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International instances have reached 48,008,175, in keeping with Johns Hopkins College in Baltimore. The worldwide dying toll has hit 1,224,144.
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Friday, November 6 (Tokyo time)
four:25 a.m. Hungary will begin importing small portions of a Russian-made COVID-19 vaccine in December for ultimate testing and licensing, Overseas Minister Peter Szijjarto says in a Fb video.
2:43 a.m. Greece ordered a nationwide lockdown for 3 weeks, its second this 12 months, to assist include a resurgence of COVID-19 after a pointy enhance in infections this week, studies Reuters.
1:41 a.m. The Moroccan authorities, the World Financial institution and the Worldwide Financial Fund say they’ll postpone plans to carry the World Financial institution Group-IMF Annual Conferences in Marrakesh in October 2021 till 2022 as a result of COVID-19 pandemic.
Thursday, November 5
11:33 p.m. China bars non-Chinese language vacationers from Britain, France, Belgium, the Philippines and India, imposing a number of the most stringent entry curbs of any nation as coronavirus instances surge all over the world, studies Reuters. The restrictions cowl these with legitimate visas and residence permits and take impact along side a extra restrictive testing regime for arrivals from a number of different nations.
A girl retailers at a market in Jakarta amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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eight:13 p.m. Indonesia says it can provide sovereign ensures on loans to companies. Beneath a brand new regulation, the federal government will assure towards the chance of defaults on loans, debt securities and different dangers for monetary establishments that present financing to state and municipality-owned corporations, regional governments and personal corporations. The federal government will cowl each the principal and curiosity on loans to non-private corporations on the time of default. However protection for personal ones would rely upon their monetary situation and talent to pay.
eight:00 p.m. Bangladesh indicators a take care of the Serum Institute of India to purchase 30 million doses of a possible coronavirus vaccine being developed by British drugmaker AstraZeneca. “At any time when the vaccine is prepared, the Serum Institute will give us 30 million doses within the first section,” well being minister Zahid Maleque informed reporters after the deal was signed in Dhaka. 5 million doses monthly can be bought by means of Bangladesh drug maker Beximco Prescribed drugs.
6:14 p.m. Investor confidence in Thailand’s monetary markets over the following three months dropped to a seven-month low, as a result of pandemic and native protests. A survey in October by the Federation of Thai Capital Market Organizations confirmed its confidence index fell to 61.27, the bottom since a report low of 56.7 in March.
6:00 p.m. Indonesia studies four,065 new infections, up from Three,356 a day earlier and taking the nation complete to 425,796, authorities information present. It additionally added 89 new deaths, taking complete fatalities to 14,348.
5:50 p.m. South Korea says it has alerted about 1,00zero individuals who attended the memorial of the late Samsung Group patriarch Lee Kun-hee final week to get examined for coronavirus after one one that attended examined constructive. A neighborhood journalist who lined the memorial developed signs two days later and examined constructive on Monday. Not less than six new coronavirus instances, together with two colleagues and two relations, had been linked to the journalist.
5:20 p.m. Paris will likely be positioned beneath extra restrictions to curb the virus’s worsening unfold, together with a requirement for sure retailers that promote takeaway meals and drinks to shut by 10 p.m. native time. The brand new restrictions come on high of a nationwide lockdown. On Wednesday, France reported 40,558 new COVID-19 instances and an extra 385 deaths.
5:10 p.m. The Philippines studies 1,594 new infections, up from 987 a day earlier and bringing the nation complete to 389,725. Complete deaths elevated by 49 to 7,409.
four:23 p.m. Nintendo posts a record operating profit of 291 billion yen ($2.7 billion) for the April-September interval as robust demand for its Swap gaming console and smash-hit title “Animal Crossing: New Horizons” boosted gross sales amid the pandemic, the Japanese firm says.
Hungarian Overseas Minister Peter Szijjarto and Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen. The 2 met in Phnom Penh on Nov. Three, and Szijjarto later examined constructive for the coronavirus.
