The number of infections and deaths has risen relentlessly in many of the world's biggest nations, with the United States crossing three million confirmed cases. In Melbourne, five million people began a new lockdown just weeks after earlier restrictions ended as Australia battles a Covid-19 resurgence, with residents bracing for the emotional and economic costs. Local officials in many parts of the country are scrambling to contain the virus with the US reporting tens of thousands of cases a day. The Trump administration has set off alarm bells among foreign students at American universities, saying they cannot stay in the United States if their entire courses are forced online because of the pandemic. Critics have accused the powerful president of inviting a second wave of coronavirus infections by rapidly lifting the initial lockdown.

Source: Daily Nation July 09, 2020 11:17 UTC