⁍ Global coronavirus cases rose by more than 400,000 for the first time late on Friday.

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⁍ A record one-day increase as much of Europe enacts new restrictions to curb the outbreak.

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– The Palestinian Authority’s chief Palestinian negotiator was taken by ambulance to a hospital in Israel on Sunday for treatment of a worsening case of coronavirus, the Palestine Liberation Organization said. Chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat was taken by ambulance to a hospital in Israel on Sunday for treatment of a worsening case of COVID-19, the Palestine Liberation Organization said. The World Health Organization on Sunday reported that the number of cases worldwide rose by more than 400,000 for the first time on Friday, a record one-day increase as much of Europe enacts new restrictions to curb the outbreak. Switzerland announced tighter restrictions on Sunday to tackle the recent spike in coronavirus cases, including a national obligation to wear masks and a ban on large-scale public gatherings, Reuters reports. Britain needs to impose a three-week period of national lockdown restrictions immediately to stop coronavirus cases spiralling, government scientific adviser Jeremy Farrar said, adding that current regional measures would not be effective. Italy registered 11,705 new coronavirus cases on Sunday, the health ministry said, up from the previous record of 10,925 posted the day before. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said healthcare workers and high-risk populations, including some long-term care residents, would get priority in his state to receive a COVID-19 vaccine when one is approved and available. China will see its economy expand by about 2% this year as it has got the pandemic under control, central bank governor Yi Gang said on Sunday, signaling confidence about the prospects of a domestic demand-driven recovery. Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said on Sunday there was no need to change the central bank’s inflation target or forward guidance.