seven asymptomatic COVID-19 patients were also reported - those who are infected but
show no symptoms, were reported as of June 21 compared with six a day earlier.
01:40 GMT - South Korea cases dip to nearly one-month low

New coronavirus cases in South Korea dipped to a nearly one-month low on Monday due
mainly to less testing over the weekend, Yonhap news agency reported, quoting health
officials.
The country added 17 new cases, including 11 local infections, raising the total number of
cases to 12,438, according to the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(KCDC). There were also six additional imported cases, raising the total to 1,441.
This was the first time since May 26 that the number of new daily COVID-19 cases fell
below 20. It also marks a sharp drop from 67 cases Saturday and 48 cases Sunday, KCDC
added.
There were no additional deaths, keeping the total death toll to 280.
01:31 GMT - Beijing reports 9 new COVID-19 cases
Beijing's municipal health authority reported on Monday nine new cases of the
coronavirus in the city for June 21, down from 22 a day earlier.
The city of more than 20 million people reported its first case in the latest wave on June
11.
The resurgence has been linked to a wholesale food centre in the southwest of Beijing. So
far, 236 people in the city have been infected in the outbreak.
01:19 GMT - New York City coronavirus tracing off to a bumpy

start: report
New York City's effort to stop the spread of the coronavirus through contact tracing has
been hampered by the reluctance of many people who are infected with the virus to
provide information to tracers, according to a report in The New York Times.
The Times report said just 35 percent of the 5,347 city residents who tested positive or
were presumed positive for COVID-19 in the first two weeks of the contact tracing
programme gave information about their close contacts.
Perry N Halkitis, dean of the School of Public Health at Rutgers University, called the 35
percent rate for eliciting contacts "very bad", adding that it should be closer to 75 percent.
Dr Ted Long, head of New York City's new Test and Trace Corps, defended the
programme and said 69 percent of the people who complete an interview provide
contacts. "We think that’s a strong start but we also do want to get that number up," Long
told The Associated Press news agency.
00:51 GMT - Report: 40 US baseball players, staff positive for

COVID-19
As a vote by Major League Baseball players on whether to accept the owners' latest
proposal to play the 2020 season continues to be delayed, a USA Today report surfaced
that a large of positive COVID-19 tests is the main reason for the delay.
Citing two sources close to the situation, USA Today's Bob Nightengale reported that 40
MLB players and staff members tested positive for COVID-19 in the last week.
According to Nightengale, the recent uptick in COVID-19 infections will push the start of
the season back to July 26 at the earliest, with spring training resuming no earlier than
June 29. The owners and players had previously agreed to restart the season on July 19,
according to Reuters News Agency.
00:32 GMT - Mexico reports 5,343 new coronavirus infections,

1,044 deaths
Mexico has reported 5,343 new infections and 1,044 additional deaths from the
coronavirus that causes COVID-19, the health ministry said, bringing the totals for the
country to 180,545 cases and 21,825 deaths.
The government has said the actual number of infected people is likely significantly
higher than the confirmed cases, Reuters News Agency said.
00:01 GMT - Mexico to resume sending farm workers to

Canada after safety deal
Mexico will resume sending temporary farm workers to Canada after the two countries
reached a deal on improved safety protections for labourers on Canadian farms during
the coronavirus pandemic, Reuters News Agency reported.
Mexico's foreign ministry said in a statement that the Temporary Agricultural Workers
Program (PTAT) had "entered into operation once again after a temporary pause".
Mexico said last Tuesday it would pause sending workers to farms with coronavirus
infections after at least two of its nationals died from COVID-19 after outbreaks on 17
Canadian farms.
Canadian farmers rely on 60,000 short-term foreign workers, predominantly from Latin
America and the Caribbean, to plant and harvest crops.
_______________________________________________________________
Hello and welcome to Al Jazeera's continuing coverage of the coronavirus pandemic. I'm
Ted Regencia in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
You can find all the key developments from yesterday, June 21, here.
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6/22/2020 US coronavirus deaths near 120,000: Live updates | News | Al Jazeera

US coronavirus deaths near 120,000: Live updates

Here are the latest updates:

10:15 GMT - Coronavirus cases in the Balkans region

10:00 GMT - Pakistan one of countries hardest hit by COVID-

09:45 GMT - Indonesia's death toll reaches 2500, with over

09:00 GMT - Spain to decide this week which non-European

08:45 GMT - Serbian champions Red Star say ﬁve players

08:30 GMT - 'No-swab' saliva test for cornavirus piloted in UK

08:00 GMT - Russia reports 7,600 new coronavirus infections

07:45 GMT - Dimitrov gets coronavirus after 'reckless' tennis

Read more here.

07:30 GMT - Beijing COVID-19 cases to see 'cliff-like' drop

07:15 GMT - Fears of South Korea losing control over second

He also lamented what he described as complacency of citizens in social distancing, citing

07:00 GMT - Abu Dhabi eases movement restrictions within

06:45 GMT - As virus surges, Pakistan says there is no choice

06:20 GMT - Brazil's virus death toll tops 50,000

05:52 GMT - India's infections soar in rural areas

05:12 GMT - New Zealand to extend ban on cruise ship

05:00 GMT - Thailand reports three new imported cases

04:48 GMT - Greece reports 10 new cases

04:20 GMT - Two coronavirus cases reported in New Zealand

04:00 GMT - Germany's cases rise to 190,359

The reported death toll rose by 3 to 8,885, the tally showed.

03:47 GMT - Barber offers hope in Peruvian barrios

03:25 GMT - 150 cannery workers forced into quarantine

02:45 GMT - Mongolians cite Genghis Khan for success in

In a series of interviews with the Hong Kong-based publication, an historian, a shaman, a

02:31 GMT - Report: Malaysians complain of weight gain

02:04 GMT - China reports 25 new coronavirus cases

01:40 GMT - South Korea cases dip to nearly one-month low

01:31 GMT - Beijing reports 9 new COVID-19 cases

01:19 GMT - New York City coronavirus tracing off to a bumpy

00:51 GMT - Report: 40 US baseball players, staff positive for

00:32 GMT - Mexico reports 5,343 new coronavirus infections,

00:01 GMT - Mexico to resume sending farm workers to

SOURCE: AL JAZEERA AND NEWS AGENCIES

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