Morning News Brief: Donald Trump declares 'victory' against COVID-19, cases surge in Mexico, and more
Authored By Amartya Sharma
Published: Jul 05, 2020, 03:14 IST | Updated: Jul 05, 2020, 03:14 IST
US President Donald Trump gestures during a bilateral meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel on the sidelines of the NATO summit at the Grove hotel in Watford, northeast of London on December 4, 2019.
The United States is the worst-hit country in terms of coronavirus pandemic with over 2.8 million cases and 130,000 deaths.
The coronavirus figures showed a slight decline after three days of a record-breaking surge in the country including record 57,683 on Friday.
US President Donald Trump on Saturday once again accused China of spreading coronavirus across the world, calling for it to be held ‘fully accountable’.
Mexico has become the fifth hardest-hit country as the death toll from the novelcoronavirus rose to 30,366 Saturday, propelling it past Francein the global pandemic, according to the health ministry.