New Zealand could return to 'normal life' next week
People in New Zealand could return to 'normal life' as early as next week with the end of social distancing measures.
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says she will decide on Monday whether to reduce the country's alert level to one, more than two months after she imposed a strict, level four, lockdown. The decision will depend on whether more recent relaxations have led to an increase in coronavirus cases.
"If it hasn't, we will be in a good position to move," she said in a televised news conference.
Even if the country does move to level one, it has no plans to reopen its borders. New Zealand has reported only one active case of coronavirus and no deaths for 12 days.
South Korea approves import of remdesivir
South Korea's Ministry of Food and Drug Safety has approved a health ministry request to import the anti-viral drug remdesivir to treat COVID-19.
UK government says traveller quarantine crucial to stop second wave
The UK government says the 14-day traveller quarantine it plans to introduce on June 8 is crucial to stop a second wave of coronavirus hitting the country.
Home Minister Priti Patel and Transport Minister Grant Shapps outlined the plan - despite criticism from airlines, business groups and some members of their own party - in an article published in the Daily Telegraph late on Tuesday.
The two ministers said travel details and contact information would need to be provided, and there would be spot checks and fines to ensure compliance. There had been a lot of "misinformed speculation" about the measures, they added.
The quarantine will apply to all international arrivals including citizens. The UK has the most deaths in the world from coronavirus, after the United States.
Brazil sets another daily record for coronavirus deaths
Some 1,262 people in Brazil died from coronavirus in the 24 hours to Tuesday evening, the country's Health Ministry said.
It's another daily record for the South American country where the outbreak shows no sign of slowing down.
Brazil also confirmed 28,936 additional cases of the disease, bringing the total to 555,383. A total of 31,199 people in Brazil have died from coronavirus.
COVID-19 began in the country's wealthy neighbourhoods and large cities where there were links with international travellers, but the virus is now making its way to poorer and more isolated areas to devastating effect. You can read more on that here.
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