UNITED NATIONS (AFP): Global Covid-19 (coronavirus) infections topped nine million as the World Health Organisation on Tuesday (June 23) warned the pandemic was accelerating and Saudi Arabia announced it would scale back the haj Islamic pilgrimage next month.
Europe has steadily eased its travel lockdowns in recent weeks, and France on Monday took its biggest step back to normality by allowing millions of children to return to school.
Tedros said the greatest threat was not the virus itself, which has now killed over 470,000 people, but"the lack of global solidarity and global leadership." More than 50,000 people have been confirmed to have died from the virus in Brazil, with the true number believed to be far higher. Mexico, Peru, Chile and Argentina are also coping with crises -- Mexico City being forced to delay plans for a broad reopening of the economy as the country's death toll raced past 20,000.
The hajj, a must for able-bodied Muslims at least once in their lifetime, represents a potentially major source of contagion.In Europe however, countries continued to ease their restrictions. But illustrating the persisting risks, Portugal Prime Minister Antonio Costa said restrictions on gatherings of more than 10 people would be reimposed and cafes and shops ordered to close at 8:00 pm in Lisbon.
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