OVERVIEW: Worldwide roundup

Latest on worldwide spread of the coronavirus As voters in the United States stream to the polls after a rancorous presidential campaign, Europe faces fresh curbs to contain a second wave of the coronavirus outbreak. Reuters Staff U.S.

Reuters) - As voters in the United States stream to the polls after a rancorous presidential campaign, Europe faces fresh curbs to contain a second wave of the coronavirus outbreak.

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* Riot police pepper-sprayed students after they blockaded a Paris high school in a protest against inadequate COVID-19 protection measures.

* Around 85,000 more people have claimed temporary COVID-19 jobless benefits since Ireland moved to the highest level of restrictions two weeks ago.

* Belgium’s second wave has forced it to move some severely ill patients, many on ventilators, to neighbouring Germany.

* Denmark’s parliament suspended voting and other meetings after several lawmakers tested positive and six ministers self-isolated while awaiting test results.

* Poland plans to dispatch the army to help identify hospitals where beds are available and where there are shortages, the health minister said.

* Sweden, Greece and Georgia announced further restrictions, and Norway is set to this week. ...

Astralia reported one locally-acquired case in the last 24 hours, while New Zealand registered its first community transmissions in more than two weeks, after two workers at a quarantine facility tested positive.

* Indonesia’s assumed entry into its first economic recession since the 1998 Asian financial crisis will probably be confirmed by third quarter GDP data being released later this week, a Reuters poll showed....

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