Human trials of a possible coronavirus vaccine have begun in India where another 49,000 people have been confirmed as infected.
In Africa, the virus is spreading quickly, with South Africa so far its worst-hit nation, with more than half the continent’s total caseload.
For the fourth successive day, more than 1,000 people in the US have died from coronavirus, and younger, healthier people are becoming infected.
This story will be updated throughout Sunday.
Sunday’s key moments
- South Africa has more than half of Africa’s cases
- Brazil’s Bolsonaro says he tested negative for coronavirus
- US records over 1,000 deaths for fourth straight day
India testing potential vaccine on people
India has started its first human trials of a potential coronavirus vaccine.
The development came as the world’s second-most populous country recorded nearly 49,000 new cases.
The additional infections take India’s total to more than 1.3 million.
The nation has recorded 31,358 deaths, including 757 in the last 24 hours.
The All India Institute of Medical Sciences, a premier teaching hospital in the capital of New Delhi, said it administered the first dose of a trial COVID-19 vaccine on Friday.
The candidate vaccine, Covaxin, is among nearly two dozen