As Australia moves to further ease coronavirus restrictions across the nation, the rest of the world is not so lucky. World Health Organisation director general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus believes the world is in a “new and dangerous place”. “Many people are understandably fed up being at home, but the virus is still spreading fast,” he warned on Friday, a day after 150,000 new COVID-19 cases were confirmed globally - a record daily number. There have been 8.5 million infections around the world with a combined death toll of 450,000. Meanwhile, the Australian toll remains at 102, with confirmed virus cases since the initial outbreak topping 7400 on Friday. However, there are some hotspots, with Victoria reporting 13 new cases on Friday. It’s the third day in a row the state has recorded double-digit infections. From Reuters: Unions representing 17,000 workers at Walt Disney Co’s Disneyland Resort in California have told the state’s governor they are not convinced the theme park will be safe enough to reopen by the company’s July target date. In a letter to Governor Gavin Newsom on Thursday, the unions said they had been in discussions with Disney since mid-March when Disneyland was closed to help curb the coronavirus pandemic. The resort in Anaheim, in southern California, houses the Disneyland theme park and the California Adventure Park, both of which the company aims to reopen July 17. “Unfortunately, despite intensive talks with the company, we are not yet convinced it is safe to reopen the parks,” the letter from the Coalition of Resort Labor Unions said. A Disney spokeperson said Friday the company had put the safety of workers and guests “at the forefront of our planning.” “We look forward to continued dialogue with our unions on the extensive health and safety protocols, following guidance from public health experts,” the spokesperson said. The California Department of Public Health said theme parks would be able to welcome guests when the state reaches Stage 3 of its phased reopening plan. It is currently in Stage 2. Good Morning everyone. Here are the most recent updates globally: The number of coronavirus cases in Brazil has passed 1 million and the country was approaching 50,000 deaths on Friday. Brazil is the country’s second-worst hit country after the United States. In the Brazilian Amazon, local authorities have been accused of racism after locking down a string of indigenous villages and banning indigenous people from entering a local town because of a coronavirus outbreak. In the UK, ministers have been accused of downplaying the gravity of the pandemic after it emerged there had been more than 1000 deaths per day for 22 consecutive days from April. The World Health Organization warned on Friday of a “new and dangerous phase” of the pandemic with people tiring of lockdown despite the accelerating spread of Covid-19 in some countries. The number of coronavirus cases in Saudi Arabia exceeded 150,000 on Friday following a rise in infections. The New Zealand government is under pressure after three confirmed cases of coronavirus emerged this week after a failure to test returned travellers before they left quarantine. In Australia: Employment service providers have warned the newly unemployed will have to wait three months to claim up to $1,200 for training and other expenses from July. Up to 350 international students will be able to return to university after the federal government and the ACT government approved a plan to bring them in on a charter flight. Authorities continue to monitor the rising number of coronavirus cases in Victoria as the state prepares to further ease restrictions from Monday And, in case you missed Friday’s economic update from the Reserve Bank, Australia’s unemployment rate rose 0.7 points to 7.1% between April and May.