A total of 47 COVID-19 deaths were reported in Zimbabwe on Thursday, the highest daily figure since the onset of the pandemic in the country last March.
Amazonas state in northern Brazil on Thursday announced a 10-day curfew to try to slow the spread of the coronavirus, as cases soar and hospitals run out of beds and oxygen.
Schools in the Cuban capital Havana and other cities will close Thursday and public transport will be halted due to a rise in coronavirus cases, the government has announced.