The latest: COVID-19 outbreak worldwide (Updated December 3)

19:23, December 03, 2020

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  The latest: COVID-19 outbreak worldwide (Updated December 3)

  A woman wearing a face mask walks past an advertising billboard reading: "Berliners, wear whatever you want, as long as you wear a mask" amid the Covid-19 pandemic in Berlin on December 2, 2020. (Photo: AFP)The total number of deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic worldwide has increased to 1,490,725 with the global confirmed cases reaching 64,433,937 as of 9:30 am BJT on Thursday, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University.Current status (data as of 9:30 am BJT, December 3):Turkish Volunteers given a Chinese COVID-19 vaccine candidate in clinical trials have reported no major side effects, local media Hurriyet Daily News reported Monday, citing Turkish officials. The phase-3 trials of the Chinese COVID-19 vaccine instarted on September 15 on health workers and volunteers at higher risk of infection at 25 centers across 12 provinces.The US death toll from the coronavirus surpassed 2,700 in one day as of Wednesday evening, the highest since April, Johns Hopkins University said.Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday instructed the government to begin large-scale vaccinations against the coronavirus next week. Medical workers and teachers, who are two high-risk groups, will be among the first to get shots, Putin said at an online meeting with Deputy Prime Minister Tatyana Golikova and other senior officials.The number of daily COVID-19 deaths in Germany increased by 487 in 24 hours and reached a new record on Wednesday, bringing the total death toll in the country to 17,123, the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) said.In-person university classes will resume on Jan. 4, 2021, Brazils Ministry of Education announced on Wednesday. According to an ordinance published in the Government Gazette and signed by Education Minister Milton Ribeiro, online and remote classes can continue to be used to complement the curriculum "in an exceptional way."

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  The latest: COVID-19 outbreak worldwide (Updated December 5)

  A sign reminds people to wear face masks at an empty Grand Central Market on November 30, 2020 in Los Angeles. (Photo: AFP)The total number of deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic worldwide has increased to 1,519,576 with the global confirmed cases reaching 65,926,118 as of 5:30 pm BJT on Saturday, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University.Sources: Johns Hopkins University, national public health agencies.Current status (data as of 5:30 pm BJT, Dec 5):The outbreak has now claimed the lives of at least 278,996 people in the US, the most of any country. The US also leads the world in the number of confirmed infections with 14,371,632, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University as of 5:30 pm BJT on Saturday.India has confirmed a total number of infections to 9,608,211. The death toll grew to 139,700.Brazil has confirmed a total number of infections to 6,533,968. The death toll grew to 175,964.Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Russia have increased to 2,382,012 with 42,228 deaths.It is followed by France with 2,321,703 infections and 54,859 deaths, United Kingdom with 1,694,800 infections and 60,714 deaths, Italy with 1,688,939 cases and 58,852 deaths, Spain with 1,684,647 cases and 46,252 deaths and Argentina with 1,454,631 cases and 39,512 deaths.Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Colombia have increased to 1,352,607 with 37,467 deaths.

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  The latest: COVID-19 outbreak worldwide (Updated December 01)

  Customers wear face masks while waiting in line to shop inside a Best Buy Co. retail store on Black Friday in Hawthorne, California, November 27, 2020. (Photo: AFP)The total number of deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic worldwide has increased to 1,470,456 with the global confirmed cases reaching 63,347,492 as of 8:00 pm BJT on Tuesday, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University.Current status (data as of 8:00 pm BJT, Dec 01):The outbreak has now claimed the lives of at least 268,103 people in the US, the most of any country. The US also leads the world in the number of confirmed infections with 13,545,793, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University as of 8:00 pm BJT on Tuesday.India has confirmed a total of 9,462,809 COVID-19 cases, raising the number of deaths to 137,621.Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Brazil have increased to 6,335,878 with 173,120 deaths, Johns Hopkins reported.Russia has confirmed 2,302,062 cases of COVID-19, with the number of deaths at 40,050.France has recorded 2,275,016 confirmed cases and 52,819 deaths.The coronavirus pandemic has claimed 45,069 lives in Spain, bringing the total number of infections to 1,648,187.The UK has reported 1,633,733 COVID-19 cases and 58,545 deaths from the virus so far.It is followed by Italy with 55,576 deaths from 1,601,554 infections.A total of 1,424,533 people in Argentina have tested positive for COVID-19, with the death toll at 38,730.Colombias confirmed cases have increased to 1,316,806, with the number of deaths at 36,766, according to the JHU virus tracker.