PARIS: The world has set a new record for the highest daily increase in coronavirus infections, as a survey released Saturday showed governments are f...
French President Emmanuel Macron applauds as Paris Saint-Germain's French forward Kylian Mbappe walks with crutches onto a platform for the trophy ceremony after winning the French Cup final football match between Paris Saint-Germain and Saint-Etienne on July 24, 2020, at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, outside Paris.
A similar resurgence in Europe has prompted the World Health Organization to sound the alarm over the spread, as Britain joined France, Germany and Austria in tightening rules on mask-wearing as well as rolling out greater testing. South Korea on Saturday reported its highest infections figure in nearly four months, and in Vietnam the first locally-transmitted case in nearly 100 days was detected.
However festivities were called off in Sao Paulo, the biggest city in hard-hit Brazil, which indefinitely postponed its 2021 carnival because of the pandemic.The WHO’s European chapter has expressed concern about the rise in cases on the continent in the past two weeks and warned tighter restrictions may be needed.
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