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Three:00 p.m. Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen and 4 cupboard ministers are in quarantine after having met with Hungary’s overseas minister the identical day the visiting dignitary examined constructive for the coronavirus. Hun Sen on his Fb web page stated he has examined unfavourable and would abide by the nation’s coronavirus pointers and keep quarantined for 14 days, throughout which period he is not going to meet with relations or attend public occasions.
1:50 p.m. India studies 50,210 new each day infections, taking its complete to eight.36 million. The nation’s each day caseload peaked in September and has been sliding ever since, however specialists warn that Diwali, one among Hinduism’s hottest pageant seasons, may ship numbers again up. Deaths rose by 704, with complete mortalities now at 124,315.
1:00 p.m. Indonesia fell into recession for the first time in two decades, because the pandemic took a toll on Southeast Asia’s largest financial system, authorities information reveals. The nation’s actual gross home product plunged Three.49% within the three months ended September from a 12 months earlier. The slowdown follows a 5.32% contraction within the earlier quarter.
12:30 p.m. International infections surpass 48 million, and the U.S. stays the worst-affected nation, adopted by India and Brazil, in keeping with Johns Hopkins College.
11:07 a.m. The U.S. units a one-day report for brand spanking new infections with not less than 102,591 instances, sooner or later after Americans voted in the presidential and different elections, in keeping with a Reuters tally. 9 states report report one-day will increase: Colorado, Idaho, Indiana, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Rhode Island, Washington and Wisconsin.
Denmark, one of many world’s predominant mink fur exporters, worries that a new coronavirus mutation that has jumped from the animals to people can resist vaccines.
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11:00 a.m. South Korea confirms 125 new coronavirus instances, up from 118 a day in the past. The nation’s complete infections have reached 27,zero50, with 475 deaths.
9:38 a.m. China studies 28 new instances, in comparison with 17 a day earlier. Of the entire, 20 are imported infections. It additionally says 24 new asymptomatic instances have been found, down from 128 a each day earlier.
7:50 a.m. Australia indicators offers to purchase 40 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines from Novavax in addition to 10 million from Pfizer and BioNTech, because the nation’s virus scorching spot studies zero instances for the sixth straight day. The agreements observe offers in September value 1.7 billion Australian dollars ($1.22 billion) with AstraZeneca and CSL Ltd. for a complete of practically 85 million vaccine doses. The contracts with Novax, Pfizer and BioNTech are value about A$1.5 billion.
5:50 a.m. Denmark intends to cull about 15 million minks now that a mutation of the coronavirus found within the animals has unfold to people. The mutation has decreased sensitivity towards antibodies, probably decreasing the efficacy of future vaccines.
5:15 a.m. A plunge in tourism to Japan has a silver lining for the nation’s fight against smuggling. The worth of taxes evaded by sneaking gold into the nation fell 62% on the 12 months within the 12 months to June, the Ministry of Finance studies. Whereas larger fines for violators contributed to the lower, a drop in worldwide arrivals additionally performed a task by closing an avenue for smugglers.
Tax evasion from gold smuggling fell 60% within the 12 months to June, Japanese authorities report. (Picture by Masaru Shioyama)
four:45 a.m. Italy’s monetary capital of Milan and different components of its industrial north are again beneath lockdowns, Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte says, because the nation takes stronger measures towards the unfold of COVID-19.
2:35 a.m. New auto gross sales in Southeast Asia enhance for a fifth straight month because the area’s economies step by step return to a semblance of normality amid the pandemic. September gross sales fell 16% from a 12 months earlier to 242,801 automobiles, a narrower decline than within the previous month, information from the area’s six main auto markets reveals. The largest market, Thailand, noticed gross sales slip by solely Three%. Malaysia studies a 26% enhance, marking the fourth-straight month of positive aspects, as tax breaks and automaker incentives embolden automotive consumers.
