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Global death toll tops 6M as pandemic enters third year – latest updates

Covid-19 has infected more than 445M and killed over 6M people worldwide. Here are some of the latest coronavirus-related developments:

Italy sees over 170 Covid-related fatalities – latest updates

Covid-19 has infected more than 444M people and killed over 6M worldwide. Here are some of the latest coronavirus-related developments:

UK scientists: Gene could double risk of death from Covid – latest updates

Covid-19 has infected more than 249M people and killed over 5M globally. Here are the virus-related updates for November 5:

'Don't be afraid,' Trump says of virus spreading through US and White House

"Don't let it dominate you. Don't be afraid of it," US President has said in a video after his return from the Walter Reed Medical Center military hospital outside Washington, minimising the risk of Covid-19.

Archaeologists in Turkey discover Dionysus mask dating back 2,400 years

The bad boy of the Greek pantheon Dionysus was the god of fertility, orchards and fruit, insanity, winemaking and wine, ritual madness, religious ecstasy, festivity and theatre.

Mask refusers should be treated like drunk drivers – leading scientist

The comments from Venki Ramakrishnan come as two new peer-reviewed studies show wearing face coverings may help significantly reduce the spread of viruses such as the one that causes Covid-19.

Czech museum opens face mask exhibition

The small exhibit in the National Museum in Prague’s Wenceslas Square was selected from hundreds of masks sent in by the public. The exhibition opens on Monday, just as the government relaxes its mask policy.

France seizes 438,000 face masks as it breaks up medical smuggling networks

5.7 million masks ostensibly ordered on the internet have been the subject of a scam or attempted scam, France's interior minister.

French police seize 140,000 black market face masks

It is the largest seizure since the French government banned the resale of protective masks to prioritise their distribution to health workers in the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic.

Famed Buenos Aires opera house turns its sewing machines to mask making

More than 50 volunteers who normally work to create stage props, sew tutus, and manage special effects, have been cutting and stitching felt and cloth to make face masks, stamped with the theatre’s logo.

In pictures: Masks people wear to avoid Covid-19

Here's how people across the world are developing their own ways to fight coronavirus infection:

Turkey begins providing free face masks to citizens

Every citizen, except those aged 20 or under, and 65 or older, can apply for five free masks a week through postal service at maske.epttavm.com.