Number of COVID-19 cases worldwide has exceeded 600,000
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The world is now in a battle against COVID-19, a disease caused by a previously unknown coronavirus that has spread to over 200 countries and regions.
The following are the updates on the contagious illness.
The number of COVID-19 cases worldwide has exceeded 600,000, according to the latest data from Johns Hopkins University’s Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE).
- Italy sees record high single-day deaths, surpasses China in overall coronavirus cases
- Wuhan no longer at “high risk” of coronavirus outbreak
As of 05:00 Eastern Time (0900 GMT), there have been 601,478 confirmed cases globally, with 27,862 deaths, while more than 130,000 people have recovered from the disease, an interactive map maintained by the CSSE showed.
The United States has the most COVID-19 cases, exceeding 104,000, while Italy has reported over 9,100 deaths, the highest among all nations and regions, according to the update.
WASHINGTON
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The test could deliver positive results in as little as five minutes and negative results in 13 minutes, the company said in a statement, adding that it expects to deliver 50,000 tests per day, beginning next week.
LILONGWE
Malawi is expected to suspend all international flights from April 1 in efforts to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 though the country has not reported a single confirmed case.