In the U.S., the White House is now clearly counting on the trade deal, as well as its signatories, to help lead the North American recovery after the pandemic.

The region's two largest nations -- Mexico and Brazil -- reported record counts of new cases and deaths almost daily this week, fuelling criticism of their presidents, who have slow-walked shutdowns in attempts to limit economic damage.

Anti-corruption group Mexicans Against Corruption said in a report Monday the suspected COVID-19 death toll in Mexico City is three times that of the official toll of 1,332.

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said companies would have to answer an extensive questionnaire as part of efforts to protect workers.

Sonora state prosecutor office said Jorge Miguel Armenta Avalos was attacked while leaving a restaurant Saturday afternoon in downtown Ciudad Obregon.

In letters that were leaked to Mexican media on Friday, the same day they were sent, the foreign powers said the rules threatened foreign investment in the energy sector.

The spike in cases in some countries serve as a reminder the pandemic is far from over.

The surge in virus cases across chunks of Latin America comes at a time when other regions, especially Europe and China, are seeing a downward trajectory of new infections.

Two were nurses for the Mexican Social Security Institute and the third was a hospital administrator, but there was no immediate evidence the attack was related to their work. The state prosecutor told local media the motive might have been robbery.

Ryan Caliguri told 680 CJOB he's received a lot of flack online from people who can't believe he didn't know much about the disease at the time