A summary of the latest developments.
The number of deaths linked to the novel coronavirus has hit almost 154,000 worldwide, according to a Johns Hopkins University tally, while Reuters news agency reported that the total number of infections in the United States has hit 700,000, up more than 30,000 from the previous day with few states still not reporting. The number of US deaths is hovering around 37,000.
Washington State Governor Jay Inslee has accused US President Donald Trump of “fomenting domestic rebellion and spreading lies”after the latter urged supporters to “LIBERATE” three states led by Democratic governors.
The British government was too slow to react on several fronts to the novel coronavirus outbreak that could cause the deaths of 40,000 people in the United Kingdom, a leading public health professor told lawmakers on Friday.
Saudi Arabia’s grand mufti has said Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr prayers could take place at home amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Here are the latest updates:
Spanish death toll may be much higher than officially reported.
Fears of an underestimation of Spain’s coronavirus death toll have risen sharply this week, amid emerging evidence that mortality rates could be much higher than anticipated.
As of Thursday, Spain already had the greatest total of confirmed coronavirus infections in Europe, with 188,068. It also had Europe’s second-highest death toll, after Italy, with 19,478 fatalities.
But while Spain’s central government has previously defended its criteria for its published figures as following World Health Organization guidelines, for days multiple media reports – as well as the opposition – have suggested that the real toll is more severe.
Iran’s total death toll rises to 5,031.
Iran’s death toll from the new coronavirus has risen by 73 in the previous 24 hours to reach 5,031 on Saturday, health ministry spokesman Kianush Jahanpour has said.
The number of death recorded daily is one of the lowest in recent days, he said. The total number of people diagnosed with the COVID-19 disease caused by the new virus reached 80,868, he said.
A parliamentary report released earlier this week said the coronavirus death toll might be almost double the figures announced by the health ministry, and the number of infections eight to 10 times more.
Queen Elizabeth cancels gun salutes for her birthday.
Britain’s Queen Elizabeth has asked that there be no gun salutes to mark her birthday on Tuesday, ITV reporter Chris Ship said on Twitter, adding that it would be the first such request had been made in her 68-year reign.
Malaysia reports 54 new cases, 2 new deaths.
Malaysian health officials have reported 54 new coronavirus cases, the lowest daily increase since the government imposed curbs on movement and business on March 18, taking the cumulative total to 5,305.
The health ministry also reported 2 new deaths, bringing total fatalities to 88.
Here are the numbers in Africa:
| Country |
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Confirmed Cases | ||||
| Algeria | 2418 | TOTAL: | 20,036 | |||
| Angola | 19 | |||||
| Benin | 35 | |||||
| Botswana | 15 | |||||
| Burkina Faso | 557 | |||||
| Burundi | 6 | |||||
| Cameroon | 1017 | |||||
| Cabo Verde | 56 | |||||
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Central African Republic (CAR)
|
12 | |||||
| Chad | 33 | |||||
| Comoros | 0 | |||||
| Congo, Republic | 143 | |||||
| Congo, Democratic Republic | 307 | |||||
| Cote d’Ivoire | 742 | |||||
| Djibouti | 732 | |||||
| Egypt | 2844 | |||||
| Equatorial Guinea | 79 | |||||
| Eritrea | 35 | |||||
| Eswatini | 19 | |||||
| Ethiopia | 96 | |||||
| Gabon | 108 | |||||
| Gambia | 9 | |||||
| Ghana | 641 | |||||
| Guinea | 477 | |||||
| Guinea-Bissau | 50 | |||||
| Kenya | 246 | |||||
| Lesotho | 0 | |||||
| Liberia | 76 | |||||
| Libya | 49 | |||||
| Madagascar | 117 | |||||
| Malawi | 17 | |||||
| Mali | 190 | |||||
| Mauritania | 7 | |||||
| Mauritius | 324 | |||||
| Morocco | 2670 | |||||
| Mozambique | 34 | |||||
| Namibia | 16 | |||||
| Niger | 627 | |||||
| Nigeria | 493 | |||||
| Rwanda | 143 | |||||
| Sao Tome and Principe | 4 | |||||
| Senegal | 342 | |||||
| Seychelles | 11 | |||||
| Sierra Leone | 26 | |||||
| Somalia | 116 | |||||
| South Africa | 2783 | |||||
| South Sudan | 4 | |||||
| Sudan | 66 | |||||
| Tanzania | 147 | |||||
| Togo | 83 | |||||
| Tunisia | 864 | |||||
| Uganda | 55 | |||||
| Zambia | 52 | |||||
| Zimbabwe | 24 |
Source:News Agencies.