Global health authorities have said that European countries should be able to ride out a surge in coronavirus cases without reimposing full lockdowns, as the World Bank warned the crisis could push 100 million people into extreme poverty, AFP reported.

Worrying spikes in cases reported in France, Italy, Spain and Germany has shown that the pandemic was rebounding across the continent — often due to travel, summer holidays and parties.

While Italy registered 845 new cases, its highest daily tally since May, France reported 4,700 fresh infections — a massive increase on the previous day. Spain's daily increases topped even those of France, and Germany was concerned about its own resurgence.

Meanwhile, the death toll from the virus in Latin America surged past 250,000. Latin America and the Caribbean have recorded nearly 6.5 million infections and 250,969 deaths, according to an AFP tally based on official national figures.