1:55 a.m. U.S. Senate Majority Chief Mitch McConnell says that lawmakers have to agree on a brand new coronavirus assist invoice “by the tip of the 12 months,” and that he hopes wrangling between Republicans and Democrats over the package deal will finish now that election day has handed.
12:30 a.m. An sudden casualty of the pandemic: mink in Denmark. The European nation’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen says the entire mink within the nation will likely be culled after a mutation was discovered that would unfold the coronavirus to people, in keeping with media studies. Denmark is the world’s greatest producer of mink skins, in keeping with the Danish Agriculture & Meals Council.
Wednesday, November four
11:00 p.m. In an indication of how the hard-hit cruise trade is dealing with the pandemic, the Japanese port of Kobe has restarted with a deal with home vacationers.
The Nippon Maru, the primary cruise ship out of Kobe in additional than eight months, has returned to port after a two-night jaunt to Chiba Prefecture. Kobe, Japan’s seventh-largest port for cruise ships, expects a greater than 70% drop in visitors this 12 months.
One problem will likely be creating high-value tour packages for Japanese vacationers to offset the lack of overseas vacationers.
Defending towards the virus is a high precedence after examples of mass onboard infections like on the Diamond Princess earlier this 12 months. Masks are required for all passengers, and surfaces are regularly disinfected. Crews have educated for crusing to the closest hospital within the occasion that a constructive case emerges on board.
Passengers appear upbeat beneath the circumstances.
“We had been hoping for [cruises] to renew,” says a 70-something traveler taking a long-awaited husband-and-wife journey. “Shifting inns like this are good for us seniors.”
The cruise ship Nippon Maru docked on the port of Kobe after a three-day voyage. (Picture by Shoya Okinaga)
eight:30 p.m. Hungary’s overseas minister has examined constructive for COVID-19 after arriving in Thailand, in keeping with AP. Peter Szijjarto and his delegation had simply come from Cambodia, the place he met with Prime Minister Hun Sen and different officers on Tuesday.
The minister and the Cambodian chief had been pictured collectively maskless.
Cambodian officers say the delegation members all examined unfavourable previous to their departure.
eight:15 p.m. Overseas funding pledges to Thailand dropped 29% on the 12 months within the January-September interval, Reuters studies, because the pandemic deterred buyers. The tally amounted to 118.5 billion baht ($Three.eight billion), with Duangjai Asawachintachit, secretary-general of the Board of Funding, insisting to reporters that the nation stays enticing regardless of months of political protests.
6:22 p.m. Indonesia studies Three,356 new coronavirus infections on Wednesday, taking its complete variety of instances to 421,731, information from the nation’s COVID-19 job power reveals. There are 113 extra deaths, taking complete fatalities to 14,259. As of Wednesday, 353,282 individuals had recovered from the virus in Indonesia, the information confirmed.
5:43 p.m. England’s Nationwide Well being Service is gearing as much as distribute attainable COVID-19 vaccines earlier than Christmas in case one of many candidates is prepared by the tip of the 12 months, the pinnacle of the state-run well being care system says.
four:52 p.m. Japan’s transport ministry says taxi drivers in Tokyo can refuse passengers who aren’t sporting face masks, amid persistent concern concerning the unfold of the novel coronavirus.
Three:52 p.m. German automaker BMW stated Wednesday that its third-quarter revenue rose virtually 10%, because of rebounding Chinese language demand for luxurious vehicles and reaffirmed its earnings outlook, at the same time as a wave of coronavirus infections continues to brush Europe and the U.S.
2:53 p.m. Malaysia-based service Malindo Air has launched a retrenchment train starting from termination to a 12 months’s unpaid depart for two,647 staff, the human assets ministry stated on Wednesday, because the coronavirus pandemic batters the aviation trade.
