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Coronavirus live news: WHO urges Pakistan to reimpose lockdown as Brazil restores Covid-19 data

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The World Health Organization has told Pakistan it should implement “intermittent” lockdowns to counter a surge in coronavirus infections that has come as the country loosens restrictions, an official said Tuesday.

Since the start of Pakistan’s outbreak in March, Prime Minister Imran Khan opposed a nationwide lockdown of the sort seen elsewhere, arguing the impoverished country could not afford it, AFP reports.

Hello and welcome to today’s live coverage of the coronavirus pandemic with me, Helen Sullivan.

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