Summary

  • A third of world's children denied access to remote learning, Unicef says

  • Masks to be worn everywhere in Paris amid 'undeniable surge' in France

  • Travellers from Switzerland, Jamaica and the Czech Republic will have to quarantine on arrival to UK

  • South Korea registers 441 new infections - biggest one-day rise in cases

  • Remote tribe in India's Andamans archipelago records first cases of coronavirus

  • More than 24m cases registered worldwide so far, and over 825,700 deaths - Johns Hopkins University

Live Reporting

Edited by Lauren Turner

  1. South Korea sees highest rise in cases since 7 March

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    South Korea has recorded 441 new coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours - the highest single-day rise in new cases since 7 March.

    Of these new cases 434 were locally transmitted, and 313 were from Seoul, the health ministry says.

    More than 900 of the country’s current cases have been linked to a cluster around the Sarang-jeil church in Seoul.

    Early in the pandemic, South Korea was praised for its effective controlling of the spread of the virus, including widespread testing and thorough contact-tracing.

  2. Self-isolation payment is ‘a slap in the face’ – council leader

    A scheme which allows people on low incomes in parts of England where there are high rates of coronavirus to claim up to £182 if they have to self-isolate offers “no incentive” to stay at home, one council leader has said.

    Mohammed Iqbal, the Labour Leader of Pendle Council – where the initiative is being trialled along with Blackburn with Darwen, and Oldham – welcomed the idea but said the amount of money being offered was “a slap in the face” for people who test positive.

    He called for those self-isolating to be paid the living wage – around £50 a day – and said the lack of incentive to self-isolate was contributing to the high rates of infection in areas of the country like Pendle.

  3. Welcome to our live coronavirus coverage

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    Good morning from London, where your live page team is reporting from today.

    To help you catch up, here’s a summary of the main headlines.

    • South Korea has recorded its highest single-day rise in coronavirus cases since 7 March. South Korean public health body KCDC reported 441 new cases, 434 of which were locally-transmitted
    • People on low incomes in parts of England with high rates of the virus will be paid £13 a day if they need to self-isolate, up to £182. The scheme, which will apply to people who claim Universal Credit or Working Tax Credit and can’t work from home, comes into force on Tuesday. Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham says the payment goes “nowhere near far enough”
    • US public health body the CDC has defended controversial changes to its guidelines, which now say people who come into contact with someone with the virus don't need to get tested themselves. The CDC’s director says the changes came after "appropriate" consultation with experts
    • A remote tribe in India’s Andamans archipelago has recorded its first cases of coronavirus. Four members of the Greater Andamanese tribe have tested positive, two of whom have been admitted to hospital, a health official told the BBC
    • Flights within China are expected to fully recover by the start of September, travel data firm ForwardKeys says. This month domestic arrivals at Chinese airports reached 86% of 2019 levels
    • Victoria state in Australia, which is currently in a second lockdown, has reported 113 new cases - its lowest daily rise in nearly two months. Just a few weeks ago the state hit a one-day high of 700 new cases, but strict lockdown measures have helped ease its surge
    • There have now been more than 24.1m confirmed cases of the virus worldwide, and more than 825,000 deaths, according to the tally kept by US-based Johns Hopkins University