Latest COVID-19 developments around the world

Israel confirmed 1,737 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the nationwide tally of infections to 70,036, which includes 500 deaths and 43,489 recoveries. The Israeli Employment Service reported the country's unemployment rate currently stands at 21.5 percent, down from 27.5 percent at the end of April, with more than 874,000 people unemployed.

Argentina reported 6,377 new cases with 153 deaths, raising the total number of confirmed cases to 185,373 and death toll to 3,441. The capital Buenos Aires and Buenos Aires Province will not continue to relax existing quarantine measures due to the severity of the epidemic.

Canada's total number of confirmed cases climbed to 115,789 as 319 new cases were reported on Thursday, and its death toll stands at 8,929. All passengers going through security checks at Canada's four main airports have to have temperature checked starting Thursday.

France confirmed 1,377 new cases and 16 more deaths on Thursday, with the overall total being 186,573 with 30,254 deaths. Health authorities said 381 people were in intensive care units due to the disease, one more than the previous day, marking the first time that figure has increased on a daily basis in 16 weeks.

The UK reported 846 new cases on Thursday, the highest daily number in over a month, taking the total number of confirmed cases to 302,301 and the death toll to 45,999. People from different households will not be allowed to meet each other indoors in parts of Northern England amid an increasing rate of transmission.

Mexico recorded 7,730 new novel coronavirus infections and 639 additional deaths, bringing the total to 416,179 cases and 46,000 fatalities. The country's gross domestic product plunged a record 18.9 percent in the second quarter of 2020, compared to the same period last year.