Latest COVID-19 development around the globe

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Monday delayed the country's looming election by one month after a renewed coronavirus outbreak hampered campaigning. The election was originally scheduled on September 19.

Brazil on Sunday registered 620 new deaths and 23,101 new cases of coronavirus. In total, the country now has 3,340,197 confirmed cases and 107,852 deaths due to COVID-19. President Jair Bolsonaro's wife has tested negative for COVID-19 after roughly two weeks of treatment while earlier his youngest son, Jair Renan, said he had tested positive.

Italy is to shut discos and clubs and make mask-wearing outdoors compulsory in some areas during the nighttime from Monday in the first reimposition of restrictions as cases of coronavirus pick up across the country.

(With input from agencies)