US health authorities have shortened the recommended period of isolation for people infected with COVID-19 from 10 days to five, amid growing concern over the effects of staff shortages.
Argentina reported 20,263 new cases of COVID-19 and 31 more deaths related to the disease in the past 24 hours, the country's health ministry said on Monday.
The death toll from heavy rains lashing the northeastern Brazilian state of Bahia rose to 20 on Monday, with 358 people injured, according to a new report released by the state's civil defense authorities.
India's COVID-19 tally rose to 34,793,333 on Monday, with 6,531 new confirmed cases registered over the past 24 hours across the South Asian country, showed the health ministry's latest data.