Oil prices were lower on Monday as rising coronavirus infections in India and other countries prompted concerns that stronger measures to contain the pandemic will hit economic activity, along with demand for commodities such as crude.

Funeral workers in Italy’s capital of Rome wage a protest rally against a huge backlog of coffins piling up at cemeteries across the city.

The rapid surge in new cases and detection of new variants in several states has contributed to the fears of another wave, according to Dr. Rochelle Walensky

A second coronavirus wave sweeps through Europe which reported over 12 million cases and 300,000 deaths on Friday.