Welcome to MJVAFRICA network.........All Breaking News Worldwide Today, Monday 29th of June, 2020 Spicygist_01 Jun 29, 2020 6:31 AM Opera News Nigeria Only for Opera News fans. Follow 1. Donald Trump has deleted the tweet of supporter shouting ‘white power’ after outrage Donald Trump has deleted a tweet he sent featuring video of a Trump supporter shouting, “White power! White power!” after an outpouring of grief and outrage at racist language flowing directly from the White House once again. The tweet was deleted after it drew fierce criticism from across the political spectrum, including from Tim Scott of South Carolina, the sole African American Republican in the Senate. “There’s no question that he should not have retweeted it and he should just take it down,” Scott told CNN’s “State of the Union” program. “It was so profanity laced, the entire thing was offensive. Certainly, the comment about the white power was offensive. It’s indefensible. We should take it down.” Trump had left the tweet, featuring video of arguments among residents of The Villages, a predominantly white and conservative retirement community in Florida, posted on his Twitter feed for nearly four hours. “Thank you to the great people of The Villages,” Trump tweeted about the footage, which begins with a white man driving a golf cart with a “Trump 2020” sign spouting racist rhetoric at white anti-Trump protesters. White House deputy press secretary Judd Deere claimed that Trump had not heard the man screaming “white power” at the start of the video he tweeted. “President Trump is a big fan of The Villages,” Deere said in the statement. “He did not hear the one statement made on the video.” Cody Keenan, a former speechwriter for Barack Obama, said the tweet was part of Trump’s re-election strategy. 2. BREAKING: Covid-19 death toll has passef 500,000 worldwide Where the 500,000 deaths have been The US remains the country hardest-hit by the virus, with 125,803 deaths, according to a Johns Hopkins University tally. Brazil comes second at 57,622 deaths, followed by the UK, Italy, and Spain. In fact, more than half of recorded deaths have occurred in those five countries - which is partly down to their testing and reporting methods. And here are the ten most-affected countries, ranked by deaths per 1 million of the population*: *San Marino - 1,235 *Belgium - 839 *Andorra - 675 *UK - 639 *Spain - 606 *Italy - 574 *Sweden - 522 *France- 455 *US - 377 *Netherlands 356 Singapore hands out coronavirus tracing devices The TraceTogether tokens are an alternative to the government's contact tracing smartphone app. Silver Generation Office (SGO)Copyright: Silver Generation Office (SGO) Singapore has started to hand out Bluetooth-enabled contact tracing devices as part of its measures to slow the spread of the coronavirus. The so-called TraceTogether tokens are an alternative to the government's contact tracing smartphone app. They are aimed at people that do not own - or prefer not to use - a mobile phone. The announcement of the device was met with concerns in some quarters over privacy. 3. Texas COVID-19 cases take 'swift and dangerous turn' The spread of coronavirus infections has taken a "swift and very dangerous turn" in the US state of Texas, Governor Greg Abbott has warned. "Over just the past few weeks, the daily number of cases have gone from an average of about 2,000, to more than 5,000," Mr Abbott said on Sunday. Several southern and western states have recorded a surge in cases after lockdown restrictions were eased. The number of reported infections in the US has now surpassed 2.5 million. Over 125,000 Covid-19 patients are confirmed to have died nationwide - more than in any other country. The virus has now been linked to more than 500,000 deaths worldwide, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University in the US. What's the latest on the surge in US cases? The spike has led officials in Texas, Florida and other states to tighten restrictions on business again, with warnings that hospitals may soon be overwhelmed. On Sunday, Mr Abbott said that as many as 5,000 people a day were being admitted to hospital for treatment. US Vice-President Mike Pence said that Texas would be issued additional Covid-19 testing kits for as long was necessary. "We are going to make sure that Texas, and your healthcare system in Texas, have the resources, have the supplies, have the personnel to meet this moment," Mr Pence said. The vice-president also urged Texans to wear masks "wherever its indicated", saying "we know from experience, it will slow the spread of the coronavirus". 4. Fauci says Covid-19 vaccine may not get US to herd immunity if too many people refuse to get it Dr. Anthony Fauci says he would "settle" for a Covid-19 vaccine that's 70% to 75% effective, but that this incomplete protection, coupled with the fact that many Americans say they won't get a coronavirus vaccine, makes it "unlikely" that the US will achieve sufficient levels of immunity to quell the outbreak. With government support, three coronavirus vaccines are expected to be studied in large-scale clinical trials in the next three months. "The best we've ever done is measles, which is 97 to 98 percent effective," said Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. "That would be wonderful if we get there. I don't think we will. I would settle for [a] 70, 75% effective vaccine." A CNN poll last month found one-third of Americans said they would not try to get vaccinated against Covid, even if the vaccine is widely available and low cost. From Opera News Hub The views expressed in this article are the writer's, they do not reflect the views of Opera News. Please report any fake news or defamatory statements to feedback-newshub@operanewshub.com Report a problem likelaugh 4 dislike dislike Open in Opera News to share your opinion GUEST_kKJn5aj9B·16min Reply Let us withdraw the term "Whiteman" and call him CAMELION!!! GUEST_NwXnnaGGd·22min Reply so upon all the records of CONVID-19 in Nigeria by ncdc yet Nigeria was not among the world deaths listed hmmm