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Here’s a round up of the latest developments

Germany and Belgium warn against travel to parts of Spain

Germany and Belgium have joined the UK in warning against travelling to Spain. But unlike the UK, both countries only warned their citizens against travelling to a limited number of regions. Germany said non-essential travel to Aragon, Catalonia and Navarra is currently discouraged. Belgium warned that increased vigilance is required for those returning from Aragon and Catalonia.

Germany expresses ‘great concern’ about a spike in cases

Lothar Wieler, head of the Robert Koch Institute, said: “The latest developments in the number of Covid-19 cases are of great concern to me and all of us at the RKI.” He added: “We don’t know yet if this is the beginning of a second wave but of course it could be.”

WHO: ‘pandemic will be one big wave not seasonal’

WHO spokeswoman, Dr Margaret Harris, said we are still in the first “big wave” of the Covid-19 pandemic, which will be “one big wave”. She warned arned against complacency about transmission in the northern hemisphere summer, saying that this virus did not behave like influenza that tended to follow seasonal trends. She said: “People are still thinking about seasons. What we all need to get our heads around is this is a new virus and…this one is behaving differently.”

Daily deaths in Iran hit record level

Deaths from coronavirus in Iran have hit a daily record of 235 over the past 24 hours, according to official health ministry figures released. The Islamic Republic is the country hardest hit by the coronavirus pandemic in the Middle East with 16,147 deaths.

New cases in south-east Asia continue to rise

The Philippine health ministry confirmed 1,678 new coronavirus infections, reporting more than 1,000 new daily cases for a 14th successive day. Hong Kong has reported 106 new coronavirus case, including 98 that were locally transmitted. It is the seventh day in row that Hong Kong has reported a triple digit rise in cases. Indonesia reported 1,748 new coronavirus infections, bringing its tally to 102,051 confirmed cases overall. Taiwan is investigating its first possible local coronavirus infection in more than a month. Vietnam has suspended all flights to and from the city of Danang for 15 days due to the new outbreak in the city

Covid-19 outbreak in Xinjiang prompts fears of spread inside China’s camps

Rising numbers of cases in the Xinjiang region has sparked fears the outbreak could reach the secretive internment camps where China is believed to have detained more than a million Muslim minority people. Chinese health authorities reported 68 new cases of Covid-19, including 57 in the far western region of Xinjiang, bringing the area’s reported total to 235. The region is home to China’s program of mass incarceration of Uighur and other Turkic Muslims, which has drawn international condemnation and accusations that the detention, abuse, surveillance and restrictions on religious and cultural beliefs amount to cultural genocide.

Bolsonaro: ‘I didn’t have any problems’

Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro took off his mask in public as he greeted supporters in Brasilia, days after saying he had recovered from the coronavirus, which he said had not had a serious impact on his health The right-wing leader tested positive for the coronavirus earlier this month and went into quarantine at his residence, but said on Saturday that his latest test had come back negative. “I didn’t have any problems,” Bolsonaro said on Monday.

Spain’s PM said the UK quarantine decision not justified

Britain’s decision to impose a two-week quarantine on people travelling from Spain is unfair, Pedro Sánchez said. He added that the Spanish government is in touch with British authorities in a bid to get the country to reconsider its position.