African countries are experiencing a rise in the number of new coronavirus cases, and many governments there are now enforcing strict social distancing measures.
Burundi and Sierra Leone, which were part of a handful of African countries yet to confirm cases of the coronavirus, have recorded their first positive results.
The Russian parliament has approved an “anti-virus†package of laws including up to seven years in prison for serious violations of quarantine rules.
Kenya’s police chief has ordered an investigation into the death of a 13-year-old boy said to have been shot on Monday evening as police enforced a curfew.
Spain’s coronavirus death toll rose by 849 cases overnight to 8,189, the highest jump in fatalities since the start of the epidemic, the health ministry said.
Sudan's presidential guards shot down a drone that turned out to be monitoring a curfew put in place to prevent the spread of coronavirus , according to al-Sahya newspaper.