Over 4.7 million have been infected with the COVID-19 globally, while over 3.15 lakh have died so far, with the most number of fatalities from the US, followed by the UK and Italy.
Here are the 10 global developments this morning:
1. The US recorded 820 new deaths linked to the virus in the past 24 hours, taking the country’s toll close to 90,000.
2. South Africa on Sunday reported 1,160 new coronavirus infections, the highest daily number since the first case was recorded in March, AFP reported.
3. Japan dived into its first recession since 2015, according to official data Monday, with the world’s third-largest economy contracting by 0.9% in the first quarter as it wrestles with the fallout from the coronavirus.
4. The UK on Sunday recorded 170 deaths – the lowest since 24 March, the day after the lockdown was introduced.
5. Brazil now has the fourth-highest number of infections after the US, Russia and the UK.
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6. China reported seven new coronavirus cases for 17 May, up from five a day earlier, the country’s health authority said on Monday.
7. Mexico on Sunday reported 49,219 cases of the coronavirus, 2,075 more than the previous day, as the country prepares to resume economic activities deemed essential.
8. Australia’s death toll has risen to 99, with New South Wales’s chief medical officer reporting the death of a man in his 60s who had underlying health conditions.
9. Several European countries have recorded their lowest daily death tolls in weeks. The falling numbers come as some countries are set to ease lockdown restrictions further.
10. France’s death toll due to coronavirus has risen to 28,108.