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LONDON-UK recorded more than 1,000 new coronavirus infections a day for the first time since late June.

According to government statistics, 1,062 new cases of COVID-19 were reported 24 hours before 9am. Sunday. The final number of people exceeded 1,000 on June 26.

Coronavirus infections have been steadily increasing in the UK since the lock-down restrictions were lifted in mid-June. The government suspended the next resumption phase, which was due to take effect on August 1, for at least two weeks.

The number of patients hospitalized with the virus continues to decline, as does the daily death toll. Eight new deaths from COVID-19 were reported on Sunday.

The official UK coronavirus death toll is 46,574, the highest in Europe.

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What else is happening:

Athens, Greece-Greek officials recorded 203 new cases of coronavirus each day, killing one person.

The total number of cases is currently 5,623, with 212 deaths.

From Monday to August 31, everyone should wear a mask at every retail store. The government has also decided on all modes of transportation other than private cars. Priests don’t have to wear masks at church, but so do those who attend church.

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ROME — According to Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare statistics, the daily aggregate of new COVID-19 cases in Italy increased to 463 on Sunday.

Many of the latest cases are seen in young people returning from overseas trips.

The number of new cases in Italy every day has soared, well above the 500 confirmed infections so far, but that number dropped to 347 on Saturday, consistent with the number in the past few weeks.

The region with the most newest coronavirus infections every day for many months was Lombardy. This is the northern region of an outbreak in Italy in February. On Sunday, Lombardy had 71 new cases, almost no better than some other regions, including Emilia-Romagna with 69 cases, Tuscany with 61 cases and Veneto with 58 cases.

During the first few weeks of the outbreak in Italy, only one out of every 83 infections occurred in patients under 18 years of age, but now we have 1 in every 8 cases in that age group. .. Two deaths were registered on Sunday, with a known death toll in Italy of 35,205. The total number of known Italian infectious diseases in pandemics amounts to 250,566.

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LONDON — The number of UK companies planning to reduce headcount in June was five times higher than the same month last year due to the ominous signs of the economic impact of COVID-19.

The figures obtained by the BBC show that 1,778 companies have notified the government of plans to reduce employment by a total of 139,000 people. A year ago, 345 companies announced a total of 24,000 unemployed.

Businesses should notify Bankruptcy Services if they plan to reduce their workforce by 20 or more.

During the pandemic, the government pays around 10 million workers. Economists predict a sharp rise in unemployment when the program ends in October.

While the UK economy shrank by more than 20% in the first half of 2020 and there are some signs of recovery, the Bank of England says economic growth in 2020 will be 9.5% less than it was at the beginning of the year.

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New Delhi-The Indian Medical Association has so far requested 196 doctors to die in COVID-19 and an open letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi calling on them and their families for proper care.

On Sunday, the Ministry of Health recorded a total of nearly 64,000 new coronavirus cases over the last 24 hours, for a total of 2,153,010. At least 628,747 patients are still receiving treatment.

India also recorded 861 deaths, reaching 43,379 deaths.

Since mid-June, India has posted an average of approximately 50,000 new cases per day, making it the third-highest number in the world after the United States and Brazil. It has the fifth highest number of deaths, with a mortality rate of about 2%, well below the two most severely affected countries.

Despite India’s relatively low mortality rate, the disease is widespread throughout the country.

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA-The Australian Prime Minister of Australia states that more than 2,700 active cases are of unknown origin and remain a major concern of health authorities.

In Victoria on Sunday, 17 new deaths were recorded, including two in their 50s, although the number of new cases of COVID-19 dropped significantly to 394. There were 210 casualties in the severely affected states and 295 deaths in Australia.

Victoria’s Prime Minister Daniel Andrews said the confirmed cases also included about 1,000 healthcare workers.

The city of Melbourne has been under severe restrictions, such as a curfew and mandatory wearing of masks a week ago, but for another 1-2 weeks, the results of their efforts cannot be seen.

About 270 Victorian residents have been fined in the last 24 hours for breaking restrictions, including a man who helped a friend travel 17 kilometers (17 miles) across the city.

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Rio de Janeiro-Brazil surpasses tough milestones — 100,000 deaths due to COVID-19. And five months after the first reported case, the country shows no signs of suppressing the disease.

Since late May in over 500 million countries, pandemic deaths have averaged more than 1,000 deaths per day, with 905 recorded in 24 hours and Brazil exceeding 100,000. The Ministry of Health also said there were a total of 3,012,412 confirmed infections.

It is second only to the United States in total. And experts believe that both numbers are a serious underestimate due to insufficient testing.

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Frankfort, Kentucky-Kentucky has reported an increase in COVID-19 in 801 cases, including 29 children under the age of five.

Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear said in a news release that there were 772 deaths, including a total of 34,578 cases of illness caused by the new coronavirus and an increase of 8 deaths reported on Saturday. Beshear says Saturday was a tough day for the state to fight COVID-19.

Deaths reported on Saturday included residents of Fulton, Kenton, Bell, Christian County, Pulaski County, Clinton and Muhlenberg County.

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BEDMINSTER, NJ — President Donald Trump signed an executive order circumventing parliament to postpone payroll tax and extend unemployment benefits to some Americans after negotiations over the new coronavirus rescue package collapsed. ..

Trump accused the Democrats of stacking their bailout bill in a priority unrelated to the coronavirus. “We have it,” he said Saturday at a press conference in his country club in Bedminster, NJ.

Trump said salary tax cuts apply to people with annual incomes of less than $100,000. He said he would consider the payroll tax permanent if he was reelected in November.

Additional assistance for the unemployed totals $400 per week, down from the $600 expired.

Trump has also signed an executive order delaying payment of student loans and prolonging the eviction freeze.

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Johannesburg — South Africa confirmed more than 10,000 deaths from coronavirus.

According to the Ministry of Health and Welfare, 553,188 cases and 10,210 cases have died in the country with the fifth largest number of cases in the world.

South Africa accounts for more than half of all infections in the continent, with more than one million cases last week. According to experts, the actual number of cases is several times that, and due to the lack of test materials, you can be asymptomatic and get the virus.