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JULY 3 (GMT) – JULY 4 (AEST), 2020 YOUR DAILY TOP 12 STORIES FROM FRANK NEWS FULL STORIES START ON PAGE 3 NORTH AMERICA UK AUSTRALIA ‘Disturbing’ spike in cases Holidaymakers given green light Outbreak threatens economy The number of confirmed coronavirus English holidaymakers can embark The Morrison government is concerned cases per day in the US has climbed to on overseas trips from Saturday as Melbourne’s coronavirus outbreak could an all-time high of more than 50,000, quarantine restrictions are lifted and threaten Australia’s economic recovery. with the infection curve rising in 40 out travel advice is updated. The 14-day Dozens of suburbs across the city of 50 states in a reversal that has largely self-isolation policy for people returning entered the second day of a reinstated spared only the Northeast. An alarming to or visiting England from destinations lockdown when 66 new cases were 36 states are seeing an increase in the such as Spain, France, Italy and Germany detected, the 17th consecutive day of per centage of tests coming back positive is being lifted, the Department for double-digit increases. New infections for the virus. Transport (DfT) announced. in Victoria have been in double digits for more than two weeks, with authorities scrambling to contain the disease. NORTH AMERICA UK NEW ZEALAND US tries to seize fuel tankers Boris: Let’s not blow progress Call for rethink on borders US federal prosecutors are seeking Prime Minister Boris Johnson has urged Three influential New Zealand figures to seize four tankers sailing toward the public not to “blow” the progress are urging the government to consider Venezuela with gasoline supplied by made in tackling coronavirus when reopening the borders, and abandon Iran, the latest attempt to disrupt ever- lockdown restrictions are eased this a strategy of totally eliminating the closer trade ties between the two heavily weekend. Johnson said he hoped the Covid-19 virus. Former chief science sanctioned anti-American allies. The reopening of pubs, restaurants and adviser Sir Peter Gluckman, former prime civil-forfeiture complaint alleges that the hairdressers in England would allow minister Helen Clark and ex-Air New sale was arranged by a businessman, people to enjoy themselves, but in a Zealand chief executive Rob Fyfe say an Mahmoud Madanipour, with ties to “safe way”. extended delay in opening the borders Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps, a US- will cause huge damage to the country’s designated foreign terrorist organization.t economy and social wellbeing, and it’s at the end of a sentence. now time to change the goals. 1 JULY 3 (GMT) – JULY 4 (AEST), 2020 YOUR DAILY TOP 12 STORIES FROM FRANK NEWS FULL STORIES START ON PAGE 6 EUROPE AFRICA AUSTRALIA French prime minister resigns S Africa bracing for virus surge ‘Super spreader’ theory raised French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe The nurse started crying when describing A super spreader could be behind has resigned as a government reshuffle is her work at a Johannesburg hospital: The Victoria’s second spike of coronavirus expected in the coming days, the French ward for coronavirus patients is full, so that has locked down Melbourne presidency has announced. French new arrivals are sent to the general ward, suburbs. Health Minister Jenny Mikakos President Emmanuel Macron later where they wait days for test results. raised the theory while being pressed named Jean Castex, who coordinated Already 20 of her colleagues have tested on whether she had any responsibility France’s virus reopening strategy, as positive. “A lot, a lot, a lot of people are for the hotel quarantine debacle driving the country’s new prime minister. The coming in every day. With COVID-19,” said COVID-19 case numbers up in Victoria. relatively low-profile Castex replaces the nurse, who spoke on condition of “There seems to be a single source of Philippe, who resigned earlier in the day. anonymity because she is not authorised infection for many of the cases that have to speak to the media. “Each day, it gone across the northern and western becomes more difficult to cope.” suburbs of Melbourne,” she said. ASIA AFRICA NEW ZEALAND Kim urges caution to avoid crisis Probe into elephant deaths Minister firm on quarantine North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has Botswana says it is investigating a The government will remain “cautious” urged officials to maintain alertness staggeringly high number of elephant when it comes to the border and has no against the coronavirus, warning that carcasses – 275 – found in the popular plans to change the 14-day quarantine, complacency risked “unimaginable and Okavango Delta area of the southern Health Minister Chris Hipkins says. irretrievable crisis”. Despite the warning, African nation in recent weeks. The Hipkins has replaced David Clark, who Kim reaffirmed North Korea’s claim to Department of Wildlife and National announced his resignation yesterday, not have had a single case of COVID-19, Parks said it is mobilising human after a tumultuous few months in the telling a ruling party meeting that the personnel and aircraft to better role. Hipkins said New Zealanders country has “thoroughly prevented the understand the “mysterious deaths.” wanted to lock in the gain the country inroad of the malignant virus” despite the Samples have been collected for analysis has made. worldwide health crisis. at labs in South Africa, Zimbabwe and Canada. 