The number of daily new coronavirus cases in Italy has surged, with 552 confirmed infections on Friday. The case is from Chatham County, which includes Savannah, the Georgia Department of Public Health reported. Public health and workplace safety authorities inspected the plant Thursday, and the company says the results support its decision to continue operations. Investors were also awaiting a U.S. report on jobs later Friday for another gauge of the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic. Friday 2 a.m. China’s exports rose by an unexpectedly strong 7.2 per cent in July as the world’s second-largest economy recovered from the coronavirus pandemic.

Source: thestar August 07, 2020 09:35 UTC