Russia cases pass a million mark; India's case surge eases as millions take college exams; Hong Kong holds mass testing.
Europe can live with COVID-19 without a vaccine by managing outbreaks with localised lockdowns, the World Health Organization's director for the region said, adding he did not expect a return to full national-level restrictions.
Hong Kong has started mass testing for coronavirus in an initiative that has been undermined by suspicions of China and concerns about privacy.
Nearly 25.5 million cases of coronavirus have been confirmed around the world, according to Johns Hopkins University, and 850,535 people have died. Some 16.8 million people have recovered.
Here are the latest updates:
Tuesday, September 1
08:50 GMT - French children head back to school
Millions of French children starting going back to school despite a recent rise in virus infections, in a nationwide experiment aimed at bridging inequalities and reviving the economy.
"The virus is still there, and you have to protect yourself," President Emmanuel Macron said in an Instagram video aimed at France’s more than 12 million schoolchildren on their first day back.
08:30 GMT - Philippines confirms 3,483 more coronavirus cases, 39 deaths
The Philippines' health ministry has reported 3,483 additional novel coronavirus infections and 39 more deaths.
In a bulletin, the ministry said total confirmed infections had reached 224,264, more than half of which were reported in the past 30 days, while deaths had increased to 3,597.
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday kept partial restrictions in and around the capital for another month until end-September to stem the continuous rise in infections.
08:15 GMT - Indonesia reports 2,775 new coronavirus cases, 88 deaths
Indonesia has reported 2,775 new coronavirus cases, bringing the total tally to 177,571, data from the country’s COVID-19 taskforce showed.
The Southeast Asian country also added 88 new deaths on Tuesday, taking the total number to 7,505, the highest coronavirus death toll in Southeast Asia.
08:00 GMT - Russia's coronavirus case tally passes one million mark
The total number of coronavirus cases in Russia passed the one million mark after 4,729 new infections were reported.
That brought the country's total tally to 1,000,048. Russia's coronavirus crisis centre said 123 new deaths had been confirmed in the last 24 hours.
07:30 GMT - India's case surge eases slightly as millions take exams
India's tally of coronavirus infections have surged to nearly 3.7 million, as millions of masked students sat for college admission exams after the government refused to defer them.
India, the world's third most affected country by the pandemic after the United States and Brazil, reported 69,921 new coronavirus infections on Tuesday, the lowest in six days.
07:15 GMT Ghana to reopen international airport after five months
Ghana will reopen its international airport but with new regulations in place to curb the spread of the coronavirus, the president has announced.
Kotoka International Airport, located outside the capital Accra, was closed in March along with other border points in a bid to contain the virus in the west African country.
"I am glad to announce that Kotoka International Airport will reopen and resume operations from Tuesday, September 1, 2020," President Nana Akufo-Addo said in a nationwide broadcast. He said land borders would remain closed.
06:55 GMT - Chinese students begin full return to school
Chinese students began a full return to regular classes following two weeks without new cases of local transmission in the country.
Reports said students had their temperatures checked on arrival but rules on social distancing and mask wearing varied depending on the region.
06:40 GMT - Germany's confirmed coronavirus cases rise by 1,218
The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany have increased by 1,218 to 243,599, data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases showed.
The reported death toll rose by 4 to 9,302, the tally showed.
06:05 GMT - Hungary reopens borders to some eastern neighbours
Hungary has decided to let tourists from its three East European neighbours, Poland, the Czech Republic and Slovakia enter the country with a fresh negative coronavirus test, just as a lockdown on its borders took effect.
Last week Hungary said it would close its borders to foreigners from Tuesday to curb a rise in coronavirus cases. Returning Hungarian citizens can leave a 14-day quarantine only if they provide two negative COVID tests.
French drugmaker Sanofi says its rheumatoid arthritis drug Kevzara does not work as a treatment for coronavirus.
"Although this trial did not yield the results we hoped for, we are proud of the work that was achieved by the team to further our understanding of the potential use of Kevzara for the treatment of COVID-19," said Sanofi's Global Head of Research and Development John Reed.
23:30 GMT - Coronavirus disrupts healthcare in 90 percent of countries
A World Health Organization survey of 105 countries shows that 90 percent have experienced disruption to their health services as a result of the coronavirus, with low- and middle-income countries the most affected.
Up to 70 percent of service interruptions have been for essential services including routine immunisation, diagnosis and treatment for non-communicable diseases, family planning and contraception, treatment for mental health disorders and cancer diagnosis and treatment, the United Nations health agency said.
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