Coronavirus News Updates 2020

Kenya on Tuesday declared that its school year was considered lost because of the coronavirus pandemic, and primary and secondary pupils would return to class next January.

Edcon entered a process called business rescue after it failed to generate enough revenues as a coronavirus lockdown shut its stores across the country.

Deaths from the coronavirus pandemic in India surpassed 20,000 and case numbers increased, with infections in the United States also jumping, dampening global enthusiasm over the easing of lockdowns.

At 1505 GMT, the rand was 0.69% weaker at R17.11 per dollar.

Jason Holder tops the ICC's Test all-rounder rankings, with fellow paceman Ben Stokes in second place as international cricket resumes for the first time since 2 March following the coronavirus lockdown.

India's cricket leaders are becoming impatient with the world body's delays in deciding whether the Twenty20 Cricket World Cup will go ahead this year amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Hanks and his wife, actress and singer Rita Wilson, disclosed in March that they had tested positive for the coronavirus while in Australia for a film shoot.

While some museums have had to cancel or postpone long-planned exhibits because of the coronavirus, organizers of a Van Gogh show in Toronto had a novel idea: offering art lovers a drive-in option

The rand weakened in early trade on Tuesday as worries over surges in coronavirus infections reactivated investor concerns about the economic impact of the pandemic.

Bonds were also weaker, with the yield on the benchmark 2030 government issue rising 11 basis points to 9.625%.

South African Reserve Bank (SARB) deputy governor Kuben Naidoo says that South Africa cannot afford to reject the tabling of its supplementary coronavirus budget as it will only prolong the country's recession and make it harder to tackle the coronavirus pandemic.