Medical workers wearing protective gear against the spread of the new coronavirus move a patient in respiratory distress to be admitted to the emergency area of the San Jose hospital in Santiago, Chile, May 27, 2020. (ESTEBAN FELIX / AP)

BERLIN / PARIS / LONDON / MADRID / ROME / MEXICO CITY / MOSCOW / BOGOTA / SANTIAGO / BRASILIA / RABAT / JOHANNESBURG - Global coronavirus cases surpassed 6 million on Saturday, according to a Reuters tally, as Latin America reported a grim milestone of 50,000 deaths from the disease.

Spain’s coronavirus death toll rose by four on Saturday to 27,125, the Health Ministry said, reflecting a dramatic decline in daily fatalities in recent weeks

Countries such as Brazil, Chile and Mexico are struggling to stem the spread of the virus, which initially peaked in China in February before large-scale outbreaks followed in Europe and the United States.

The COVID-19 respiratory illness has claimed more than 367,000 lives worldwide, though the true number is thought to be higher as testing is still limited and many countries do not include fatalities outside of hospitals.

Despite the continued increase in cases, many countries are opening schools and workplaces following weeks of unprecedented lockdowns that have stemmed the spread of the disease - but also hammered economies and thrown millions out of work.

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Germany

The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany increased by 286 to 181,482, data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases showed on Friday.

The reported death toll rose by 11 to 8,500, the data showed.

France

France on Saturday recorded 57 new COVID-19 deaths, taking the tally to 28,771, while fewer hospitalized patients were registered for the seventh week in a row.

In a statement, the country's Health Ministry said the human loss caused by the disease rose by 0.3 percent in hospitals to 18,444, while that of nursing homes and other medico-social establishments would be updated on June 2.

Some 14,380 people infected were receiving treatment in hospital, down from 14,695 on Friday. The number of patients in intensive care units dropped by 36 to 1,325, it added.

Since the start of the pandemic, 101,593 people with the COVID-19 have been admitted to hospitals in France, of whom 17,933 required life support, while 68,268 patients have recovered.

France will enter "phase two" of deconfinement from Tuesday. The nationwide 100-km travel restriction will be lifted and bars, restaurants, cafes, beaches, museums will reopen in low risk zones.

In the greater Paris region, classified as "orange zone" where the virus continues to circulate faster than other regions, the non-essential activities would fully resume on June 22.

People sit on Biarritz beach, southwestern France, May 30, 2020. (BOB EDME / AP)

UK

Another 215 COVID-19 patients have died in Britain as of Friday afternoon, bringing the total coronavirus-related death toll in the country to 38,376, Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden said Saturday.

The figures include deaths in all settings, including hospitals, care homes and the wider community.

Chairing Saturday's Downing Street daily briefing, Dowden said Britons will be able to exercise  outside with up to five others from different households from Monday, provided that strict social distancing guidelines are followed.

He also announced that from Monday, competitive sport will be allowed behind closed doors in England, paving the way for the return of live sports on TV screens in almost three months.

The move came as some experts warned that lifting restrictions is too "risky" before cases come down. 

Professor Jonathan Van-Tam, England's deputy chief medical officer said the consensus of the scientific advice so far is that the government's lockdown easing measures are consistent with keeping the R (infection rate) below 1, which refers to the average number of people that one infected person will pass the coronavirus on to.

Spain

Spain’s coronavirus death toll rose by four on Saturday to 27,125, the Health Ministry said, reflecting a dramatic decline in daily fatalities in recent weeks as the country brings the outbreak under control.

The number of COVID-19 infections increased by 271 to 239,228. Spain was at one point one of the worst affected countries by the pandemic but it has now has started to ease lockdown restrictions.

However, with people relaxing after months shut up inside, police have intervened in a series of incidents at parties, funerals and other social gatherings at which restrictions were broken.

A nephew of Belgium’s King Philippe, Prince Joachim, has tested positive for coronavirus after attending a party in Spain, which Spanish media said broke lockdown rules because of the number of people there.

The prince, 28, tested positive after attending the gathering in the southern city of Cordoba on May 26, a spokesperson for the Belgian Royal Palace said on Saturday.

