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Coronavirus update: Israeli protesters accuse Benjamin Netanyahu of botching pandemic response

"Netanyahu takes office in deal that could see West Bank annexation
"Israel's Netanyahu, Gantz fail to reach unity deal, deadlock persists "

Posted 11 hours ago, updated 53 minutes ago

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Israeli demonstrators accuse Netanyahu of mishandling pandemic

Thousands of Israelis have held a demonstration outside the Jerusalem residence of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, as anger mounts over corruption allegations and his handling of the coronavirus crisis.

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Brazil COVID-19 death toll to surpass 100,000

Brazil's death toll from COVID-19 is expected to hit 100,000 on Saturday (local time) and continue to climb as most Brazilian cities reopen shops and dining even though the pandemic has yet to peak.

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UK orders recall of 741,000 coronavirus testing kits over safety concerns

Randox Laboratories, a Northern Ireland-based medical technology company, has been instructed by Britain's medicines regulator to recall up to 741,000 coronavirus test kits from the national test and trace programme as a precautionary measure.

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South Africa's confirmed coronavirus deaths surpass 10,000

South Africa has surpassed 10,000 confirmed deaths from coronavirus.


South Africa has the fifth-most coronavirus cases in the world.(AP: Brian Inganga, file pho

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Ukraine closes checkpoints at Crimean border to control coronavirus

Ukraine's Government has temporarily closed its border with Crimea, the peninsula annexed by Russia in 2014, to prevent further spread of coronavirus.

All three crossing points between the mainland and Crimea, which is defined by Ukraine as an occupied territory, will be closed from August 9 to August 30, a Government statement said.

Only Crimean residents with Ukrainian citizenship will be allowed to enter Crimea.

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Czechs record biggest daily jump in coronavirus cases since April 3

The Czech Republic has recorded its biggest daily rise in new coronavirus cases since April 3 due to local outbreaks in a number of regions.

The central European country of 10.7 million recorded 323 new cases on Friday (local time), health ministry data showed, bringing the total number of cases detected to 18,060.

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Children back to school in Gaza after five-month shutdown

Hundreds of thousands of children have walked through the streets of the Gaza Strip to return to classes after five months of shutdown.

Authorities said they were ready to close schools again if coronavirus cases spike.


Health workers will sanitise Gaza's 751 schools twice a day and outdoor breaks are banned. (AP: Adel Hana, file)

Gaza, mostly cut off from the world by an Israeli-led blockade, has not recorded any COVID-19 cases in the towns and refugee camps where around 2 million Palestinians live.

The territory's Islamist Hamas-run education ministry shut down schools in March and students completed the remainder of the school year online in fear any outbreak would overwhelm the health system.

Health workers will sanitise Gaza's 751 schools twice a day and children do not have to wear masks but must bring their own lunch and outdoor breaks are banned.

Plans were already in place to halt classes should the virus spread into Gaza's densely-populated towns.

About 40 kilometres away in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, which has reported a spike in COVID-19 cases, high school classes began this week but elementary schools remain closed.

West Bank health officials have reported 94 deaths and 13,600 cases, most of them in the past two months.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-08-09/coronavirus-update-covid19-israel-protests-benjamn-netanyahu/12538262