Coronavirus live news: Brazil death toll nears 100,000 as Australia struggles to contain cases

Anti-Bolsonaro protests as Brazil cases near 3m; Italy cases soar; Australia cases double in less than a month to reach 20,000. Follow the latest, live

Meanwhile, in Australia, the Victorian premier Daniel Andrews is expected to give a daily update on the coronavirus outbreak at 11am local time.

Melbourne is six days into one of the toughest lockdowns in the world, which includes an 8pm curfew and a requirement for people to carry permits to prove that they need to leave home to work.

Donald Trump says he will pursue an executive order over the coming weeks requiring health insurance companies to cover pre-existing conditions, Reuters reports.

Trump has also repeated his claim that the US is showing more Covid-19 cases than other countries because it’s doing more testing. He said:

We’re constantly showing cases, cases, cases, cases.

We’re doing tremendous testing, and we’re especially doing big testing at nursing homes.

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