Latest COVID-19 development around the globe

South Korea on Friday reported 39 more novel coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours, taking its total to 11,668. The death toll in the country now stands at 273.

Thailand on Friday reported one new coronavirus infection and no new deaths, taking its total confirmed cases to 3,102, of which 58 have been fatalities. The single new case was a Thai man who had returned from Kuwait and was in quarantine.

Singapore plans to soon launch a wearable device for novel coronavirus contact tracing that, if successful, it will distribute to all of its 5.7 million residents, the government said on Friday.

Fijian authorities on Friday declared the country is now free of COVID-19, as the three remaining patients were cleared. Fiji had a total of 18 COVID-19 patients since March 19 when its first case was confirmed. More than 2,000 COVID-19 tests have been done in the country and so far 92 percent of the island nation's population have been screened in fever clinics. 

Argentina extended on Thursday a mandatory lockdown in capital Buenos Aires and some other parts of the country until June 28, as confirmed coronavirus cases continue to rise, surpassing 20,000 earlier in the day.

Mexico reported a record 4,442 additional cases on Thursday, and 816 more deaths, bringing the total to 105,680 cases and 12,545 deaths. President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has urged calm.

The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany increased by 394 to 183,271, the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases data showed on Friday. The reported death toll also rose by 26 to 8,613.

(With input from agencies)