Coronavirus live news: UK to announce tourists returning from Spain must quarantine for two weeks

Johnny Depp’s in-person court case ‘galling’; Germany may introduce compulsory testing; funeral fees rise in Great Britain‘I can’t wait’: England’s swimmers and gym-goersUS cases pass 4m, states dial back reopeningTrump cancels Republican convention events in Florida‘Wicked enemy’: how Australia’s success unravelled 6.23pm BST The tallies for people hospitalised with coronavirus in New York are continuing to drop to the lowest levels since the pandemic began, governor Andrew Cuomo said Saturday, CBS News reports. There were at least 646 people hospitalised in the state on Friday, a new low since 18 March and down slightly from the previous day, the Democratic governor said in a statement. Today's update on the numbers:Of the 71,466 tests reported yesterday, 750 were positive (1.05% of total).Total hospitalizations fell to 646.Sadly, there were 10 COVID fatalities yesterday. pic.twitter.com/tyZlYp15W2 6.15pm BST The British government said 45,738 people had died in hospitals, care homes and the wider community after testing positive for coronavirus in the UK as of 5pm on Friday, up by 61 from the day before, the Press Association reports.Separate figures published by the UK’s statistics agencies show there have now been more than 56,100 deaths registered in the UK where Covid-19 was mentioned on the death certificate. Continue reading... https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2020/jul/25/coronavirus-live-news-close-watch-on-victoria-australia-and-record-infections-globally #coronavirus_outbreak #world_news #infectious_diseases #science