The number of confirmed worldwide COVID-19 cases surpasses 50 million. The United States remains the country with the most confirmed cases, accounting for 20% of all cases worldwide. (BBC News)
Utah governor Gary Herbert declares a state of emergency and ordered a statewide mask mandate in an attempt to stem a surge of COVID-19. (KUTV)
Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews announces a lift on restrictions of the 25-kilometre (16 mi) travel limit in Melbourne and the "ring of steel" separating the city from Regional Victoria from 11:59 p.m AEDT tonight. He also announces that gyms, theatres and cinemas will reopen tomorrow, and more people will be allowed in hospitality and religious venues. It is also the first time that all of Victoria has been on the same restriction level since late June. (ABC Australia)
Virgin Hyperloop makes its initial run with human passengers, achieving a top speed of 107 mph (172 kph) using magnetic levitation. (The Guardian)
A Russian Mil Mi-24 helicopter is shot down by the Azerbaijani Armed Forces over Armenia, near the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic. Russia says two crew members are killed. Azerbaijan apologizes, extends condolences, and offers to pay compensation. (BBC News)
Albania announces that it will impose a second nationwide lockdown on November 11 in an attempt to curb the worsening spread of COVID-19. (Albanian Daily News)
Artsakh officials in Nagorno-Karabakh confirm the loss of Shusha to Azeri forces. Many civilians in Shusha have fled, and fighting is closing on the region's capital, Stepanakert. (Al Jazeera)
Belgium surpasses 500,000 total confirmed cases of COVID-19. (The Brussels Times)
COVID-19 vaccine Pfizer and BioNTech say that their potential vaccine is 90% effective at preventing COVID-19 infections. (CNBC)
Greece reports a record 41 new fatalities in the last 24 hours, raising its death toll to 825. (Ekathimerini)
Hokkaido reports a record 200 new cases in the past 24 hours. (Nippon.com)
In the United States, a biannual Federal Reserve report mentions, for the first time, climate change as a risk for the stability of the financial system. (Reuters)
Pfizer and BioNTech say that their potential vaccine is 90% effective at preventing COVID-19 infections. (CNBC)
Russia reports 21,798 new infections in the past 24 hours, a new single-day record since they began, thus bringing the cumulative nationwide total to 1.79 million cases. (The Moscow Times)
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Ben Carson tests positive for COVID-19. (CNBC)
The Philippines reports 108 new deaths in the past 24 hours, its highest total since October 23, thus bringing the nationwide death toll to 7,647. (CNN Philippines)
Bosnia and Herzegovina announces a nighttime curfew between 11:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. local time beginning tomorrow as part of a measure to reduce the spread of COVID-19. It also will limit indoor and outdoor gatherings to 30 people. (Anadolu Agency)
Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds extends the state of emergency and announces new restrictions on public gatherings amid a rise of cases in the state. (KWQC-TV)
Italy reports 580 new fatalities in the past 24 hours, the highest daily total since April 14, as more regions across the country face new restrictions. (ANSA)
Michigan reports 6,473 new cases, a new single-day record. (WDIV-TV)
Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin announces that the city will limit operating hours at clubs, bars and restaurants for two months between November 13 until January 15, 2021. Under the new rules, these establishments will not be allowed to serve customers from 11:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. local time. However, the restrictions do not apply to take-away services. (The Moscow Times)
Palestinian chief negotiator Saeb Erekat dies at the age of 65 due to complications from COVID-19. (CNN)
The European Union files antitrust charges against Amazon, accusing the company of abusing its position as the top online retailer in France and Germany by using data from sellers to determine what offers to make and what products to launch for their own branded goods. The antitrust commission also opens a second investigation into similar charges against Amazon. (CNN)
The United Kingdom reports 532 new fatalities in the last 24 hours, the highest single-day total since May 12, bringing its death toll to 49,770. Meanwhile, weekly deaths surpass 1,000 for the first time since June. (Sky News)
2020 Reading stabbings Kahairi Saadallah pleads guilty to three murders and three attempted murders. (The Daily Telegraph)
A bomb explodes at a Remembrance Day ceremony attended by foreign diplomats in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Several people are wounded. (BBC News)
Arkansas reports 1,962 new cases, a new single-day record. (KYTV-TV)
El Paso County judge Ricardo Samaniego announces that the stay-at-home order will be extended to December 1 as cases continue to increase. (El Paso Herald-Post)
Germany reports 261 new fatalities, according to the Robert Koch Institute. This is the highest number of deaths in a single day since April, raising the nationwide death toll to 11,767. (Anadolu Agency)
Illinois reports 12,657 new infections, a new single-day record as the number of hospitalized patients reaches an all-time high of 5,042, surpassing the previous record set in April. (WBBM-TV)
Italy surpasses one million total COVID-19 cases, becoming the third country in the European Union to surpass that milestone. In addition, the country also reports 623 new deaths, the highest single-day total since April 6. (The Guardian)
Kahairi Saadallah pleads guilty to three murders and three attempted murders. (The Daily Telegraph)
Mongolia reports the first domestic case of COVID-19 from a truck driver who infected his wife and two other relatives after three weeks of quarantine. (France 24)
North Carolina reports 3,119 new cases in the last 24 hours, a new single-day record, as the positivity rate rises to 7.9%. (WCNC-TV)
Ontario reports 1,426 new infections, a new single-day record. (CBC)
