EUROPE

* Britain's chief scientific adviser says it is unlikely a coronavirus vaccine will be in widespread use in the UK before the next northern spring.

* Russia has hit a record daily high as Moscow authorities say they won't introduce strict restrictions.

* Several Spanish regions have toughened restrictions, seeking to curb a second wave that looks set to drive the country with Western Europe's highest case load above one million infections this week.

* Wales will impose a two-week "fire-break" lockdown from Friday in which everybody apart from essential workers must stay at home.

AMERICAS

* Europe and North America should follow the example of Asian states by persevering with anti-COVID measures and quarantining anyone who comes into contact with infected people, the WHO says.

* A campaign by coronavirus-stricken aviation giants to persuade the world it's safe to fly has been questioned by a scientist whose research it draws upon.

* The United States' land borders between Canada and Mexico will remain closed to all non-essential travel until November 21.

* The US Transportation Security Administration says it screened more than a million airline passengers on Sunday for the first time since mid-March.

ASIA-PACIFIC

* People in Australia's Melbourne have been granted more freedom to move about after a months-long lockdown.

* Indonesian President Joko Widodo says he won't rush the rollout of vaccines, citing Muslim concerns over whether they are halal.

MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA

* Tunisia's prime minister, Hichem Mechichi, has ordered a nationwide curfew.

* South Africa's health minister, Zweli Mkhize, and his wife have tested positive for COVID-19.

MEDICAL DEVELOPMENTS

* Britain's Oxford University says initial findings from a study on the long term impact of COVID-19 has found a large number of patients discharged from hospitals still experience symptoms of breathlessness, fatigue, anxiety and depression two to three months after contracting the virus.

* An experimental coronavirus vaccine developed by China's Sinovac Biotech appears safe in a late-stage clinical trial in Brazil, preliminary results show.

ECONOMIC IMPACT

* Many poorer Americans will struggle to keep a foothold in the banking system due to the pandemic's economic fallout, a US regulator says.

* The US economy is rebounding strongly after taking a big hit but it may be another year before the economy returns to pre-crisis levels and even longer for the labor market to recoup lost ground, Federal Reserve Vice Chair Richard Clarida says.

Australian Associated Press