Coronavirus live: struggle to quash Sydney cluster with six new cases; Brazil's fifth day of more than 1,000 deaths

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1.03am GMT

In Australia, New South Wales has recorded six new cases of community transmission in the 24 hours until 8pm on Saturday.

All six are close contacts of a person from western Sydney who tested positive yesterday.

12.50am GMT

In the United States Joe Biden’s team has flagged a raft of executive orders to be issued by the new president immediately he’s in office, including several relating to the US Covid-19 epidemic.

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