Coronavirus live news: Tokyo Olympics to be held without spectators; jabs mandatory for some workers in Greece
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10.36pm BST
Brazil registered 53,725 new Covid-19 cases and 1,639 deaths in the past 24 hours, according to the country's health ministry data.
This brings the total in Brazil to nearly 19 million cases and 530,179 deaths, Reuters reports. Meanwhile, Brazil registered the highest number of deaths and lowest number of births in the first six months of the year since comparable data was first compiled in 2003, the national association of notary offices said.
10.32pm BST
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