The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death.
TOP OF THE HOUR: — New Zealand near eradication, but virus has grim global hold. — South Africa has backlog of nearly 100,000 unprocessed tests. — Indonesians return to mosques, at a distance. — India registers another single-day high, passes China in confirmed cases and COVID-19 deaths. — UN urgently appeals for $2.4 billion to help Yemen cope with war and virus.
___ JOHANNESBURG — South Africa says it has a backlog of nearly 100,000 unprocessed tests for the new coronavirus. A health ministry statement overnight