More than 6.32 million people have been reported infected with the coronavirus globally and 376,283 have died, a Reuters tally showed by 2100 GMT on Tuesday.
New cases reported daily are steadily declining in Western Europe, but not in hotspots in Russia and Eastern Europe, the World Health Organization (WHO) said.
Cases have been reported from:
Africa: 152 485 cases; the five countries reporting most cases are South Africa (34 357), Egypt (26 384), Nigeria (10 578), Algeria (9 513) and Ghana (8 070).
Asia: 1 151 637 cases; the five countries reporting most cases are India (198 706), Turkey (164 769), Iran (154 445), Saudi Arabia (87 142) and China (84 154).
America: 2 956 532 cases; the five countries reporting most cases are United States (1 811 277), Brazil (526 447), Peru (170 039), Chile (105 159) and Mexico (93 435).
Europe: 1 975 341 cases; the five countries reporting most cases are Russia (423 741), United Kingdom (276 332), Spain (239 638), Italy (233 197) and Germany (182 028).
Oceania: 8 651 cases; the five countries reporting most cases are Australia (7 195), New Zealand (1 154), Guam (175), French Polynesia (60) and Northern Mariana Islands (22).
Other: 696 cases have been reported from an international conveyance in Japan.
Deaths have been reported from:
Africa: 4 344 deaths; the five countries reporting most deaths are Egypt (1 005), South Africa (705), Algeria (661), Nigeria (299) and Sudan (298).
Asia: 31 110 deaths; the five countries reporting most deaths are Iran (7 878), India (5 598), China (4 638), Turkey (4 563) and Indonesia (1 641).
America: 165 262 deaths; the five countries reporting most deaths are United States (105 147), Brazil (29 937), Mexico (10 167), Canada (7 326) and Peru (4 634).
Europe: 175 572 deaths; the five countries reporting most deaths are United Kingdom (39 045), Italy (33 475), France (28 833), Spain (27 940) and Belgium (9 486).
Oceania: 132 deaths; the 4 countries reporting deaths are Australia (103), New Zealand (22), Guam (5) and Northern Mariana Islands (2).
Europe
As of 2 June 2020, 1 407 144 cases have been reported in the EU/EEA and the UK: United Kingdom (276 332), Spain (239 638), Italy (233 197), Germany (182 028), France (152 091), Belgium (58 517), Netherlands (46 545), Sweden (37 814), Portugal (32 700), Ireland (25 062), Poland (24 165), Romania (19 398), Austria (16 663), Denmark (11 699), Czechia (9 302), Norway (8 411), Finland (6 885), Luxembourg (4 019), Hungary (3 921), Greece (2 917), Bulgaria (2 513), Croatia (2 246), Estonia (1 870), Iceland (1 806), Lithuania (1 678), Slovakia (1 522), Slovenia (1 483), Latvia (1 071), Cyprus (949), Malta (619) and Liechtenstein (83).
As of 2 June 2020, 166 613 deaths have been reported in the EU/EEA and the UK: United Kingdom (39 045), Italy (33 475), France (28 833), Spain (27 940), Belgium (9 486), Germany (8 522), Netherlands (5 962), Sweden (4 403), Ireland (1 650), Portugal (1 424), Romania (1 279), Poland (1 074), Austria (668), Denmark (576), Hungary (532), Czechia (321), Finland (320), Norway (236), Greece (175), Bulgaria (144), Luxembourg (110), Slovenia (108), Croatia (103), Lithuania (70), Estonia (68), Slovakia (28), Latvia (24), Cyprus (17), Iceland (10), Malta (9) and Liechtenstein (1).
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Britain’s death toll neared 50,000 on Tuesday, as the government faced criticisms over its COVID-19 test data and widespread mockery over a so-called “sex ban”.
German coalition parties postponed its decision on a huge coronavirus stimulus package. European Union nations banking on 5G to boost economic growth are eager to tackle conspiracy theories linking the wireless technology to the spread of the virus.
In the USA a senior U.S. Army vaccine researcher said it was reasonable to expect that some sort of coronavirus vaccine could be available to part of the U.S. population by the end of 2020. The WHO’s regional director for the Americas urged the United States to keep helping countries in the region fight the virus even as the Trump administration leaves the U.N. agency. Lonza aims to speed completion of two commercial production lines for Moderna Inc’s trial COVID-19 vaccine, the Swiss drugmaker’s chairman said. Bolivian authorities are doing door-to-door checks in regions with severe outbreaks as it looks to stem the spread of infections which have risen above 10,000.
Elsewhere, an elderly Rohingya refugee has become the first person to die from coronavirus in the camps in southern Bangladesh, officials said. In Afghanistan, officials said that fewer than one in 10 test samples collected daily are being processed, and of those more than 30% are consistently testing positive, suggesting a high and hidden number of infections. Armenia may have to impose a new total lockdown if people do not follow hygiene rules, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said after the number of confirmed cases topped 10,000.
Zimbabwean troops and police tightened the lockdown in the capital Harare, blocking many cars and buses from entering the central business district as cases increased. Dubai will allow the full reopening of malls and private businesses from Wednesday. A South African high court declared some of the government’s lockdown regulations unconstitutional but suspended the order for 14 days, leaving the rules in place for now.
The World Bank said it expects the coronavirus and resulting recessions to leave “lasting scars” on developing and emerging market countries, with the worst damage on oil exporters and those suffering financial crises. Bankers across the European Union could face a one-year ban on bonuses to help push through a “quick fix” package of pandemic relief measures for lenders.
