Coronavirus Cases: 602,049. Deaths: 27,532. Recovered: 138,594.
- Italy reports 919 deaths in a singel day, raising death toll to 9,134.
- 51 Italian doctors who tested positive have died.
- 104.804 confirmed cases in U.S. 1,753 deaths.
- Brunei reports first death.
- South Korea reported 146 new cases on Friday, the highest number in a week.
- Tokyo cases rise by daily record, residents urged to stay home.
- Hungary announces lockdown plans.
- Number of cases in Europe passes 300,000, worldwide 600,000.
- Israel mobilizes army to enforce lockdowns.
- Crocodile Dundee actor Mark Blum dies of coronavirus.
- British PM Boris Johnson tests positive.
- Singapore Airlines obtains $13 billion rescue package.
- UK missed EU ventilator programme.
- China's Xi offers Trump help in fighting coronavirus.
- Australia to deploy armed forces, tightens social distancing rules.
- Vietnam will limit domestic flights and stop public gatherings for two weeks. Battling an influx of imported cases brought in by Vietnamese citizens escaping outbreaks elsewhere.
- Ireland announces nationwide lockdown.
- Finland blocks roads to Helsinki to curb virus spread.
- Karex, the world’s largest condom maker, warned there soon could be a global shortage of condoms after it had to shut down production.
- Brazil's Bolsonaro questions Covid-19 deaths, says 'sorry, some will die'.
- China shuts down all cinemas, again.
- Aid groups are sounding the alarm on the potentially devastating consequences of outbreaks in low income and conflict countries.
- Argentina sees record jump in cases despite the full national lockdown declared on March 20.
- Fitch cuts UK credit rating to AA-. Moody’s downgraded South Africa’s sovereign credit rating to “junk”.
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