New York battled to fend off a second wave of coronavirus infections with new restrictions on bars and restaurants Friday, as the pandemic rages across the US and global daily deaths topped 10,000 for the first time. An AFP tally showed the world's daily death toll from the illness eclipsed 10,000 on Friday. The US recorded 1,703 more deaths, up 0.7 percent, in the 24 hours to Friday, according to Johns Hopkins University. - 'Devastating' -Residents and business owners in New York, where almost 34,000 people have been killed by the virus statewide, fear another shutdown is coming. The virus is also surging in Europe where authorities are maintaining confinement measures reintroduced in recent weeks.