2 JULY 3 (GMT) – JULY 4 (AEST), 2020 Nurse Tanya Markos administers a coronavirus test on patient Ricardo Sojuel at a mobile The Grace 1 – renamed Adrian Aryra 1,was seized last year by Britain on US accusations COVID-19 testing unit in Lawrence, Massachusettes. - AP that it was transporting oil to Syria. – AP NORTH AMERICA NORTH AMERICA ‘Disturbing week’ as US files suit to US virus cases surge seize fuel tankers The number of confirmed coronavirus cases per day US federal prosecutors are seeking to seize four tankers in the US has climbed to an all-time high of more sailing toward Venezuela with gasoline supplied by than 50,000, with the infection curve rising in 40 out Iran, the latest attempt to disrupt ever-closer trade ties of 50 states in a reversal that has largely spared only between the two heavily sanctioned anti-American allies. the Northeast. The civil-forfeiture complaint filed in the District of Columbia An alarming 36 states are seeing an increase in the per federal court alleges that the sale was arranged by a centage of tests coming back positive for the virus. businessman, Mahmoud Madanipour, with ties to Iran’s “What we’ve seen is a very disturbing week,” Dr. Anthony Revolutionary Guard Corps, a US-designated foreign terrorist Fauci, the government’s top infectious-disease expert, said in a organization. livestream with the American Medical Association. “The profits from these activities support the IRGC’s full In a major retreat that illustrated how dire things have range of nefarious activities, including the proliferation of become in Texas, Republican Gov. Greg Abbott ordered the weapons of mass destruction and their means of delivery, wearing of masks across most of the state after refusing until support for terrorism, and a variety of human rights abuses, recently to let even local governments impose such rules. at home and abroad,” prosecutor Zia Faruqui alleges in the The surge has been blamed in part on Americans not complaint. covering their faces or following other social distancing rules Alireza Miryousefi, a spokesman for the Iranian mission to as states lifted their lockdowns over the past few weeks. Fauci the United Nations, said any attempt by the US to prevent warned that if people don’t start complying, “we’re going to be Iran’s lawful trading with any country of its choosing would be in some serious difficulty.” an act of “piracy, pure and simple.” The US recorded 50,700 new cases, according to a tally kept “This is a direct threat to international peace and security by Johns Hopkins University. That represents a doubling of the and in contravention of international law including the UN daily total over the past month and is higher even than what Charter,” he said in a statement. the country witnessed during the most lethal phase of the The Trump administration has been stepping up pressure on crisis in April and May, when the New York metropolitan area ship owners to abide by sanctions against US adversaries like was easily the worst hot spot in the US. Iran, Venezuela and North Korea. In May, it issued an advisory All but 10 states are showing an upswing in newly reported urging the global maritime industry to be on the lookout for cases over the past 14 days, according to data compiled by tactics to evade sanctions like dangerous ship-to-ship transfers the volunteer COVID Tracking Project. The outbreaks are most and the turning off of mandatory tracking devices — both severe in Arizona, Texas and Florida, which together with techniques used in recent oil deliveries to and from both Iran California have re-closed or otherwise clamped back down on and Venezuela. bars, restaurants and movie theaters over the past week or so. As commercial traders increasingly shun Venezuela, Nicolás Nebraska and South Dakota were the only states outside the Maduro’s socialist government has been increasingly turning Northeast with a downward trend in cases. to Iran. While some of the increases may be explained by expanded In May, Maduro celebrated the arrival of five Iranian tankers testing, other indicators are grim, too, including hospitalizations delivering badly needed fuel supplies to alleviate shortages and positive test rates. ■ that have led to days-long gas lines in the capital, Caracas.