Latest COVID-19 developments from around the world
India reported 87 new deaths on Tuesday, while 3,604 new cases have been reported since Monday. The nationwide infection cases now stand at 70,756, with a death toll of 2,293.
South Korea recorded 27 new cases with two new deaths, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 10,936 and death toll to 258.
Germany's total number of confirmed cases increased by 933 to 170,508, and the death toll rose by 116 to 7,533. Chancellor Angela Merkel has appealed to stick to social-distancing rules to slow down the pandemic.
Mexico confirmed 1,305 new cases on Monday, along with 108 additional deaths, pushing the total number of cases to 36,327 with 3,573 deaths. President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said he will unveil a plan this week for resuming economic activities following the lockdown.
Brazil registered 5,632 new cases on Monday along with 396 deaths, raising the total number of infections to 168,331 and total deaths to 11,519. Brazilian financial analysts downgraded their economic forecast for the year from a 3.76-percent contraction in gross domestic product to 4.11 percent.
Nigeria reported 242 new cases with seven new deaths, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 4,641 and the death toll to 150.
Japan has so far recorded about 16,680 confirmed infections and 670 deaths. The health ministry is set to approve its first antigen coronavirus testing kits on Wednesday.