Families with their children play along the Paseo de la Castellana in Madrid, Spain, May 30, 2020. (MANU FERNANDEZ / AP)

Italy

Deaths from the COVID-19 epidemic in Italy climbed by 111 on Saturday, against 87 the day before, the Civil Protection Agency said, while the daily tally of new cases fell to 416 from 516 on Friday.

The total death toll since the outbreak came to light on Feb. 21 now stands at 33,340 the agency said, the third highest in the world after those of the United States and Britain.

The number of confirmed cases amounts to 232,664, the sixth highest global tally behind those of the United States, Russia, Spain, Britain and Brazil.

People registered as currently carrying the illness fell to 43,691 from 46,175 the day before.

There were 450 people in intensive care on Saturday, down from 475 on Friday, maintaining a long-running decline. Of those originally infected, 155,633 were declared recovered against 152,844 a day earlier.

Russia

Russia on Sunday reported 9,268 new cases of the novel coronavirus, raising the national tally to 405,843.

Officials said 138 people had died of COVID-19, the respiratory disease caused by the coronavirus, in the last 24 hours, pushing to nationwide toll up to 4,693.

Chile

The Chilean Ministry of Health announced on Saturday that the number of confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus in the country had risen to 94,858, with 997 deaths.

Over the last 24 hours, 4,220 new cases were reported along with 53 more deaths.

Of the number of new confirmed cases, 3,736 presented symptoms and 484 were asymptomatic. Additionally, 40,431 people were reported to have recovered from the disease so far.

The ministry reported that 1,151 patients were currently on ventilators, with 306 of them in critical condition.

It also reported that 16,814 PCR (polymerase chain reaction) tests were administered in the last 24 hours, for a total of 563,320 tests performed since the disease was first detected in the country in March.

Additionally, the Chilean government announced that it has decided to extend the quarantine in Santiago and 38 nearby towns until June 5 due to an increase in cases in recent weeks.

The quarantine is affecting around seven million people, and protests over "insufficient" government aid have arisen in poor sectors of the metropolitan region.

Brazil

Brazil reported a record 33,274 new cases of the novel coronavirus on Saturday, its health ministry said, and the death toll surpassed that of France and now ranks only below the United States, Britain and Italy.

The South American nation has now reported 498,440 confirmed cases of coronavirus since the outbreak began, a level of contagion second only to the United States.

The death toll in Brazil from COVID-19, the respiratory illness caused by the coronavirus, increased to 28,834, with 956 new deaths in the last 24 hours, the ministry said.

Brazilian states are preparing to ease quarantine restrictions despite warnings from public health experts who say the worst is still to come.

Brazil’s right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro has played down the gravity of the epidemic and criticized lockdowns for paralyzing the economy and causing widespread unemployment and hardship.

Mexico

Mexico on Saturday registered 2,885 new cases of coronavirus and 364 more deaths, bringing the total numbers to 87,512 cases and 9,779 fatalities, according to data from health authorities.

A public safety worker sprays a disinfectant solution in the streets of the El Rosario neighborhood, which had seen a recent cluster of COVID-19 cases, in Xochimilco, Mexico City, Mexico, May 29, 2020. (REBECCA BLACKWELL / AP)

Columbia

Colombia issued new measures to control the spread of the novel coronavirus in three of its most affected cities on Saturday, including the capital Bogota, as the rest of the country prepares for quarantine rules to start lifting.

The Andean country has reported more than 28,200 cases of the coronavirus and 890 deaths.

Latin America’s fourth-largest economy has been battered by the double shock of measures to slow the virus and a slump in oil prices.

Morocco

A total of 66 new COVID-19 cases were confirmed in Morocco on Saturday, bringing the total number of cases to 7,780.

The number of recovered people has increased to 5,401 with 130 new recoveries, Mouad Mrabet, coordinator of the Moroccan Centre for Public Health said at a press briefing.

He added that 204 deaths from COVID-19 have been reported so far, after two new death cases were reported in the past 24 hours.

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South Africa

The number of coronavirus cases in South Africa rose past 30,000 on Saturday, Minister of Health Zweli Mkhize said.

South Africa reported 1,727 new cases, taking the cumulative total to 30,967. The death toll increased by 32 to 643.