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A man stares up at a statue of a gorilla whilst wearing a mask on to prevent the spread of Covid-19, Dubai. Chris Whiteoak / The National

A man plays cricket with a mask on to prevent the spread of Covid-19, in Dubai. Chris Whiteoak / The National

Coronavirus safety measures are taken at The Cycle Bistro, Dubai. Chris Whiteoak / The National

Coronavirus safety measures are taken at The Cycle hub, as Nour fixes a bike. Chris Whiteoak / The National

A Palestinian health worker collects a swab sample from a player of Shabab Rafah team in the southern Gaza Strip. AFP

A Palestinian health worker collects a swab sample from a player of Shabab Rafah team in the southern Gaza Strip. AFP

Students maintain social distance as they arrive on the first day of school following the resumption of classes in the Algerian capital Algiers. AFP

A salesman at his tobacco and shisha shop in Manama, Bahrain. Reuters

A teacher addresses pupils on the first day of school following the resumption of classes in the Algerian capital Algiers. AFP

A police officer holding a box of protective face masks checks if people wear them, as the coronavirus disease outbreak continues, in Istanbul, Turkey. Reuters

Cooks prepare traditional Doner kebab for clients at a small restaurant in Istanbul, Turkey. Reuters

Students sit in a classroom on the first day of school following the resumption of classes in the Algerian capital Algiers. AFP

District Governor of Beyoglu Mustafa Demirelli visits a supermarket to check the measures to control the spread of coronavirus disease, in Istanbul, Turkey. Reuters

As much of Europe wrestles with a second wave of record-high Covid-19 cases, governments are looking to curfews to stem the spread of the virus.

After reporting more than 40,000 cases in a single day, France

The UAE Ministry of Health announced a record-high 1,578 new cases of coronavirus on Thursday after 114,483 tests in the 24 hours.

That took the country's total number of infections to 120,710. Another 1,550 recoveries and two deaths were also reported.

Globally, coronavirus cases have passed 41.5 million, with many countries reporting record-high numbers over past weeks.

The world death toll has passed 1.13 million and there have been more than 28.1 million recoveries.

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