BloombergSubscribe Prognosis Florida Shows More Easing; Dutch to Ban Mink Farms: Virus Update Bloomberg News August 28, 2020, 7:04 AM GMT+8 Updated on August 28, 2020, 11:42 PM GMT+8 A medical worker administers a rapid Covid-19 test to an employee at San Francisco International Airport in California, on Aug. 27. A medical worker administers a rapid Covid-19 test to an employee at San Francisco International Airport in California, on Aug. 27. Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg Infections rose further across Europe, and German Chancellor Angela Merkel warned that the situation would get tougher as the summer draws to a close. Britain’s government cautioned citizens against breaking quarantine rules amid criticism that enforcement has been too lax.

India reported more than 77,000 new cases, its highest daily number, while Malaysia extended until year-end measures to curb the virus. Japanese Premier Shinzo Abe, whose approval rating has slid as Covid-19 pummels the economy, is resigning due to health reasons.

U.S. President Donald Trump argued voters can’t trust Joe Biden to navigate the pandemic and defended his response to the virus that has killed more than 180,000 Americans. In Russia, more than half the people polled in a survey said they didn’t want the domestic vaccine, even for fre