Updated 5:39 AM ET, Thu July 23, 2020
- The US has seen more than 1,000 coronavirus deaths for the second day in a row as the nation's epidemic continues to grow rapidly.
- The Trump administration and Pfizer have reached a deal to produce 100 million doses of a Covid-19 vaccine in the United States. The vaccine will need emergency use authorization from officials before it can be distributed.
- Australia announced its economy has been severely damaged by the coronavirus epidemic, with growth falling by more than 4% in the past fiscal year.
- Brazil's government has claimed that the local epidemic is "under control" despite tens of thousands of new cases being announced every day.