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11.38pm BST
Black Lives Matter advocates and refugee activists will hold protests throughout Australia on Saturday, despite warnings from health authorities they could lead to Covid-19 outbreaks. Australia's chief medical officer, Prof Brendan Murphy, said on Friday, These sort of events really are dangerous". However the prime minister, Scott Morrison, announced on the same day that major sports stadiums may allow 10,000 people by July.
It follows protests last weekend, when people took to the streets campaigning for an end to Aboriginal deaths in custody. There have been 437 known Aboriginal deaths since the royal commission into Aboriginal deaths in custody delivered its final report in 1991, and yet despite this, change has been slow. The protests were sparked in solidarity with the US following the brutal death of unarmed man George Floyd on 25 May.
One man was diagnosed with the virus following the Melbourne protests, with health authorities saying he was likely infected prior to the rally. Victoria police issued fines of $1652 each to the three people who organised the protest.
Two stray observations from today's protest:
1) These guys were already there, protecting the Captain Cook statue - which nobody else ended up going near
2) Saw a few commercial TV reporters and crew who clearly have started hiring their own security https://t.co/vERlwByEBc pic.twitter.com/bwNsXyzOaS
Related: Black Lives Matter: health experts assess risks of Covid-19 transmission at Australia protests
11.22pm BST
Egypt has confirmed 1,577 new coronavirus cases, the highest daily increase in almost two weeks.
In total, the Arab world's most populous country has registered 41,303 cases including 1,422 deaths, the ministry said in a statement.