Coronavirus:
In the U.S., the past week has been the worst seven-day stretch of the pandemic so far, with a daily average of 69,804 new cases reported.
Melbourne, Australia, will end one of the world’s longest lockdowns after the city recorded no new coronavirus cases for the first time since June.
El Paso ordered a two week curfew from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. to stem a coronavirus surge as its hospitals overflow.
An outbreak in the Arkansas legislature continued to expand, as a sixth Republican lawmaker tested positive for the coronavirus over the weekend, The Associated Press reports.
Experts in Belgium warn that the country is entering a crucial week for its hospitals. More than 450 people are being admitted to the hospitals each day, a rise of 85 percent compared with a week ago.
France added nearly a quarter of a million cases — 241,473 — in the past seven days. The head of the scientific council that advises the government on the pandemic said that the actual number might be over 100,000 cases per day.
