Coronavirus latest: Trump says pandemic will ‘get worse before it gets better’

After much reluctance, the US president has encouraged citizens to wear face masks The Australian state of Victoria has recorded its highest-ever daily increase in infections Brazil has reported another 41,008 cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours Mexico’s death toll has passed the 40,000 mark Over 14.8 million people worldwide have been infected with the coronavirus All updates in Universal Coordinated Time (UTC/GMT) 03:37 Germany has reported 454 new coronavirus infections in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of cases in the country to 202,799. According to the figures from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI), a total of 9,095 people have died from COVID-19 in Germany, five more than the day before. RKI pegged the reproduction figure, or R-value, at 1.04, meaning that on average one infected person in Germany infects one further person. The latest figure was down from 1.15 the day before. 02:44 Wearing a face mask in public is mandatory from today in Melbourne, Australia’s second-most populous city, which has seen a rapid increase in cases over the past few weeks. The state of Victoria, of which Melbourne is the capital, reported 484 new cases on Wednesday — a record daily increase — as well as two new deaths. With around 6,300 confirmed cases, Victoria accounts for nearly half of the total infections in Australia. The neighboring state of New South Wales (NSW) has tightened controls along its border with Victoria. Inter-state travel will only be… Read full this story

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