The latest: COVID-19 outbreak worldwide (Updated April 8)

11:54, April 08, 2020

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  The latest: COVID-19 outbreak worldwide (Updated April 8)

  An ICU in the Institut Mutualiste Montsouris (IMM) hospital in Paris, France, April 6, 2020. (Photo: CGTN)According to the data from Johns Hopkins University, the number of COVID-19 infections around the world has reached 1,446,557 as of 8pm BJT on Wednesday.The number of fatalities has reached 83,149. So far, 307,982 people have fully recovered from the virus.Current status (data as of 7 pm BJT, April 8):As cars queued up at expressway toll gates and passengers prepared to board trains to leave Wuhan, the megacity in central China started lifting outbound travel restrictions from Wednesday after almost 11 weeks of lockdown to stem the spread of COVID-19.Nearly 2,000 people infected with the new coronavirus have died in the United States in the last 24 hours, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University as of 8:30 pm Tuesday (0030 GMT Wednesday).Italy on Tuesday registered a total of 135,586 confirmed cases of coronavirus, including 17,127 fatalities overall, according to fresh figures from the Civil Protection Department.Confirmed cases of COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, increased by 4,003 within one day in Germany, the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) announced on Wednesday.Iran had 1,997 new infections of COVID-19 and 121 new deaths during the past 24 hours, Irans health ministry spokesman said on Wednesday.The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the Netherlands has increased by 969 to 20,549 as of Wednesday, according to data from the National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM).

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  The latest: COVID-19 outbreak worldwide (Updated April 2)

  A man wearing a face mask walks in Bologna, Italy, on March 27, 2020. (Photo: Xinhua)The global death toll from COVID-19 increased by 4,193to 40,598in the past 24 hours as of 10:00 CET on Wednesday, according to the daily situation report released by the World Health Organization (WHO).The report showed a total of 823,626confirmed cases of COVID-19 were reported as of Wednesday, an increase of 72,736infections compared to the previous day.Current status (data as of 9am BJT, April 2):US President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he welcomes Chinas efforts to provide personal protective equipment to countries and regions combating COVID-19. Asked to comment on claims that China, by shipping aid overseas, "is taking on a global leadership role" in the battle against COVID-19, Trump said he views that "as a positive" if China is helping other countries.The United States became the first nation with more than 200,000 COVID-19 infections on Wednesday, according to a new tally from Johns Hopkins University. The coronavirus has killed 884 people over the past 24 hours in the US, a new one-day record for the country with by far the highest number of reported cases anywhere in the world.UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservative government was under fire Wednesday for failing to keep its promise to increase the amount of testing being done for COVID-19, even as the country saw its biggest day-to-day rise yet in deaths among people with the virus, to 2,352.More than 18,000 veterinariansin France are mobilizingfor registration to assist medical care to fight the epidemic.The coronavirus pandemic has claimed 13,155 lives in locked-down Italy by Wednesday, with the cumulative cases of COVID-19 reaching 110,574, according to new data released by the Civil Protection Department.Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Wednesday that he is recalling the Canadian parliament again for expanded emergency aid ...

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  The latest: COVID-19 outbreak worldwide (Updated April 3)

  Brazilian soldiers disinfect the Subway Central Station in Brasilia on March 29, 2020 (Photo: AFP)According to the data from Johns Hopkins University, the number of COVID-19 infections around the world has surpassed one million, reaching1,014,673 as of 9am BJT on Friday.The number of fatalities has reached 52,973. So far, 210,335 people have fully recovered from the virus.Current status (data as of 6 pm BJT, April 3):Chinawill holda national mourningSaturday for martyrs who died in the fight against the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak and compatriots died of the disease, according to the State Council. Chinese health authority said Friday it received reports of31 new confirmed COVID-19 cases on the Chinese mainland on Thursday, of which 29 were imported.TheUnited Statesrecorded1,169 COVID-19 fatalities in the past 24 hours, the Johns Hopkins University tracker showed Thursday, the highest one-day death toll recorded in any country since the global pandemic began.The US has now recorded 5,926 coronavirus deaths since the pandemic began.The number of COVID-19 deaths reported inItalyhas risen by 760 to 13,915 andthe total number of confirmed cases has risen to 115,242, according to the latest data released by the countrys Civil Protection Department on Thursday.Spainsaid on Thursday it had suffered a record 950 deaths in 24 hours, bringing its total number of fatalities to 10,003.The number of confirmed Spanish cases passed the 110,000 mark, the government said, although the rates of both new infections and deaths continued a downward trend.Frances Ministry of Health and Solidarity announced on Thursday2,116 new COVID-19 cases and 471 fatalities.Iranreported2,715 new infections of COVID-19 and 134 new deathson Friday. The number of confirmed cases has risen to 53,183, with the number of deaths at 3,294.According to the latest situati...