Texas tops 1 million cases as Covid-19 surge engulfs the US

Alana Pompa of the Jewish War Veterans Post 757 participates in a Veterans Day flag-raising ceremony at the Dell Jewish Community Campus in Austin, Texas (Jay Janner/Austin American-Statesman via AP)

Texas on Wednesday became the first US state with more than 1 million confirmed Covid-19 cases as a surge of coronavirus infections engulfs the country.

In New York, Governor Andrew Cuomo said all restaurants, bars and gyms statewide will have to close at 10pm from Friday, a major retreat in a corner of the US that had seemingly brought the virus largely under control months ago. He also barred private gatherings of more than 10 people.