2:00 p.m. India’s service trade expanded for the primary time in eight months in October however pandemic-hit corporations continued to chop jobs, in keeping with a personal survey. The findings — coupled with an analogous survey on Monday that discovered manufacturing rising at its quickest tempo in over a decade — recommend a restoration in Asia’s third-largest financial system. In the meantime, the Nikkei/IHS Markit Companies Buying Managers’ Index for India climbed to 54.1 in October from September’s 49.eight. It was the very best studying since February and nicely above the 50 mark that separates development from contraction.
1:16 p.m. India studies 46,253 new instances within the final 24 hours, up from 38,310 yesterday, pushing the nation’s tally to eight.31 million. The dying toll jumped by 514 to 123,611.
11:56 a.m. Malaysian state oil firm Petronas stated late Tuesday that it had authorized a further 10 billion ringgit ($2.40 billion) dividend to the federal government to assist battle the COVID-19 pandemic.
11:23 a.m. Financial institution of Japan Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda says a resurgence in coronavirus infections within the U.S. and Europe was among the many considerations over the abroad financial outlook, in a web-based assembly with enterprise leaders in Nagoya, central Japan.
10:45 a.m. The restoration in China’s service sector prolonged right into a sixth month in October, an trade survey reveals, with hiring rising to the very best degree in a 12 months however abroad demand slipping. The Caixin/Markit providers Buying Managers’ Index (PMI) rose to 56.eight from September’s 54.eight, the very best studying since June, and nicely above the 50 studying that separates development from contraction.
10:32 a.m. South Korea confirms 118 new coronavirus instances, up from 75 a day in the past. The nation’s complete infections have reached 26,925, with 474 deaths.
10:27 a.m. Philippine exports grew 2.2% in September from a 12 months earlier, the primary month-to-month rise since February, because the pandemic-hit financial system step by step reopened, authorities information reveals. Imports shrank by 16.5%, the slowest tempo since February.
9:43 a.m. Some Financial institution of Japan policymakers referred to as for deeper scrutiny on learn how to tackle the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic because the financial outlook stays extremely unsure, minutes of the central financial institution’s September charge assessment present.
9:01 a.m. A research of the lungs of people that have died from COVID-19 finds persistent and in depth lung injury usually, and will assist docs perceive what’s behind “lengthy COVID,” by which sufferers undergo signs for months. Scientists stated in addition they discovered distinctive traits of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, which can clarify why it inflicts such hurt.
The analysis group analyzed samples of tissue from the lungs, coronary heart, liver and kidneys of 41 sufferers who died of COVID-19 at Italy’s College Hospital of Trieste between February and April 2020.
7:26 a.m. Germany is scouting commerce truthful halls and airport terminals to make use of as potential mass vaccination facilities, because it attracts up plans to inoculate the nation as quickly as the primary coronavirus shot positive aspects European approval, studies Reuters, citing state well being officers. Berlin expects the primary COVID-19 vaccines to be out there in early 2021.
6:30 a.m. China has taken an early lead in creating COVID-19 vaccines. With restricted options, many Southeast Asian nations that depend on Chinese language vaccines are anxious to keep away from antagonizing Beijing — serving to to spice up its worldwide clout. Discover out extra with this week’s The Big Story.
four:30 a.m. The U.S. Meals and Drug Administration tells scientific laboratory employees and well being care suppliers that COVID-19 antigen checks can produce false constructive outcomes.
This may happen when can customers don’t observe the utilization directions for the checks, which supply speedy detection, the FDA says.
2:10 a.m. Turkey will shut all companies — together with eating places, hairdressers and wedding ceremony halls — at 10 p.m. each day to regulate the unfold of the coronavirus, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says.
Turkey studies 2,343 new COVID-19 sufferers and 79 deaths for Tuesday, the Anadolu information company studies, citing Well being Ministry information.
Tuesday, November Three
11:45 p.m. Germany’s well being minister says Gilead’s antiviral drug remdesivir helps some COVID-19 sufferers, which is why the nation added to its stockpile of the remedy.
