* Mainland China reported 15 brand-new COVID-19 cases on Sept. 25, compared to 8 cases revealed a day previously, the national health authority stated on Saturday.
* South Korea on Saturday reported 49 brand-new domestic coronavirus cases, the tiniest number of locally sent cases in 44 days in a sign that tighter social distancing guidelines are paying off.
* The Philippines health ministry on Saturday reported 2,747 brand-new validated cases of coronavirus infections and 88 additional casualties, bringing the total in the nation to 301,256 cases and 5,284 deaths.
MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA
* Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Saturday authorised the countrys provinces to enforce lockdowns anywhere necessary to stem a quick rise in coronavirus cases.
EUROPE
* Englands COVID-19 smartphone app released to suppress the spread of the infection does not accept test outcomes processed in the countrys state-run labs, medical facilities or as part of an official survey, it said on Saturday.
* Slovakias day-to-day count of brand-new coronavirus cases rose to 552, a fresh record high, the Slovak federal government stated on Saturday.
* Russias daily tally of brand-new coronavirus cases struck its greatest level considering that June 22 on Saturday at 7,523, bringing its overall to 1,143,571, the nations coronavirus task force reported.
* Ukraine registered a record 3,833 cases of new coronavirus in the previous 24 hours, the nationwide security council stated on Saturday, up from a previous record of 3,584 new cases reported on Sept. 17.
(Reuters) – Four U.S. states reported record one-day boosts in brand-new COVID-19 cases as the nation surpassed the grim milestone of over 7 million total infections, according to a Reuters tally.
AMERICAS
* Mexicos verified coronavirus cases increased to 720,858 on Friday, according to updated data from the health ministry, along with a reported death toll of 75,844.
* Peru will press forward with a steady reopening of its economy in October, allowing international flights to countries in the area and more individuals into its dining establishments and shops, the federal government stated on Friday, provided coronavirus cases continue to fall.
ASIA-PACIFIC
* India said on Saturday it was capping the rate of liquid oxygen used to deal with victims of unique coronavirus and other breathing diseases after grievances of hoarding and scarcities, as overall COVID-19 infections hit 5.9 million countrywide.
* Indonesia reported 4,494 brand-new coronavirus infections on Saturday, taking the overall number of cases to 271,339, main data from the health ministry revealed on Saturday.
SUBMIT PHOTO: People wearing protective face masks stroll near the Old Port (Vieux Port) in Marseille, France, September 17, 2020. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard/File PhotoDEATHS AND INFECTIONS
* For an interactive graphic tracking the international spread of COVID-19, open tmsnrt.rs/ 3mQfPch in an external web browser.
* For a U.S.-focused tracker with a state-by-state and county map, open tmsnrt.rs/ 2w7hX9T in an external web browser.
* Eikon users, see MacroVitals for a case tracker and summary of news.
MEDICAL DEVELOPMENTS
* Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi pledged at the United Nations on Saturday that his countrys vaccine production capacity would be made offered internationally to battle the COVID-19 crisis.
* China said the WHO had actually provided it its blessing to start administering speculative vaccines to individuals while clinical trials were still underway, and Brazil chose to join the worldwide vaccine collaboration COVAX.
ECONOMIC IMPACT
* The Group of 20 major economies on Friday said they are taking a look at structural approaches to secure longer-term funding for establishing countries, consisting of development of domestic capital markets and work to catalyze private sector investment.
* With COVID-19 deaths in the United States topping 200,000, the role of the economy in the looming governmental election might take on heightened significance– but it is unclear how.
* Mitsubishi Motors Corp will seek voluntary retirement from 500 to 600 workers, mostly in management, in Japan from mid-November to cut expenses, two sources familiar with the matter informed Reuters on Saturday.
Assembled by Timothy Heritage
