8 June
Global: Covid-19 infections now stand at 7,015,079, after another rise in cases from Brazil. The country now has 691,758 cases and 36,455 deaths. The US is the worst-affected country, with 1,940,468 confirmed cases and more than a quarter of the world’s deaths at 110,503. There are 15 countries with more than 100,000 confirmed cases.
Go deeper with GlobalData
Saudi Arabia: Saudi virus cases top 100,000 with new spike ahead of the Hajj. The total number of infections rose to 101,914 – the highest in the Gulf – while the death toll climbed to 712, the health ministry said.
Pakistan: Pakistan has become the latest nation to cross 100,000 cases, after surpassing China in the past few days.
Vietnam: Vietnam reports two imported cases of Covid-19. Both infections were in Vietnamese citizens returning from Mexico who were quarantined on arrival, its health ministry said.
Poland: Poland reports virus spike linked to mine. Most of the hundreds of new cases reported by the health ministry were linked to a coal mine in the country’s south.
How well do you really know your competitors?
Access the most comprehensive Company Profiles on the market, powered by GlobalData. Save hours of research. Gain competitive edge.
Thank you!
Your download email will arrive shortly
Not ready to buy yet? Download a free sample
We are confident about the unique quality of our Company Profiles. However, we want you to make the most beneficial decision for your business, so we offer a free sample that you can download by submitting the below form
By GlobalDataThailand: There has been no local transmission of coronavirus in Thailand for the past two weeks, with all 77 cases over the last 14 days imported from overseas.
Guatemala: Guatemala’s president Alejandro Giammattei says he will work remotely after 18 members of his office and security detail were diagnosed with coronavirus.
Chile: Chile has revised its coronavirus death toll after reviewing death registry data and information from laboratories carrying out Covid-19 tests and consolidating the list.
Sweden: The Swedish prime minister was forced to defend his Covid-19 strategy after opposition parties mounted a scathing attack on his government amid signs its handling of the pandemic has been fatally flawed.
Lockdown updates
New Zealand: New Zealand has declared itself Covid-19-free. Prime minister Jacinda Ardern said all coronavirus restrictions, except those at their international border would be lifted at midnight on Monday night.
UK: UK travel quarantine laws come into force. Most people arriving in Britain from Monday will have to self-isolate for two weeks under a new coronavirus restriction that will apply those coming in by plane, ferry or train.
Indonesia: Retail stores, restaurants and offices reopened in Jakarta, Indonesia, after more than two-months as authorities eased social restriction rules to jump-start an economy hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic.
Denmark: Denmark continued to roll back its restrictions on Monday, after dramatically reducing its Covid-19 infection rate. Danes can once again visit gyms, public pools and amusement parks. And a ban on groups of no more than 10 was lifted, with the new limit set at 50.
South Korea: New cases of coronavirus have slowed in South Korea but concerns remain over a second wave of the outbreak in Seoul as the country entered the final phase of its plan to reopen schools.
Economic updates
France: France will offer a plan worth “billions of euros” to rescue its beleaguered aerospace industry, Transport Minister Jean-Baptiste Djebbari said Sunday, as companies struggle with fallout from the coronavirus outbreak.
