Reuters\u2019 interactive graphic tracking the global spread<\/a>.<\/p>\nLikewise, India has the third-highest 2,027,074 coronavirus cases while 41,585 people have died.<\/p>\n
Nearly 300,000 Americans could be dead from COVID-19 by December 1, University of Washington health experts forecast on Thursday, although they said 70,000 lives could be saved if people were scrupulous about wearing masks.<\/p>\n
ASIA-PACIFIC<\/strong><\/p>\n\u2014 South Korea will lift a ban on travellers from the Chinese province of Hubei, which was the original epicentre of the coronavirus outbreak, starting on Monday.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Nearly half the workers at private firms in Australia\u2019s Victoria state, around 1.5 million people, will receive a federal wage subsidy as a surge in cases forces a near-total lockdown in the state.<\/p>\n
\u2014 A recent spate of suicides among migrant workers in Singapore has raised concerns over the mental health of thousands of low-paid workers who have been confined to their dormitories because of COVID-19.<\/p>\n
EUROPE<\/strong><\/p>\n\u2014 Passengers arriving into Britain from Belgium, the Bahamas and Andorra will need to quarantine for 14 days.<\/p>\n
\u2014 A breakdown of emergency loans to small firms in Britain during the coronavirus crisis shows that Scotland and the South West of England have received a smaller share of nationwide lending than they did prior to the pandemic.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Norway is halting its planned easing of restrictions and will likely reimpose others to prevent a full lockdown of society, Prime Minister Erna Solberg said.<\/p>\n
AMERICAS<\/strong><\/p>\n\u2014 US President Donald Trump said on Thursday it was possible the United States would have a coronavirus vaccine before the Nov. 3 election.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro issued a decree that will set aside $356 million in funds to purchase and eventually produce the potential vaccine being developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University researchers.<\/p>\n
\u2014 White House health experts are warning of an increase in the percentage of people testing positive in US cities including Boston, Chicago and Washington.<\/p>\n
MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA<\/strong><\/p>\n\u2014 Africa\u2019s confirmed cases of COVID-19 have surpassed 1 million, a Reuters tally showed, as the disease began to spread rapidly through a continent whose relative isolation has so far spared it the worst of the pandemic.<\/p>\n
\u2014 The holy Shi\u2019ite city of Kerbala, which used to host pilgrims from around the world, is now quarantining dozens of COVID-19 patients in apartment buildings owned by Imam Hussein shrine, one of Iraq\u2019s most powerful religious authorities.<\/p>\n
MEDICAL DEVELOPMENTS<\/strong><\/p>\n\u2014 The Japanese government will soon agree a supply deal for more than 100 million doses of a coronavirus vaccine being developed by AstraZeneca Plc.<\/p>\n
\u2014 An Israeli research institute overseen by the Defence Ministry intends to begin human trials for a potential vaccine as early as October.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Becton Dickinson and Co said it was on track to make 1 billion syringes in the next 12-18 months to meet the demand for COVID-19 vaccination when approved.<\/p>\n
ECONOMIC FALLOUT<\/strong><\/p>\n\u2014 China\u2019s exports rose at the fastest pace in seven months in July, while imports declined, painting a mixed picture for the economy as it recovers from a pandemic-induced slump.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Asian shares tumbled after the United States ratcheted up tensions with Beijing by banning transactions with China\u2019s tech giant Tencent as well as ByteDance, the owner of video-sharing app TikTok.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Japan\u2019s household spending fell at a much slower pace in June than in the previous month as the economy re-opened from lockdown measures.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Australia\u2019s central bank downgraded its outlook for the national economy on Friday and warned unemployment would stay high for several years.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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