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9.04pm GMT

Algeria has reported 182 new coronavirus infections and four deaths in the past 24 hours, a health official has said.

The figures compare with 210 cases and three deaths last Saturday.

8.42pm GMT

Coronavirus cases are rising in a number of Indian states, including Punjab, Maharashtra, Kerala and Madhya Pradesh.

The rise in infections comes amid the detection of new virus variants in Maharashtra, the Times of India reports. The variants are understood to be more transmissible.