Coronavirus live news: record rise in global Covid cases as Australian parliament is postponed

Healthcare workers conduct tests in Melbourne, Australia, where the country’s parliament has been postponed because of a sharp rise in cases. Photograph: Daniel Pockett/AAP

source https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2020/jul/18/coronavirus-live-news-record-rise-global-covid-cases-us-brazil-india-south-africa-uk-australia-parliament-postponed-trump