Many countries in Europe have tightened virus restrictions as the worldwide death toll from Covid-19 crossed 700,000. Several European countries and cities reimposed tighter restrictions, including a "wake-up week" in Greece and new face mask and quarantine rules elsewhere.
The US tallied another 1,262 deaths and 53,158 cases yesterday, marking 157,930 total deaths and more than 4.8 million cases - making it by far the worst-hit country in the world.
A total of 703,640 deaths have been recorded so far around the world, according to an AFP tally compiled from official sources as of 4am.
Europe remains the hardest-hit region with 211,764 fatalities, but the number of deaths is rising fast in Latin America, with 208,329 deaths recorded. L