Coronavirus live news: Brazil passes 1 million cases as Australia seeks to prevent second wave https://ift.tt/3ekYX8P Calla Wahlquist (now) and Lisa Cox (earlier) Brazil marks grim milestone; Australian state of Victoria becomes hotspot; WHO warns of ‘new and dangerous phase’ of pandemic Nearly 1,500 deaths in one day: UK ministers accused of downplaying Covid-19 peak From celebration to dismay: the week Covid-19 re-emerged in New Zealand 1.38am BST Good morning. It’s Calla Wahlquist here, taking over from Lisa Cox. The Australian Greens are announcing their new senator for Victoria at 11am. The senator will replace former party leader Richard di Natale, who announced his resignation in February. 1.22am BST From AAP: China has denied it is behind cyber attacks on Australian business and government organisations, saying such suggestions are “baseless”. We know it is a sophisticated, state-based cyber actor because of the scale and nature of the targeting, and the tradecraft used. A few others have the capacity but they don’t have the scale to do it as broadly as this. The attacks coming from institute against China are totally baseless nonsense. Continue reading... https://ift.tt/eA8V8J June 20, 2020 at 02:38AM

Brazil marks grim milestone; Australian state of Victoria becomes hotspot; WHO warns of ‘new and dangerous phase’ of pandemic

• Nearly 1,500 deaths in one day: UK ministers accused of downplaying Covid-19 peak
• From celebration to dismay: the week Covid-19 re-emerged in New Zealand

1.38am BST

Good morning. It’s Calla Wahlquist here, taking over from Lisa Cox.

The Australian Greens are announcing their new senator for Victoria at 11am. The senator will replace former party leader Richard di Natale, who announced his resignation in February.

1.22am BST

From AAP:

China has denied it is behind cyber attacks on Australian business and government organisations, saying such suggestions are “baseless”.

We know it is a sophisticated, state-based cyber actor because of the scale and nature of the targeting, and the tradecraft used.

A few others have the capacity but they don’t have the scale to do it as broadly as this.

The attacks coming from institute against China are totally baseless nonsense.

Continue reading...

from The Guardian https://ift.tt/3ekYX8P