Coronavirus: New lockdown for hard-hit Australian state

Summary

1. A state of disaster has been declared in the Australian state of Victoria after a spike in infections
2. The city of Melbourne has been placed under curfew. Residents can go out once a day to shop for food or exercise
3. India has recorded more than 50,000 new cases of the virus for a third consecutive day
4. Teachers and parents need “greater clarity” on the reopening of UK schools, a teachers’ union says
5. Coronavirus is cited as the reason for holding Trump’s election nomination without press in attendance
6. More than 500,000 cases have now been confirmed in South Africa, the country’s health minister says
7. More than 17m cases and 685,000 deaths have been recorded worldwide, according to the Johns Hopkins University