More than 5.4 million cases of coronavirus have been confirmed around the world, according to Johns Hopkins University.
Here are the top 10 global developments this morning:
1. More than 5.4 million cases of coronavirus have been confirmed around the world, according to Johns Hopkins University. Nearly 345,000 people have died, while more than 2.2 million have recovered.
2. US marks quiet Memorial Day as coronavirus deaths near 100,000
3. Spain has revised its death toll downwards by nearly 2,000 people after checking data from the regions and discovering some deaths had been recorded twice while others had not been the result of the coronavirus.
4. Public anger continues to simmer in the UK over Dominic Cummings, Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s chief political adviser, who apparently flouted lockdown to drive from his home in London to his parents’ house in the north when he suspected he had coronavirus.
5. Children under the age of two shouldn’t wear masks because they can make breathing difficult and increase the risk of choking, the Japan Pediatric Association has warned.
6. Mexico’s capital registered 8,072 more deaths in the first five months this year than the average from the same period over the previous four years, an analysis by independent researchers showed on Monday, suggesting a possible surge in fatalities to the coronavirus pandemic.
7. The World Health Organization (WHO) is warning that countries in which coronavirus appears to be in retreat could still face an “immediate second peak” if they let up too soon on measures to halt the outbreak.
8. Hong Kong International Airport will open for some transit services from June 1, chief executive Carrie Lam said on Tuesday.
9. Saudi Arabia will loosen its curfew for everywhere but Mecca from Thursday, according to the state news agency.
10. South Koreans now have to wear masks whenever they use public transport or take taxis.
Health Ministry official Yoon Taeho says masks will also be required on all domestic and international flights from Wednesday.