Chile raises deaths to more than 7,000; six on Trump campaign test positive ahead of rally; Spain opens up for British tourists
- School closures ‘will trigger UK child mental health crisis’
- Spain to ‘freely’ welcome Britons without 14-day quarantine
- Spaniards urged not to lower their guard as state of emergency ends
More than 8.75 million cases of coronavirus have now been confirmed globally, according to Johns Hopkins University. The US is the worst hit, with 2.25 million infections, followed by Brazil and Russia. On Saturday night, supporters of Donald Trump began to fill a Tulsa stadium where the president will hold a campaign rally, despite warnings form health officials. Just before the event, it was announced that six staff members in Tulsa had tested positive for the coronavirus. The event is expected to be the biggest indoor gathering the country has seen since restrictions to prevent the Covid-19 virus began in March.
Elsewhere, in Chile, the government nearly doubled its estimated death toll to more than 7,000 on Saturday, following criticism of is reporting process. Official data show there have been 236,748 infections in the country so far.
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