The US has recorded more than 100,000 deaths from COVID-19, figures from Johns Hopkins University show.
Its 1.69m confirmed infections account for about 30% of the worldwide total.
New York City, especially hard hit, is seeing a drop in the death rate but one study shows it rising in 20 states.
A "track and trace" system is set to start in England and Scotland.
A row over the UK PM's aide's personal travel during lockdown is continuing.
In South Korea, a new cluster has been growing linked to a logistics centre outside Seoul.
Cyprus pledges to cover the holiday costs of anyone who tests positive for the virus after travelling there.
[Source: BBC]