“As a result of it is sensible in some conditions and since the necessity has risen enormously we’ve procured further provides of remdesivir,” Jens Spahn is quoted as saying by Reuters.
A traveler walks by means of Beijing Daxing Worldwide Airport in September.
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9:40 p.m. The Chinese language Embassy in Tokyo says that Japanese vacationers to China will likely be required to take each PCR and antibody checks for COVID-19 inside two days earlier than touring to the nation and present unfavourable outcomes for each.
This represents a toughening of the principles for guests from Japan, which have been required since September to take a PCR take a look at inside 72 hours of journey.
Beginning Nov. eight, all guests to China will likely be required to point out proof they’re unfavourable for COVID-19.
7:30 p.m. Chinese language college students acquired 99% fewer visas to review within the U.S. throughout the April-September half, a results of considerations over COVID-19 and harder screenings by the U.S. amid tensions between the 2 nations, new information reveals.
The variety of F-1 scholar visas issued to candidates in mainland China got here to only 808 within the six months by means of September, down 99% from 90,410 in the identical interval a 12 months earlier, in keeping with information launched by the U.S. Division of State. Chinese language college students make up the most important share of worldwide college students within the U.S., at roughly 30%.
5:43 p.m. Indonesia studies 2,973 new coronavirus instances Tuesday, taking the entire variety of infections to 418,375, information from the nation’s well being ministry reveals. It additionally studies 102 further deaths, elevating the variety of fatalities to 14,146. The Indonesia Medical Affiliation stated earlier on Tuesday that 161 docs, together with 9 dentists, had died from the virus within the March to October interval.
5:01 p.m. The Philippine well being ministry information 1,772 new coronavirus infections and 49 extra deaths. In a bulletin, the ministry stated the entire variety of confirmed instances has risen to 387,161 whereas deaths have reached 7,318. The Philippines has the second-highest variety of coronavirus infections and deaths in Southeast Asia, after Indonesia.
A baby waves Australia’s nationwide flag.
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1:10 p.m. The Reserve Financial institution of Australia, in an try to spice up the financial system amid the pandemic, says it can purchase 100 billion Australian dollars ($70.41 billion) of presidency bonds with maturities of round 5 to 10 years over the following six months, with the primary public sale slated for Thursday. The central financial institution additionally minimize its goal for three-year bond yields to a record low zero.1%, from zero.25%, to align with the money charge, which, it pledged will stay unchanged till inflation is sustainably inside its 2%-Three% goal band.
9:44 a.m. South Korea’s core client value index for October declined zero.Three% year-on-year, marking the sharpest fall since September 1999, because the pandemic dampened home demand and a short lived authorities subsidy on cell phone payments weighed on costs.
eight:30 a.m. The seven-day transferring common of world coronavirus infections exceeds 500,00zero instances for the primary time ever, in keeping with tallies by Johns Hopkins College, with complete instances reaching 46.eight million.
Europe and the U.S. have seen case surges in latest weeks, with American presidential election battleground states within the South and the Midwest notably onerous hit.
eight:05 a.m. Argentina will import 10 million doses of Russia’s experimental COVID-19 vaccine between December and January, as infections proceed to climb within the South American nation.
The vaccine, referred to as Sputnik V, is given in two doses and will start arriving as early as subsequent month, the federal government says in a information launch. The worth of the Russian vaccine can be “roughly common” in contrast with others, President Alberto Fernandez says within the launch.
four:50 a.m. The virus that causes COVID-19 damages the membranes of oxygen-carrying crimson blood cells, contributing to low oxygen ranges within the blood, researchers have discovered.
Broken crimson cells can not restore themselves and flow into for as much as 120 days earlier than the physique replaces them with new ones. This may assist clarify why some COVID-19 signs can final for months, Reuters quotes research co-author Angelo D’Alessandro of the College of Colorado Denver as saying.
