Voice of America
18 Oct 2020, 18:35 GMT+10
Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center reported early Sunday that there are nearly 39.7 million COVID-19 infections worldwide and 1.1 million deaths from the virus.
The U.S. continues to lead the world in COVID cases, with 8.1 million infections.
India said Sunday it had recorded more than 61,000 COVID-19 cases in the previous 24-hour period. India has almost 7.5 million COVID-19 cases, with more than 114,000 deaths, according to Johns Hopkins statistics.
Paris streets were deserted Saturday night as the city began a 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. curfew, designed to help curb the spread of the coronavirus.
At least seven other French cities, including Lyon, Grenoble, Aix-en-Provence, Montpellier, Lille, Rouen and Saint-Etienne are also under the nighttime curfew, scheduled to be in place for four weeks.
Belgium will be placed under a midnight to 5 a.m. nationwide curfew Monday to combat the country's rising COVID-19 caseload. In addition, Belgium has ordered all cafes, bars, and restaurants shuttered, starting Monday.
Two European foreign ministers -- Austria's Alexander Schallenberg and Belgium's Sophie Wilmès -- have been infected with the coronavirus. Both attended a European Union meeting in Luxembourg on Monday.
The Dutch king and queen cut their vacation to Greece short amid criticism that they were doing the opposite of what the Dutch people have been advised to do during the pandemic - stay home as much as possible to flatten the spread of the virus.
King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima left The Hague on Friday but returned Saturday.
"We do not want to leave any doubts about it: in order to get the COVID-19 virus under control, it is necessary that the guidelines are followed," the couple said in a royal statement. "The debate over our holiday does not contribute to that."
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