Latest COVID-19 developments around the world

Asia and Oceania

South Korea on Sunday reported a daily rise of 34 cases in the past 24 hours, the biggest daily increase in a month. Most of the new cases were linked to cluster in a night club. So far, there're 10,874 infections and 256 deaths. Following the burst of cases, Seoul on Saturday ordered closure of all clubs and bars.

India's total number of cases crossed 60,000 mark, reaching 62,939 on Sunday. So far, there have been a total of 2,109 deaths in the country.

Thailand reported five new coronavirus cases but no deaths on Sunday, bringing the total to 3,009 cases and 56 deaths since the outbreak started in the country in January.

New Zealand reported two new confirmed cases of COVID-19 overnight as the country is preparing for a possible downgrade of COVID-19 Alert Level. The combined total of confirmed and probable cases in NZ is 1,494, including 1,144 confirmed cases. A further review and Alert Level decision will be made by New Zealand government on Monday.

Australia's hardest-hit New South Wales state will ease lockdown restrictions on Friday as spread of coronavirus has slowed sharply following extensive testing.

Europe

UK PM Boris Johnson is expected to announce the launch of COVID-19 alert system in England to track the virus, along with other measures to cope with the pandemic in his Sunday's address, according to local media.

The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany increased by 667 to 169,218, data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases showed on Sunday. The reported death toll rose by 13 to 7,395, the tally showed.

Italy's daily coronavirus death toll and new cases both fell on Saturday compared the day before and the country's total death toll now stands at 30,395 and number of confirmed cases amounts to 218,268.

Latin America

Mexico confirmed 1,938 new cases of coronavirus infections on Saturday, along with 193 additional deaths. Reported coronavirus cases in the country total 33,460 with 3,353 deaths. Government models projected that infections could peak this weekend.

Ecuadorian authority announced on Saturday the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases has risen to 29,071, with 1,717 deaths. Among all, 402 are stable but have been hospitalized and 181 have been hospitalized with a reserved prognosis. The country has been in a phase of social distancing since May 4, and is now gradually reactivating its productive and commercial sectors after 53 days of quarantine.

Confirmed cases of coronavirus infection in Panama reached 8,282 on Saturday, a rise of 212 from the previous day, and deaths climbed by six to 237.