U.S. new cases topped 86,000, setting a new daily record, as the outbreak intensifies ahead of next week’s presidential election.
The government in Tokyo made plans to boost its testing capacity sixfold as the flu season begins. In Asia, where the virus is more contained, economies are starting to claw back from the deep slumps triggered by the pandemic.
Globally, cases exceeded 44.9 million with more than 1.18 million dead, as of Friday morning.