The latest: COVID-19 outbreak worldwide (Updated March 19)

18:55, March 19, 2021

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  The latest: COVID-19 outbreak worldwide (Updated March 19)

  Palestinians crowd a shopping street in Ramallah city in the West Bank on March 18, 2021, after authorities decided to suspend COVID-19 lockdown restrictions for one day. Photo: AFPThe total number of deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic worldwide has increased to 2,689,554 with the global confirmed cases reaching 121,713,302 as of 9:00 am BJT on Friday, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University.Source: Johns Hopkins UniversityCurrent status (data as of 9:00 am BJT, March 19):Malaysia on Thursday started to inoculate its people with the COVID-19 vaccine made by the Chinese biopharmaceutical company Sinovac Biotech as it pressed ahead with its national vaccination drive.COVID-19 variants are spreading quickly across Canada as some provinces have eased restrictions after cases began to fall last month.Daily COVID-19 infections in Germany continued to rise sharply as the country registered 17,504 cases within one day, the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) announced on Thursday.Days after Pakistani president received a Sinopharm vaccine jab, Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday also received his COVID-19 jab with Sinopharm vaccine.The first batch of COVID-19 vaccines from China arrived in Djibouti on Thursday.With the US closing in on US President Joe Bidens goal of injecting 100 million coronavirus vaccinations weeks ahead of his target date, the White House announced Thursday the nation is now in position to help supply neighbors Canada and Mexico with millions of lifesaving shots.

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  The latest: COVID-19 outbreak worldwide (Updated March 14)

  The total number of deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic worldwide has increased to 2,647,235 with the global confirmed cases reaching 119,472,317 as of 10:00 am BJT on Sunday, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University.People wearing face masks walk on the Grand Place in Brussels, Belgium, on March 13, 2021. (Photo: Xinhua)Current status (data as of 10:00 am BJT, Mar 14):Source: Johns Hopkins UniversityThe outbreak has now claimed the lives of at least 534,275 people in the US, the most of any country. The US also leads the world in the number of confirmed infections with 29,399,317.Brazil has confirmed a total number of infections to 11,439,558. The death toll grew to 277,102.India has confirmed a total number of infections to 11,333,728 The death toll grew to 158,446.Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Russia have increased to 4,331,396 with 90,169 deaths.It is followed by UK with 4,267,015 infections and 125,701 deaths, France with 4,105,527 infections and 90,376 deaths, Italy with 3,201,838 cases and 101,881 deaths, Spain with 3,183,704 cases and 72,258 deaths and Turkey with 2,866,012 cases and 29,421 deaths.Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Germany have increased to 2,569,864 with 73,369 deaths.

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  The latest: COVID-19 outbreak worldwide (Updated March 15)

  Medical workers conduct Covid-19 free rapid tests in front of a church in Athens on March 14, 2021. Photo: AFPThe total number of deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic worldwide has increased to 2,653,180 with the global confirmed cases reaching 119,830,783 as of 8:30 am BJT on Monday, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University.Source: Johns Hopkins UniversityCurrent status (data as of 8:30 am BJT, March 15):Lebanon registered on Sunday 3,086 new COVID-19 cases, raising the total number of coronavirus infections in the country to 418,448.Local COVID-19 infections increased by 1,905 over the past 24 hours to reach 1,000,394, Russias COVID-19 response center said on Sunday.After being among the worlds hardest-hit nations with COVID-19, Chile is now near the top among countries at vaccinating its population against the virus.Jordan on Sunday reported 8,053 new COVID-19 cases, increasing the total cases to 477,053 in the country.The Iraqi Ministry of Health reported on Sunday 3,866 new COVID-19 cases, bringing Iraqs total nationwide infections to 758,184.