• The World Health Organization has reported a record number of coronavirus cases worldwide, with at least 307,930 confirmed cases in just one day.

• Victoria, Australia’s second most populous state and the epicenter of the country’s coronavirus outbreak, has reported 35 new cases, the lowest daily rise in three months.

• According to Johns Hopkins University, over 28.8 million people worldwide have been diagnosed with the coronavirus and over 922,000 have died. About 19.5 million people have recovered.

Here are the latest updates:

September 14, Monday

03:35 GMT – Doctors protest against easing social distancing rules in Philippines

Doctors in the Philippines have expressed opposition to the government’s plan to relax physical distancing rules in the country, saying it is too early to relax the rules.

In an online forum on Monday, Dr Antonio Dance, the country’s leading expert on university health law, said the Department of Transportation should not change its rule of one meter between passengers, as this could lead to increased transmission.

The government plans to gradually reduce social distancing rules on public transport to half a meter on September 28 and 0.3 meters on October 12 to increase the capacity of trains and buses. The country has more than 261,000 cases of the disease and at least 4,371 people with deaths due to the pandemic.

03:05 GMT – The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany rises by 927 to 260,355

The German Monitoring for Infectious Diseases reported that the number of COVID-19 cases in the country increased by 927 to 260,355.

The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) also said on Monday that the death toll has risen by one to 9,350.

02:50 GMT – Israel restores isolation

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that the country will re-establish a new lockdown regime across the country this week amid renewed COVID-19 cases.

Starting Friday, schools, restaurants, shopping malls and hotels, as well as other businesses, will be closed and movement restrictions imposed.

The isolation is expected to last at least three weeks, when measures can be relaxed depending on the rate of increase in the number of cases and deaths. There are over 155,000 cases in Israel and about 1,100 deaths.

02:01 GMT – Saudi Arabia lifts international restrictions on Tuesday

Saudi Arabia’s Interior Ministry announced that it would partially lift restrictions on international flights starting Tuesday, six months after the pandemic was imposed travel restrictions.

After January 1, Saudl will also lift all restrictions on air, land and sea transport for Saudi citizens, but the exact date will be announced later in December.

Non-Saudi Arabian citizens with valid travel documents can enter Saudi Arabia as long as they are not infected with the virus, according to the Saudi Arabian Press Agency.

01:42 GMT – New Zealand to lift most coronavirus restrictions on September 21

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced on Monday that the nationwide coronavirus restrictions will be lifted on September 21, with the exception of the largest city of Auckland, which is the epicenter of the second wave of infections.

Ardern said Oakland’s restrictions will be revised next week.

01:25 GMT – Trump indoor rally plan triggers virus warning

Supporters of US President Donald Trump, many without masks, gather for an indoor rally in Henderson, Nevada, despite warnings of mass gatherings. [Jonathan Ernst/Reuters]

US President Donald Trump was scheduled to hold his first fully private rally in months in Nevada, but authorities have warned the rally could violate coronavirus crowd size restrictions.

Indoor rallies during the pandemic proved problematic for Trump, who came under fire after a June rally that was later linked to a spike in cases of the virus.

Plans for a rally in Henderson, Nevada on Sunday drew criticism from local officials, who noted that events with more than 50 people were banned due to the coronavirus, Reuters news agency reported.

01:02 GMT – South Korea reports a decline in the number of new infections: 109 positives.

South Korea’s Coronavirus Monitoring Agency reported at least 109 COVID-19 cases on Monday – the 12th straight day the infection rate has remained below 200.

Yonghap quoted the Korea Agency for Disease Control and Prevention as saying that of the newly reported cases, 98 were of domestic origin, bringing the total to 22,285.

Five deaths were also reported, up from three on Sunday, bringing the death toll to 363.

00:45 GMT – About 71,000 people die from coronavirus in Mexico

Mexico’s Ministry of Health reported 4,408 new cases of coronavirus and 217 additional deaths, bringing the total to 668,381 and the death toll to 70,821.

The government said the real number of infected is likely higher than the confirmed cases, and the country has also reported more than 120,000 additional deaths in recent months.

00:10 GMT – Australia’s Victoria sees lowest rise in COVID-19 cases

Victoria, the second most populous state in Australia and the center of the country’s coronavirus outbreak, reported the lowest number of new cases in three months.

State r35 new cases and seven deaths were reported on Monday.

Melbourne has begun to loosen some of the restrictions it has put in place to contain the spread of the COVID-19 disease. Residents are now allowed to spend two more hours outside each day, and the city’s controversial night curfew has been reduced by one hour.

00:05 GMT – WHO reports record one-day increase in cases, to 307,000

The World Health Organization has reported another record number of coronavirus cases worldwide – at least 307,930 cases in just one day.

The previous record reported by WHO on 6 September was 306,857.

The largest number of cases are in India, the United States and Brazil, with India reporting 94,300 cases on Sunday. Europe is also seeing an increase in the number of cases.

The largest number of cases are in India, the United States and Brazil, with India reporting 94,300 cases on Sunday. [Divyakant Solanki/EPA]

00:01 GMT – Greece reports 207 new cases of COVID-19, preparing to reopen schools

Greece’s health authorities have reported 207 new cases of coronavirus, including 29 cases from abroad and three more deaths, as the country prepares to reopen its schools on Monday.

The total number of cases is currently 13,240 and 305 deaths. Of the total number of cases, about three quarters were registered in August, the average age was 39 years. Meanwhile, among the dead, the average age was 78 years.

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Hello and welcome to Al Jazeera’s ongoing coverage of the coronavirus pandemic. I’m Ted Regencia from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

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