Coronavirus live news: Seven US states see record hospitalisations as Brazil confirms 39,436 new cases

Three US states confirm record cases; Novak Djokovic tests positive for Covid-19; 200 cases at one South African school. Follow the latest updates

The discovery of new cancer treatments could be delayed, research institutes shut, and a whole generation of upcoming scientists lost because of a funding crisis in medical research, UK charities have warned.

Covid-19 has caused fundraising to plummet, with events cancelled and charity shops shut because of the lockdown. The upshot is a dire financial situation that could have a severe impact on research crucial to finding new ways to diagnose, manage and treat diseases from cancer to neurological conditions and heart disease.

Related: A generation of UK researchers could be lost in funding crisis

The full story on the situation in Victoria, Australia now:

Australia has recorded its first Covid-19 death in one month, with Victoria’s chief health officer, Dr Brett Sutton, announcing that a man in his 80s died overnight, bringing the country’s total death toll to 103.

Related: Victoria announces Australia's first coronavirus death in a month as toll rises to 103

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