MonoMonday-Summer

Summer here in the sandpit means temps on the high 40's and dates everywhere

Corona virus update
Two virus deaths, bringing total deaths to 65
643 new Covid-19 cases registered 

Saudi Arabia announced that Haj will be held this year but with a very limited number of pilgrims and in compliance with precautionary measures including a ban on older pilgrims and additional health checks.  Only Saudis and expatriate residents from various nationalities are allowed to perform the Haj rituals this year, as a precautionary measure to avoid crowds and stem the spread of the coronavirus pandemic.

Latin America passes 2 million cases

Thailand marks 28 days without local transmission, aims to ease travel.  Thailand, which has banned international commercial flights up to the end of June, has recorded 3,151 cases and 58 deaths related to COVID-19
Global coronavirus cases top 9 million as outbreak surges in Brazil and  India
The United States leads the world with the highest number of infections, at about 2.2 million or 25% of all reported cases. 
Global deaths stand at over 464,000 and have doubled in seven weeks. 

China is also trying to contain a fresh outbreak in Beijing, where it asserts it has a capacity to test over 1 million people a day in the city alone. 

Even in Germany, a country seen as successful in curbing the virus and limiting deaths, infection rates are rising above the level needed for long-term containment. Australia is also battling a spike in cases in Victoria where other states have seen few, if any, new cases in weeks. 

Just under half of all reported cases have recovered,