Coronavirus: Australia sets sights on reopening even as cases surge; Duterte denies medical supplies overpriced

Australia’s New South Wales on Friday reported an all-time high number of new Covid-19 cases and deaths despite being 10 weeks into lockdown, as the federal government tried to convince states and territories to follow its national reopening plan.New South Wales reported 1,431 new local transmitted cases, as well as 12 more deaths, as of Thursday evening – just over a week after recording more than 1,000 new daily infections for the first time.“We anticipate a peak in cases in the next…