India has overtaken Russia with the world’s third-highest number of novel coronavirus cases at nearly 700,000, according to the latest data, as the outbreak shows no sign of slowing. Here is what’s going on around the world.
The latest:
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- India overtakes Russia to become 3rd worst-affected nation by COVID-19.
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- Philippines reports largest case spike in recent days.
India has overtaken Russia with the world’s third-highest number of novel coronavirus cases at nearly 700,000, according to the latest data, as the outbreak shows no sign of slowing.
Health ministry data on Monday showed more than 23,000 new cases reported in the previous 24 hours, down slightly from Sunday’s record increase of almost 25,000.
There have been almost 20,000 deaths in India since the first case was detected there in January.
India is now the world’s third worst-affected country, behind only the United States and Brazil.
It has seen eight times the number of cases as China, which has a similar-sized population and where the virus originated late last year.
Officials said they had reversed a decision to reopen the Taj Mahal, India’s most famous tourist attraction, in the city of Agra, 200 kilometres southeast of New Delhi, on Monday, following a spate of new cases in the area.
What’s happening with COVID-19 in Canada
As of 7 a.m. ET on Monday, Canada had 105,536 confirmed and presumptive coronavirus cases. Provinces and territories listed 69,239 of the cases as recovered or resolved. A CBC News tally of deaths based on provincial reports, regional health information and CBC’s reporting stood at 8,729.
Ontario’s courts will resume in-person proceedings Monday after being shuttered for months due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Ministry of the Attorney General has said courtrooms will reopen gradually, with the goal of having all courtrooms operational by Nov. 1. Courthouses have been closed since March 16, with some operations moving online.
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- Canadian Broadway actor Nick Cordero, 41, dies from coronavirus complications
- N.S. tracing contacts of traveller connected to new COVID-19 cases on P.E.I.
- Halifax man walks off flight to St. John’s over COVID-19 concerns
The initial plan was to have 149 courtrooms in both the Superior Court of Justice and the Ontario Court of Justice open today for trials and preliminary inquiries in 44 locations, but on Saturday, the ministry announced that two of those locations were not yet ready to reopen.
In the courthouses that are reopening, there will be Plexiglas barriers in courtrooms, interview rooms, intake offices and at public counters.
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Here’s what’s happening around the world
The Philippines has reported its biggest spike in coronavirus infe