Struggling to cope. The court of appeal will decide this morning if work can begin on the controversial third runway at Heathrow Airport. The government is to publish its negotiating mandate for the post brexit trade deal with the eu. And Manchester City enjoy one of their greatest european nights, beating real madrid 2 1 in spain. Good morning, and welcome to the bbc news at 9. The World Health Organisation says its deeply concerned as the coronavirus starts to spread faster outside of china than in the country where the outbreak started. Cases have now been recorded in more than a0 countries. The number of coronavirus cases in italy has risen by a quarter in the last 2a hours, and there are now more than 400 infected people in the north of the country. Saudi arabia is suspending visas for foreign pilgrims wanting to visit mecca and medina, as a precaution against the spread of the coronavirus. Another case of coronavirus has been confirmed in the canary islands, where hundreds of tou
HISTORICALLY, the Japanese love the Olympics, but they haven’t had the best luck with them. In the 1930s, Japan successfully made a bid to host the Summer Olympics in 1940, four years after Nazi Germany’s Berlin Olympics, but they had to give up the great enterprise because of World War II. In 1964, two decades after the war ended, they finally realised the ambition.
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Lagos records average of six COVID deaths daily in one week
Babajide Sanwo-Olu, governor of Lagos, has asked residents of the state to ensure strict adherence to COVID protocol, considering the recent increase in the number of infections and deaths.
He said this on Monday while giving an update on the COVID situation in the state.
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According to the governor, a daily average of six deaths has been recorded in isolation centres in the past week, while over 4,000 new infections were confirmed in July.
Germany to offer COVID booster shot to vulnerable residents
Germany has announced plans to offer COVID-19 booster shots to vulnerable residents and those with weak immune systems from September.
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