Coronavirus live: Scottish health minister tests positive; Guatemala asks Russia for money back for undelivered vaccines
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Minister for public health, Maree Todd has tested positive for coronavirus; Russia has failed to deliver paid for Sputnik V vaccines to Guatemala
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11.12pm BST
That's it from me for tonight. Handing over to my colleague Helen Sullivan. Thanks.
11.09pm BST
Tunisia has extended curfew hours to try and stop the rapid spread of coronavirus as it recorded a daily record number of cases.
Reuters reports:
The curfew will begin at 8:00 p.m. and end at 5:00 a.m. starting Thursday. The government said it will ban all gatherings until July 11.
Tunisia recorded 5,251 new confirmed coronavirus cases on Tuesday, the health ministry said, while 106 more deaths were reported, taking the death toll to about 15,000.
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