Here’s what you need to know about the coronavirus right now: World’s highest death toll Latin America surpassed Europe on Tuesday to become the region with the highest novel coronavirus death toll, according to a Reuters tally. The region has now recorded more than 206,000 deaths, approximately 30% of the global total. Brazil, the Latin American country most affected by the coronavirus, has recorded a total of 95,819 deaths as of Tuesday. Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews said further restrictions would include shutting most child-care centres and expanding a ban on elective surgery to the whole state to free up medical resources for coronavirus cases. “Young people can be infected; young people can die; and young people can transmit the virus to others.”

Source: Standard Digital August 05, 2020 07:31 UTC