Washington: The number of coronavirus cases worldwide has increased to 723,732, while 34,000 people have died due to this deadly virus. US President Donald Trump said that the death rate in the US could reach its peak in the next two weeks and thus increase the social distance guidelines. In Italy, cases of hundreds of deaths are being reported everyday, the lockdown can be expanded here.
Italian officials said they would extend a one-month lockdown to stop the coronovirus epidemic. The number of deaths in the country reached 10,779 and the number of infected reached about 100,000. The Civil Defense Service reported 756 deaths on Sunday. The number of officially registered cases of Kovid-19 increased by 5,217 to 97,689.
In the UK, the death toll from the corona virus has risen to 1,228. 209 people have died here in the last 24 hours. Mexico has also asked its 130 million citizens to live in homes. Nigeria’s President Mahmadu Buhari has also imposed a lockdown across the country.
Thailand reported 136 new coronavirus cases, bringing the country’s total number of infections to 1,524, reported Reuters, citing government agency Center for COVID-19 Situation Administration.
In a separate report, Reuters said Thailand’s public health ministry recorded another two deaths from the virus. The country’s total fatalities now stand at nine, according to the report.
Germany’s coronavirus cases rose by 4,751 to a total of 57,298, according to the latest data by Robert Koch Institute, a federal government agency responsible for disease monitoring and prevention.
The number of deaths related to the coronavirus increased by 66 to 455, the institute said.
Argentina has extended a nationwide quarantine until the middle of April to curb the spread of the coronavirus, reported Reuters.
The country’s President Alberto Fernandez said the measure, which was initially put in place until the end of March, will be extended until after the Easter Holy Week, the report said. That means the quarantine would only be lifted on April 12, according to the report.
There were 78 new cases of infection in South Korea, bringing the country’s total to 9,661, according to the latest figures from the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Another six people died and total fatalities from the virus stood at 158.
South Korea is said to be planning emergency measures to help millions of low-income households.
