Thursday, 9 July 2020

Coronavirus live news: Bolivia president tests positive amid record rise in South Africa cases

Covid-19 outbreak accelerates across Africa; Venezuelan Socialist Party boss also tests positive; Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro ‘in good health’. Follow the latest updates:

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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

South Africa has confirmed a record 24-hour case increase of 13,674.

Africa’s most developed country is now a hot spot in the global pandemic with 238,339 total confirmed cases.

Related: South Africa warns of coronavirus ‘storm’ as outbreak accelerates across continent

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