— California’s order to close the doors of hair salons to help slow the rise of coronavirus cases threatens their survival after months of mounting bills, owners say. ———JOHANNESBURG — South Africa has surpassed Mexico and Chile with its number of confirmed coronavirus cases and now has the world’s sixth-highest caseload. South Africa’s 324,221 confirmed cases are more than half of those across the African continent. Central African Republic has more than 4,300 confirmed virus cases but the true number is unknown. The total confirmed deaths in Sweden stands at 5,593 with 76,877 confirmed cases.

Source: ABC News July 16, 2020 04:57 UTC