Summary

  • New York requires visitors from eight more states to self-quarantine

  • The widened order now applies to 16 states - nearly half the country's population - as the the US sees a surge in cases

  • The top US doctor Anthony Fauci tells Congress the country could see 100,000 new infections a day

  • The EU approves 14 countries whose citizens can enter from 1 July, including Australia and Canada - but not the US

  • PM Boris Johnson unveils a plan to rebuild the UK after the crisis

  • The UK is relaxing its lockdown, but not in the town of Leicester where cases are rising

  • A new strain of flu that has the potential to become a pandemic has been identified in China

  • Globally there are 10.2 million cases and there have been more than 504,000 virus-linked deaths

Live Reporting

Edited by Paul Gribben

  1. WHO warns worst could still be to come

    People line up to receive nucleic acid tests at a temporary testing site in BeijingReuters

    The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned the worst could still be to come in the Covid-19 pandemic.

    WHO leader Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warned the virus would infect many more people if governments did not start to implement the right policies.

    He said his message remains "Test, Trace, Isolate and Quarantine".

    More than 10 million cases have been recorded and 500,000 people have died since the coronavirus emerged in China last year.

    The virus is now spreading rapidly in Latin America and is also badly affecting South Asia and Africa.

    Read more about the warning from the WHO here.

  2. New flu with pandemic potential found in China

    A pig in a cageGetty Images

    Scientists in China have identified a new strain of flu that has the potential to become a pandemic.

    It emerged recently and is carried by pigs, but can infect humans, they say.

    Researchers are concerned that it could mutate further so that it could spread easily from person to person.

    While it is not an immediate problem, they say, it has "all the hallmarks" of being highly adapted to infect humans and needs close monitoring.

    As it’s new, people could have little or no immunity to the virus.

    Read more about the new discovery here.

  3. EU reveals 14 countries deemed to be 'safe'

    The European Union (EU) has revealed 14 countries whose citizens are deemed “safe” to be let in from 1 July.

    Those on the list include Australia, Japan and South Korea.

    However the US, Brazil and China are excluded from the list. Diplomats say that the EU is ready to add China if the government offers a reciprocal deal for EU travellers.

    The EU procedure to formalise the list, and criteria by which countries are judged safe or not, are to be finalised by midday on Tuesday.

    Read more here

    Travellers wearing masks upon arrival at Palma de Mallorca AirportEPA

  4. Arizona reverses course on reopening

    People in Arizona go tubbingReuters

    The US state of Arizona is one of the US states reversing course on reopening its economy due to a spike in cases.

    The state’s governor has ordered the closure of bars, nightclubs, gyms, cinemas and water parks. The directive will last until at least 27 July and also prohibits gatherings of more than 50 people.

    Governor Doug Ducey warned: “We’re not going back to normal any time soon”.

    It comes after the state set a single-day record for new coronavirus cases on Sunday at 3,858.

    Read more here

  5. Welcome to our coverage

    Hello and welcome to today’s rolling coverage of the coronavirus pandemic.

    Six months since the virus was first reported to the WHO by China, it has claimed at least half a million lives. There have been more than 10 million reported cases worldwide. In several places, restrictions on movements that were being lifted are being put back in place causing further economic anxiety.

    As ever this page will bring you all the latest developments from around the world and analysis from our correspondents and other experts, as well as advice on how you can protect yourself and others.