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U.S. COVID-19 cases top 500,000, Italy extends lockdown
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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 disease.
NEW YORK
The number of COVID-19 cases in the United States topped 500,000 on Friday night, according to the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University.
The fresh figure reached 500,399 with 18,693 deaths as of 10:00 p.m. (0200 GMT on Saturday), according to the CSSE.
- WHO sees a “welcome slowing” of COVID-19 infections in some hardest-hit countries in Europe
- Death toll from COVID-19 passes 100,000 worldwide
ROME
Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte on Friday announced the decision to extend the national coronavirus quarantine until at least May 3.
In a national address, Conte spoke for 32 minutes including an online question-and-answer period with journalists.
SEOUL
South Korea reported 30 more cases of the COVID-19 compared to 24 hours ago as of midnight Saturday local time, raising the total number of infections to 10,480.
The daily caseload hovered around 50 in recent days, with 47 reported on Monday and Tuesday, 53 on Wednesday, 39 on Thursday and 27 on Friday each. Of the new cases, 12 were imported from overseas.