Globally more than 800,000 people have died of the coronavirus and areas that have largely controlled the spread are now experiencing new infections at levels not seen in many months
South Korea ramped up coronavirus restrictions on Sunday to try to contain a growing outbreak, as many countries around the world battled worrying surges in infections.
South Korea, which had largely brought its outbreak under control, tightened curbs to try to contain a new, growing cluster of cases. The World Health Organization, however, said Friday that the world should be able to rein in the disease in less than two years.Italy, once the European epicentre of the virus, said Saturday it had registered more than 1,000 new infections in the past 24 hours, the highest level since the end of a punishing lockdown in May.The Rome region also said it had recorded a record number of cases in the past 24 hours, a rise health officials blamed on people returning from holiday.
The run-up to the presidential election has been dominated by the coronavirus, with President Donald Trump facing intense criticism for his handling of the crisis. Mr Trump has opposed more funding for the cash-strapped US Postal Service, acknowledging it would be used to help process ballots.He has repeatedly and baselessly linked mail-in voting to election fraud.
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