Three:35 a.m. Spain and France set nationwide information for brand spanking new COVID-19 instances, with the previous reporting greater than 55,00zero on Monday and the latter 52,00zero.
1:30 a.m. Australia’s inhabitants development is forecast to fall to the bottom degree in a century as coronavirus-related entry restrictions minimize into the immigration that has boosted the nation’s numbers for many years.
The federal government predicts the expansion charge will gradual to zero.2% within the fiscal 12 months to subsequent June. That might be the slowest tempo of enhance since World Struggle I, says Alan Tudge, minister for inhabitants, cities and concrete infrastructure.
Immigration is anticipated to publish the primary internet decline in 75 years in fiscal 2020 — a lower of 72,00zero, in contrast with a internet enhance of 154,00zero in fiscal 2019.
Monday, November 2
11:50 p.m. Even with air journey down, Taiwan’s Starlux Airways will open a brand new path to the Osaka-area Kansai Worldwide Airport on Dec. 15.
Introduced Monday, the route will provide two flights per week between Taipei and Kansai.
This marks the primary common service to Japan for young Starlux, which went into enterprise in 2018. The corporate expects demand to recuperate as soon as the coronavirus pandemic abates.
It isn’t alone: Japanese finances airline Peach Aviation restarted service between Kansai and Taipei on Oct. 25.
10:40 p.m. Japan’s northernmost area of Hokkaido studies 96 new instances of COVID-19, its highest quantity thus far. Its capital metropolis of Sapporo units a report for a 3rd day in a row.
Hokkaido, widespread with Chinese language and different worldwide vacationers, was an early scorching spot when the coronavirus first arrived in Japan.
7:13 p.m. Malaysia studies 834 new coronavirus instances, taking the entire to 33,339 infections. The Southeast Asian nation additionally confirms two new deaths.
6:17 p.m. Indonesia studies its lowest rise in each day instances since late August. The nation confirms 2,618 new instances on Monday, bringing the entire quantity to 415,402.
Indonesian youngsters wash their fingers throughout International Handwashing Day 2020 in West Java on Oct. 15.
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5:10 p.m. Indonesia’s gross home product is anticipated to contract by greater than Three% on an annual foundation within the third quarter, President Joko Widodo says. Family consumption has shrunk by round four%, in keeping with authorities estimates, whereas funding could have fallen by greater than 5%. The outlook was bleaker than the finance minister’s earlier prediction for a GDP contraction inside a 1% to 2.9% vary in July to September.
5:05 p.m. The Philippines studies 2,298 new infections and 32 extra deaths. The nation’s complete confirmed instances have elevated to 385,400, whereas deaths have reached 7,269.
Three:07 p.m. Tokyo studies 87 new infections, down from 116 a day earlier and bringing the capital’s complete to 31,293 instances.
1:28 p.m. India studies 45,231 new instances for the previous 24 hours, down from 46,963 yesterday, bringing the nation tally to eight.23 million. The dying toll jumped by 496 to 122,607.
11:00 a.m. Public viewing of tuna auctions at Tokyo’s Toyosu fish market resumes after an eight-month hiatus. Eighteen guests chosen by lottery prematurely gathered on the market within the early morning and watched from a deck as sellers sporting masks took half within the bidding. The market, which opened in 2018 to interchange the getting old Tsukiji market, had suspended public viewings on Feb. 29.
10:28 a.m. South Korea confirms 97 new instances, down from 124 a day in the past. Complete infections attain 26,732 with 468 deaths. Well being authorities say that on Saturday completely different components of the nation will likely be beneath one among 5 ranges of social distancing measures, up from three, in order to raised tailor antivirus guidelines to potential scorching spots.
9:25 a.m. China studies 24 instances for Sunday, the identical as a day earlier, with 21 being imported and three within the Xinjiang area. The nation additionally reported 30 asymptomatic instances, in contrast with none a day earlier.
WHO Director-Normal Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus will likely be working from residence after coming into contact with a COVID-positive individual.
