Global record broken as Europe tightens rules

GENEVA－Global daily coronavirus infections hit a record high with nearly 400,000 new cases registered, the World Health Organization said on Saturday, as much of Europe enacted new restrictions to curb the outbreak.

The 392,471 new infections reported to the organization on Saturday, a record high since the onset of the pandemic, took the total number of confirmed cases worldwide to almost 40 million.

As a region, Europe is reporting more daily cases than India, Brazil and the United States combined, emerging as the new coronavirus epicenter in recent weeks.

The region is now reporting 1 million new infections about every nine days and has reported more than 6.3 million cases since the pandemic began.

Furthermore, Austrian Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg, and his Belgian counterpart Sophie Wilmes have both tested positive for the coronavirus after attending a meeting with European Union colleagues last week.

Several European countries are reimposing prevention measures such as closing schools, canceling elective surgery and enlisting student medics to combat the resurgence.

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