More than 180,000 people have been confirmed infected with the virus behind the COVID-19 pandemic in just 24 hours - a new record, and evidence the pandemic is accelerating faster than ever.
The death toll is now about 465,000.
Here's the latest from around the world overnight.
Europe
Spain
Spain will open its doors to British tourists from Sunday without requiring them to spend two weeks in quarantine, opening up to one of its largest tourism markets after the hit from the coronavirus pandemic.
But as much as Spain wants to welcome British tourists, the UK's current quarantine measures, requiring a two-week period of self-isolation for most people entering the country from abroad, may well put off some potential travellers.
Spain will end its coronavirus state of emergency, imposed on March 14, on Sunday, and will open its borders to EU and Schengen area countries for a much needed boost to its tourism industry.
Spain is still in discussions over whether the UK will similarly lift quarantine measures for Spaniards.
United Kingdom
The death toll from confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the United Kingdom has risen by 128 to 42,589, health officials said on Saturday.
Italy
Italy reported 49 deaths from COVID-19 on Saturday, compared with 47 a day earlier, the Civil Protection Agency said, while the daily tally of new cases rose to 262 from 251 on Friday.
The country's death toll since the outbreak came to light on Feb. 21 now stands at 34,610, the agency said, the world's fourth-highest after the United States, Brazil and Britain.
The number of confirmed cases amounts to 238,275, the eighth-highest global tally.
Turkey
President Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday (June 20) Turkey had lost some ground in its battle with the coronavirus but a focus on hygiene, masks and social distancing will protect people and help the economy rebound in the second half of the year.
This month, Ankara opened restaurants and cafes and lifted weekend stay-home orders and most intercity travel bans. But since June 1 new COVID-19 cases have doubled to nearly 1600 per day, raising concerns of a re-emergence.
Germany
More than 1000 employees at German meat processing firm Toennies have tested positive for coronavirus, prompting local health authorities to order all 6500 employees and their families to go into quarantine.
The reproduction rate of the novel coronavirus in Germany has jumped to 1.79 after a raft of localised outbreaks, far above the level needed to contain it over the longer term.
The number, a sharp increase from 1.06 on Friday, is a setback for the European Union's most populous country, which has fared better in the pandemic than many European peers due mainly to early testing and social distancing measures.
A reproduction rate of 1.79 means that 100 people who contracted the virus infect, on average, 179 other people. A rate of less than one is needed to gradually contain the disease.
Americas
Mexico
Coronavirus deaths in Mexico surpassed 20,000 on Friday after the health ministry reported 647 new fatalities and 5030 new confirmed cases.
Total cases now stand at 170,485, with 20,394 fatalities, though the government has said the real number of infections is likely significantly higher than the confirmed cases.
United States
At least two Tampa Bay Buccaneers players have tested positive for the coronavirus, ESPN's Adam Schefter reported on Saturday.
The Buccaneers later confirmed positive tests, however did not divulge whether the results were for players or staff members.
Six members of President Donald Trump's campaign advance team have tested positive for COVID-19 ahead of a controversial rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on Saturday, the campaign said.
Brazil
Brazil passed 1 million coronavirus cases on Friday and approached 50,000 deaths, a new nadir for the world's second worst-hit country as it struggles with a tense political climate and worsening economic outlook.
Asia
Hong Kong
A 78-year-old woman has died in Hong Kong from coronavirus, taking the death toll from COVID-19 in the city to five, with 1,129 cases.
Hong Kong has eased social distancing measures aimed at curbing the spread of coronavirus with the latest rules now banning gatherings of 50 people or more.
India
India reported a record jump in coronavirus infections on Saturday, a day after the government in the capital New Delhi ordered hospitals to cancel any leave and have workers return to duty immediately.
India saw an increase of 14,516 COVID-19 cases, the health ministry said, taking the total to 395,047 with 12,948 deaths.
Middle East
Iran
Iran is considering making it mandatory within days to wear masks in public places and covered spaces, President Hassan Rouhani said on Saturday, as the tally of confirmed coronavirus cases continued to rise above 200,000.
"Mainly for crowded and covered areas...we may make (masks) compulsory in a week, more or less. But first plenty of inexpensive masks should be made available for the people," Rouhani said in remarks broadcast by state television.
Daily death rates for most of this week have exceeded 100 for the first time in two months, an uptick blamed by officials on the lack of social distancing and low use of face masks.
The Health Ministry on Saturday announced 115 deaths in the previous 24 hours, taking the total to 9507. There were 2,322 reported new cases bringing the total to 202,584 in what is the Middle East's worst-affected country.
Health response
The US National Institutes of Health said on Saturday it has halted a clinical trial to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of the malaria drug hydroxychloroquine for the treatment of hospitalised COVID-19 patients.
The study found that hydroxychloroquine, which President Donald Trump has frequently touted a possible treatment, did not provide any benefit to the patients, even though it did no harm, NIH said in a statement.
Reuters / Newshub.