Pakistan reports 1,708 new infections in the last 24 hours, which is the highest daily total since August as it considers new measures to combat the rising number of cases. (Tribune India)
The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) announces that a "travel bubble" between Singapore and Hong Kong will begin on November 22 with 200 passengers per day. Passengers on these flights will not be subjected to a two-week quarantine. (CNA)
The number of deaths from COVID-19 in Spain surpasses 40,000. (Medical Xpress)
The Philippines surpasses 400,000 total COVID-19 cases, becoming the second country in Southeast Asia after Indonesia to reach that milestone. (Philstar)
Turkey announces a nationwide indoor smoking ban in a bid to halt the rising number of COVID-19 cases. (Daily Sabah)
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney announces new restrictions that will suspend indoor group fitness programs, team sports, group performance activities, limit the number of people who attend weddings and funeral services to 50 and reduce operating hours for restaurants, bars and pubs in the areas that are under enhanced status from tomorrow until November 27. It comes after Alberta reports a record 860 cases. (The Globe and Mail)
British Columbia reports a record 1,130 new cases in the last two days. This number includes 536 on Wednesday and 594 on Thursday. In addition, there are a record 155 people that have been hospitalized because of the virus. (Global News)
Croatia reports 3,082 new cases over the past 24 hours, a new single-day record, raising the total number of cases to 75,922. (Total Croatia News)
Delhi reports a record 8,593 new cases in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of confirmed cases in the capital to 459,975. (The Hindu)
In a first cruise since March, five passengers aboard the SeaDream I cruise ship have tested positive for COVID-19. (CNN)
Iran surpasses 40,000 total COVID-19 deaths after 457 new fatalities are reported in the last 24 hours. (Al Jazeera)
Italy reports 636 new deaths, the highest single-day total since April 6, which brings the nationwide death toll to 43,559. (ANSA)
Michigan reports 6,940 new cases, a new single-day record, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 236,225. (Detroit Free Press)
Minnesota reports 7,228 new cases, a new single-day record, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 201,795. (Star Tribune)
Nationally, more than 150,000 cases are reported, setting a world record for a third consecutive day. (MSN)
Nationwide, 4,981 new cases are reported in Canada in the last 24 hours, a new single-day record. (CTV News)
Ontario reports a record 1,575 new cases in the last 24 hours, raising its seven-day average to 1,299 cases and the cumulative cases in the province to 89,784. (CBC)
Pakistan reports 1,808 new infections in the last 24 hours, the highest since July 30, raising its nationwide total to 349,992 cases, according to data from the National Command and Operation Centre. (The Nation)
Russia reports a record 439 new fatalities in the past 24 hours, raising the nationwide death toll to 32,032. (Reuters)
The International Organisation for Migration says at least 74 people have died after their boat, which was carrying more than 120 people, capsized off the coast of Libya. The Libyan Coast Guard has rescued 47 survivors. (BBC News)
Ukraine surpasses 500,000 total COVID-19 cases after a record 11,057 new cases are reported in the last 24 hours. (Kyiv Post)
William Vollmar, who formerly worked as a doctor in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, was sentenced to up to 20 years in prison after pleading no contest to sexual assault charges. (Fox 43) (WJAC TV)
A car bombing leaves at least four soldiers dead and five others injured in Paghman District, Kabul Province. (TOLOnews)
British Columbia reports a record of 617 new cases in the past 24 hours, bringing its total number of cases to 20,985. (CBC)
Maryland reports 1,869 new cases, a new single-day record. (The Baltimore Sun)
Michigan reports 8,516 new cases, a new single-day record. (WDIV-TV)
Nationwide, more than 180,000 cases reported in the United States, a new world record. (Forbes)
Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak tests positive for COVID-19. He says he is symptom-free but will quarantine at his home for ten days. (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Oregon Governor Kate Brown announces a statewide two-week "freeze" starting November 18, which will limit restaurants and bars to take-out only and close gyms, indoor and outdoor recreational facilities. (OPB)
Seven passengers on SeaDream Yacht Club's SeaDream I cruise ship test positive for COVID-19, forcing the cruise line to cancel the remainder of the sailing and return the ship to a port in Barbados. (CNN)
South Korea begins to fine people and operators who fail to wear masks in public. Under the new rules, people caught without masks in public venues face fines of up to 100,000 won (US$90), while the operators of those places face fines of up to three million won (US$2,700). (The Japan Times)
Switzerland begins reviews of Moderna's potential vaccine candidate. (Reuters)
The number of new confirmed cases in Germany surges to a record 23,542 cases over the past 24 hours, according to data from the Robert Koch Institute. (Zeit Online)
Wisconsin reports 7,777 new cases, a new single-day record. The state also surpasses 300,000 total confirmed cases. (WBAY-TV)
A fire breaks out in a hospital in Piatra Neamț, Romania, killing at least 10 people. (Digi24)
Japan reports 1,731 new confirmed cases, a new record for the third consecutive day, as many prefectures such as Osaka and Chiba report record numbers of daily cases. (Kyodo News)
Manitoba reports a record 15 new fatalities, including 11 deaths that are linked to Maples Long Term Care Home in Winnipeg, bringing the death toll to 152. (CKY-DT)
Mexico surpasses one million cases of COVID-19. (ABC News)
Minnesota reports 8,703 new cases, a new single-day record as seven-day positivity rate reaches 15 percent. (Minnesota Public Radio)
North Dakota reports 2,278 new cases, a new single day record. (KVLY-TV)
