25 September 2020

• The US surpasses seven million cases of coronavirus, an increase of one million in less than four weeks. Source
• Israel reports the world’s highest per capita rate of coronavirus cases, approaching 37,000 over the last week. Source
• Russia’s President Putin warns of increasing cases as Moscow’s mayor asked elderly people to stay home and business to have staff work remotely, threatening a lockdown if these measures are not followed. Source
• Madrid increases its lockdown to cover a million people. Source
• In London, where people have been asked to return to working remotely, a lockdown may be imposed. Source
• Brazil announces that the 2021 carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro will be postponed without a new date. Source
• Coronavirus deaths in Iran surpass 25,000. Source

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