More than 120,000 coronavirus cases were reported in the US in the past 24 hours, smashing a daily record set the day before, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University.
At least 1,361 people were evacuated to 41 shelters in 16 cantons in Costa Rica, fleeing heavy rains caused by tropical depression Eta, as rescue teams searched for two missing men, the National Emergency Commission (CNE) said Thursday.
China has imposed fresh travel bans on non-Chinese arrivals from Britain and Belgium, as it guards against a resurgence of the coronavirus by refusing entry to people from two of Europe's worst-hit nations.
Chief Cabinet Secretary Kato Katsunobu says the Japanese government will keep a close eye on developments regarding China's coast guard, including a planned legal revision outlining its responsibilities.
Vietnam spent over 4 billion U.S. dollars importing chemicals and nearly 4.6 billion U.S. dollars importing chemical products in the first 10 months of this year, down 6 percent and up 3.3 percent year-on-year respectively.