Coronavirus live news: confirmed Covid-19 cases exceed 10m globally
Infections pass milestone; new Covid-19 clusters across world spark fear of second wave; Iran makes masks compulsory
- Australia considers new lockdown in Melbourne
- Victoria nurse tests positive as state reports jump of 41 cases
- US cases pass 2.5m
- US one-day case high as states delay reopening
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This is Aaron Walawalkar in London here, bringing you the latest global developments in the coronavirus pandemic. As always, please drop me a line with any updates via DM on Twitter @AaronWala.
Here are the major developments as of lunchtime today:
Sri Lanka’s nationwide lockdown was lifted on Sunday after a selective curfew a month ago was reimposed during a surge in coronavirus infections, the country’s president said.
The island nation imposed the lockdown on March 20 and lifted it gradually over the past two months, although a nighttime curfew remained in place.
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