Covid-19 outbreak accelerates across Africa; Venezuelan Socialist Party boss also tests positive; Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro ‘in good health’. Follow the latest updates:
- South Africa warns of coronavirus ‘storm’ as outbreak accelerates across continent
- Bolivia’s president and Venezuela’s Socialist party leader test positive for Covid-19
- WHO says coronavirus pandemic still accelerating
- Trudeau and Trump’s responses see wildly different results
The UK government has rejected the chance to join the European Union’s coronavirus vaccine programme due to concerns over “costly delays”, according to sources.
The EU is planning to spend around €2bn (£1.8bn) on the advance purchase of vaccines that are undergoing testing on behalf of the 27 member states.
Related: UK has opted out of EU coronavirus vaccine programme, sources say
Here is the fill story on two top politicians in Latin America testing positive for coronavirus:
Two more leading Latin American politicians – from Bolivia and Venezuela – have said they have tested positive for Covid-19 in the same week Brazil’s president announced he had contracted coronavirus.
Related: Bolivia's president and Venezuela's Socialist party leader test positive for Covid-19
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