Virus Surges in India, Philippines; Melbourne Under Curfew

A security personnel (C) checks the body temperature of a woman (C-L) as she enters a market among a crowd of people as a preventive measure against the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus in Chennai on July 29, 2020. Arun Sankar/AFP via Getty Images

NEW DELHI—Surges of new coronavirus cases continued on Aug. 2 in India and the Philippines, which recorded another daily high to surpass 100,000 total infections, as officials across the globe considered stricter measures to stymie the spread of the pandemic.

A curfew was imposed in Australia’s second-largest city, Melbourne, following a spike in infections.