Coronavirus infection cases top 10,000 in UK

02:46, March 27, 2020

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  Coronavirus cases top 10,000 in France, death toll at 372

  Vehicles are seen on the Paris ring-road in Paris, France, March 19, 2020. One hundred and eight COVID-19 patients died in 24 hours in France, taking the country's death toll to 372, and total confirmed cases to 10,995, Director-General of Health Jerome Salomon said Thursday in a daily update. A tot

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  Spain coronavirus death toll tops 10,000: govt

  A man wearing a face mask walks on a platform of Atocha railway station in Madrid on March 30, 2020, during a national lock-down to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus. (Photo: AFP)The coronavirus death toll in Spain surged past 10,000 on Thursday after a record 950 deaths in 24 hours, with the number of confirmed cases passing the 110,000 mark, the government said.Spain has the worlds second-highest death toll after Italy, with the virus so far claiming 10,003 lives although the rate of new infections and deaths continued its downward trend, the health ministry figures showed.The number of new infections increased by 7.9 percent, compared with 8.2 percent on Wednesday and more than 25 percent at the start of last week.The daily rise in deaths also slowed to 10.5 percent on Thursday, virtually unchanged from 10.6 percent on Wednesday and down from 27 percent a week ago."The data show the curve has stabilised" and the epidemic has entered a "slowdown" phase, Health Minister Salvador Illa said.Officials have warned that even if the epidemic is peaking, the pressure on the intensive care system would be subject to a lag of a week or longer, with hospitals likely to reach crisis point by the end of this week or early next.Madrid remains the worst-hit region, with 4,175 deaths and more than 32,000 cases, leaving hospitals and mortuaries overwhelmed.

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  US confirms COVID-19 cases top 10,000

  (Photo: AP)NEW YORK (Xinhua) -- The number of US confirmed COVID-19 cases has topped 10,000 as of 12:30 p.m. local time on Thursday (1630 GMT), according to the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University.The fresh figure reached 10,755 with 154 deaths, the CSSE said.