DEATHS AND INFECTIONS
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EUROPE
* German Chancellor Angela Merkel said infections could hit 19,200
per day if trends continue but stressed that the economy must be
kept running, Bild reported.
* Britain is mulling tougher restrictions in England to tackle a
swiftly accelerating second wave, possibly outlawing more
inter-household socialising.
* Cases in Ukraine have surpassed 200,000 with a death toll of
3,996, the country's security council said.
* A male migrant died of COVID-19 on Sunday, the first reported
death of an asylum seeker since the pandemic broke out in Greece in
late February, a government official said.
AMERICAS
* Positive COVID-19 test rates are topping 25% in some U.S. Midwest
states, as cases and hospitalizations also surge in the region.
* A document on the Trump administration's Operation Warp Speed
vaccine programme shows that roughly 60 military officials are
involved in the leadership and many of them have never worked in
healthcare, Stat News reported.
* Chile's president launched a $2 billion plan to create new jobs or
recover those lost during lockdown.
* Mexico's confirmed cases rose to 730,317 on Sunday, with a total
reported death toll of 76,430.
* Brazil has registered over 4.7 million confirmed cases and 141,741
deaths.
* The largest city in Brazil's Amazon has closed bars and river
beaches to contain a new surge in coronavirus cases, a trend that
may dash theories that Manaus was one of the world's first places to
reach collective, or herd, immunity.
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ASIA-PACIFIC
* Beijing said it will protect whistleblowers who disclose information about
public health emergencies, as part of China's efforts to fix systemic faults
that hindered its initial response.
* Malaysia said it will impose strict restrictions in four districts in its
largest palm oil producing state Sabah after reporting more than 1,000
infections there in September.
* Thailand extended a grace period for visa renewals for foreigners stranded in
the country until the end of October, as travel restrictions remain in place.
* Australia's hotspot city of Melbourne is on track to return to near normal by
Christmas, strengthening hopes for major summer sporting events to go ahead.
MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA
* Under lockdown, Israel has become doubly deserted on Yom Kippur, the holiest
day in the Jewish calendar.
* Leading Lebanese politician Gebran Bassil has been infected with a mild case
of coronavirus, his party said, as cases surge throughout the country.
ECONOMIC IMPACT
* European shares opened higher on Monday after strong economic data from China
helped lift sentiment in the Asian session, but the dollar was in demand with
investors cautious over the second wave of COVID-19 and upcoming U.S. elections.
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* Russia's energy minister said the global oil market has been stable for the
past few months and the balance between supply and demand has been restored,
while uncertainties, such as a rise in COVID-19 cases, remain.
* China expects a significant rebound in domestic travel over the upcoming
Golden Week holiday, with flights selling out and travel platforms reporting a
surge in hotel bookings.
(Compiled by Sarah Morland and Vinay Dwivedi; Edited by Shounak Dasgupta and Ed
Osmond)
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