LIVE: Rouhani says 35 million Iranians face coronavirus infection
- Iran's President Hassan Rouhani has said that 25 million Iranians have been infected with the coronavirus and that another 35 million are at risk of acquiring it.
- More than 14 million people around the world have been diagnosed with COVID-19, while more than 7.8 million have recovered and more than 600,000 have died, according to data from the Johns Hopkins University.
- The World Health Organization reported a record increase in global coronavirus cases, with the total rising by 237,743 in 24 hours.
- India's coronavirus caseload topped one million, with the United States and Brazil the only other nations with more infections.
Here are the latest updates.
Saturday, July 18
14:10 GMT - COVID-19 antibody test passes first major trials in UK with 98.6% accuracy
British ministers are making plans to distribute millions of free coronavirus antibody tests after a version backed by the UK government passed its first major trials, the Daily Telegraph newspaper reported late on Friday.
The fingerprick tests, which can tell within 20 minutes if a person has ever been exposed to the coronavirus, were found to be 98.6 percent accurate in secret human trials held in June, the newspaper reported.
It added the test was developed by Oxford University in partnership with leading UK diagnostics firms.
14:05 GMT - US coronavirus cases rise by over 70,000 for second day in a row
For a second day in a row, US coronavirus cases rose by over 70,000 as Americans clashed over wearing masks and whether to reopen schools in a few weeks.
Cases on Friday rose by at least 70,674 after climbing by a record 77,499 on Thursday, the largest increase posted by any country since the pandemic started, according to a Reuters tally.
US deaths on Friday rose by at least 912, the fourth day in a row that fatalities have risen by over 900 a day.
12:05 GMT - Greece extends migrant camps virus lockdown
Greece has announced another extension of a coronavirus lockdown on its packed migrant camps as infections in the country increase and protective measures for the general public return.
The lockdown on camps began on March 21 and is now extended till August 2 "for the prevention of the dispersion of the coronavirus cases", the Migration ministry said
Greece, with 194 coronavirus deaths and more than 3,900 confirmed cases, has so far not been as badly hit as many other European countries - and there have been no deaths in the migrant camps.
But the presence of more than 32,000 asylum seekers on the five Aegean islands - in camps with a capacity of 5,400 - has caused major friction with local communities.
The touristic reopening of the country and the relaxation of some anti-virus measures have also sparked a increase in cases.
11:35 GMT - China rolls out mass testing in Xinjiang after new virus cases
China has launched mass health screenings in Xinjiang after a spike in coronavirus cases raised fears of a fresh outbreak in the far western province.
The new cases illustrate the continuing difficulty China faces in stamping out the contagion, which emerged in the central Chinese city of Wuhan late last year before spreading around the world.
The new testing regime comes a day after authorities curtailed most flights into regional capital Urumqi and shut down local subway and public transport services. The city had recorded 17 new coronavirus infections as of Saturday, authorities said in a briefing.
Mass screening for the virus will begin in buildings which had reported new cases and eventually cover all of Urumqi, said local health commission chief Zhang Wei.
"The whole city has entered a 'wartime state', and will suspend all kinds of group activities," an official said at the briefing, according to state media reports.
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