The Director General of the World Health Organisation Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has said during a press briefing that although the COVID-19 pandemic appears to be improving in Europe, it is still worsening globally.
New cases had their biggest daily increase ever on Monday, and the virus has yet to peak in central America, says the World Health Organisation (WHO).
Brazil coronavirus cases have passed 700,000 and the death toll is more than 37,000.
Brazil is now one of the hotspots of the virus, with the second highest number of confirmed cases, behind only the United States.
Most countries in the African region are still experiencing an increase in the number of cases, with some reporting cases in new areas.
And 100 days after New York state had its first confirmed case of COVID-19, NYC has begun Phase 1 of reopening. Almost half a million New Yorkers returned to work on Monday as construction, manufacturing and non-essential retail businesses reopened.
Northern Ireland recorded no deaths on two consecutive days with six new cases as of Monday.
New Zealand meanwhile is free from the coronavirus for now.
