Latest COVID-19 developments from around the world

The UK's fatalities among confirmed COVID-19 patients rose by 494 to 33,186 as of 16:00 GMT on Tuesday. The toll is over 40,000 if including deaths due to suspected cases.

Spain's daily death toll inched up from 176 to 184 on Wednesday. The overall death toll rose to 27,104, and the total number of confirmed cases hit 228,691.

Iran reported 50 new deaths on Wednesday, bringing its death toll to 6,783. A total of 1,968 new cases were also recorded, raising the nationwide tally to 112,725.

Indonesia reported a daily record high of 689 new cases on Wednesday, bringing its total to 15,438. There were also 21 more deaths recorded, raising its death toll to 1,028.

Saudi Arabia announced 1,905 new cases and nine more deaths on Wednesday. The country now has 44,830 total cases and 273 deaths.

Qatar registered 1,290 new cases, bringing its total to 26,539. It has reported 1,000-plus new cases for six days in a row. The death toll stayed at 14.