Here are the latest updates from Japan and beyond on the coronavirus outbreak:

Photo taken in the northeastern Japan city of Hirosaki on Oct. 23, 2020, shows specially cultivated apples that carry pictures of Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga (C), French President Emmanuel Macron (R) and other drawing. Some apples will be sent as a gift to the prime minister's office in Tokyo and the presidential office in France. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

As of 11 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 24 (Japan time)