The number of deaths from the novel coronavirus doubled in a week to more than 10,000 on Friday, led by large jumps in Italy, Iran and Spain, and increasing the urgency for governments all over the world to contain the pandemic. Over 1,63,000 cases have been reported outside mainland China, which reported 39 new confirmed cases on Thursday. At least 160 countries/regions have reported cases and over 35% patients have recovered globally, as per the tracker.

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Added on : 2020-03-20 16:41:46

The number of deaths from the novel coronavirus doubled in a week to more than 10,000 on Friday, led by large jumps in Italy, Iran and Spain, and increasing the urgency for governments all over the world to contain the pandemic. Over 1,63,000 cases have been reported outside mainland China, which reported 39 new confirmed cases on Thursday. At least 160 countries/regions have reported cases and over 35% patients have recovered globally, as per the tracker.

The number of deaths from the novel coronavirus doubled in a week to more than 10,000 on Friday, led by large jumps in Italy, Iran and Spain, and increasing the urgency for governments all over the world to contain the pandemic. Over 1,63,000 cases have been reported outside mainland China, which reported 39 new confirmed cases on Thursday. At least 160 countries/regions have reported cases and over 35% patients have recovered globally, as per the tracker.

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