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7:43 a.m. World Well being Group Director-Normal Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus tweets that he has been recognized as a contact of a COVID-positive particular person. “I’m nicely and with out signs however will self-quarantine over the approaching days, in keeping with @WHO protocols, and do business from home,” he wrote.
four:00 a.m. Stockholm has paused residence testing for 4 days after surging demand left 16,00zero individuals ready for checks in Sweden’s greatest metropolis, overwhelming the system, authorities say. The system — whereby residents apply on-line for supply and pickup of checks that they self-administer — has been in place because the nation ramped up testing in the summertime.
Three:15 a.m. France studies 46,290 instances and 231 deaths prior to now 24 hours, whereas the variety of individuals needing intensive care additionally crept up. Totals for the nation stand at over 1.four million contaminated and 37,zero19 useless.
Sunday, November 1
7:05 p.m. Malaysia studies 957 new coronavirus instances, bringing the entire variety of infections to 32,505. The Well being Ministry additionally studies no new fatalities, holding the dying toll at 249.
6:58 p.m. South Korea will broaden its masks mandate to spas, wedding ceremony halls and elsewhere as a part of new social distancing guidelines geared toward getting ready for a protracted COVID-19 outbreak. Although South Korea has contained the unfold of COVID-19 higher than many Western nations, which face a surge in infections, each day new instances within the nation have risen above 100 in latest days.
5:37 p.m. Indonesia studies 2,696 new coronavirus infections, taking its complete instances to 412,784, information from the Well being Ministry web site reveals. The information additionally signifies 74 further deaths, bringing the variety of fatalities to 13,943.
four:40 p.m. Russia’s each day tally of coronavirus instances hits a report 18,665, together with 5,261 in Moscow. The nation’s official rely has risen to 1,636,781. Authorities additionally report 245 deaths prior to now 24 hours, bringing the official toll to 28,235.
2:40 p.m. Australia information no new daily coronavirus community infections for the primary time in practically 5 months, well being officers stated, paving the way in which for additional easing of social distancing restrictions. The state of Victoria, a coronavirus scorching spot that accounts for greater than 90% of Australia’s 907 coronavirus-related deaths, noticed zero new each day infections and no deaths for the second consecutive day.
6:00 a.m. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson orders England again right into a lockdown after the nation passes the milestone of 1 million COVID-19 instances and a second wave of infections threatens to overwhelm the well being service.
Saturday, October 31
10:00 p.m. The U.S., after battling the coronavirus for eight months, studies over 99,00zero new instances, a world report. Two dozen states say final week was their worst for brand spanking new instances.
7:05 p.m. Malaysia studies 659 new instances, taking complete infections to 31,548.
5:41 p.m. Indonesia confirms Three,143 new infections, elevating its complete to 410,zero88, the Well being Ministry studies. There are additionally 87 new deaths, bringing these killed by the virus to 13,869.
5:00 p.m. The Philippine well being ministry information 1,803 new infections and 36 extra deaths. In a bulletin, the ministry says complete confirmed instances have reached 380,729 whereas deaths have hit 7,221.
11:30 a.m. China’s manufacturing facility exercise expanded at a slightly slower pace in October however was barely above analysts’ expectations, suggesting a unbroken financial restoration because the nation rebounds from the coronavirus shock. The official manufacturing Buying Supervisor’s Index (PMI) fell to 51.four in October from 51.5 in September, information from the Nationwide Bureau of Statistics reveals, remaining above the 50-point mark that separates development from contraction.
10:36 a.m. Mainland China studies 33 new COVID-19 instances on Friday, up from 25 a day earlier, the nation’s nationwide well being authority stated on Saturday.
7:12 a.m. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is contemplating imposing new nationwide lockdown measures beginning subsequent week, amid considerations that hospitals throughout the nation are being overwhelmed by a resurgence in coronavirus instances, The Occasions newspaper reported on Friday.
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