Highlights: Brazil set to pass 1.5 million Covid-19 cases, cities reopen anyway

The British government said Friday it is scrapping a 14-day quarantine rule for arrivals from a number of countries deemed "lower risk" for the coronavirus, including France, Spain, Germany and Italy.

The full list of exempted countries will be announced later Friday, the government said. The changed will take effect from July 10.

As many as 37 Covid-19 cases were recorded on Thursday in Arunachal Pradesh pushing the total tally at 232 including 160 active cases and 71 recoveries and one death, state CM Pema Khandu said.

In the wake of rising cases in Mexico, Sonora state authorities have asked federal government to close its border for non essential visit from the US. The Sonora state shares border with United Satets' Arizona.

Mexico’s coronavirus outbreak rose by a record 6,741 confirmed cases and 679 deaths Thursday, putting the country’s toll of 29,189 COVID-19 deaths higher than Spain’s.

The pandemic response office at National Security Council which was disbanded by the Trump administration in 2018 will now be reopened at the State Department amid the coronavirus pandemic.

On Thursday (local time), the National Security Council held an interagency meeting to discuss plans for the office, which will fall under the leadership of a new position: coordinator for pandemics, news agency ANI reported quoting local media reports.

China reported five new cases of Covid-19 infection, according to figures released by the National Health Commission.

Out of the five new cases of infections, two were reported from Beijing while three others brought he virus from outside the country.

No new death was registered on Friday, leaving the toll at 4,634.

In view of the rising Covid-19 infections in United States, California governor the state residents to avoid July 4 gatherings. He also told people to use their common sense by wearing face masks.

A senior Congress leader and Ex-MP V Hanumantha Rao has recovered from coronavirus and discharged from the hospital, news ageny ANI reported.

The US on Thursday reported over 53,000 new cases of coronavirus, news agency ANI reported.

With 10,109 new cases, Florida on Thursday (local time) recorded its biggest single-day hike.

As per the latest update by the Johns Hopkins University, the coronavirus count in the US stands at 2,732,639. As many as 128,643 people have succumbed to the disease so far.

Brazil on Thursday recorded 48,105 fresh cases of Covid-19 within the last 24-hours, taking the total number of infections to 1,496,858.

The death toll has risen by 1,252 to 61,884 people within the same period of time.

Brazil is the second worst-hit country from the Covid-19 after the United States.