Coronavirus: EU leaders start third day of recovery talks
Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said Europe was"under the blackmail of the 'frugals'" and described negotiations as"heated".The summit resumes at 12:00 local time . European Council President Charles Michel will reportedly hand out new proposals before leaders reconvene.
"High time to reach an agreement which allows us to provide the urgently needed support for our citizens and economies," he wrote.WHO officials said the largest increases in cases on Saturday were in Brazil, India, South Africa and the US. In Brazil, where the coronavirus and measures to contain it have been highly politicised, cases continue to surge - although the WHO announced earlier this week that infections were no longer increasing exponentially.
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