KEY FACTS 7:02 a.m.: Philippines virus cases top 100,000 in ‘losing battle’6:57 a.m.: India’s cases cross 1.75M6:50 a.m.: Australia declares disaster in Victoria, imposes curfewThe latest coronavirus news from Canada and around the world Sunday. 10:15 a.m.:There are now a total of 116,599 cases of COVID-19 in Canada, with 116 new cases in Ontario. 7:10 a.m.: Confirmed coronavirus cases are hovering at near record levels in Japan, raising worries the pandemic may be growing more difficult to control. Japan in total reported 1,540 cases on Saturday— the second straight day the number was above 1,500. South Africa, with a population of about 58 million, has the fifth-highest number of reported cases in the world, behind the U.S., Brazil, Russia and India.

Source: thestar August 02, 2020 11:22 UTC