Coronavirus Cases: 535,588. Deaths: 24,103. Recovered: 127,217. Affecting 199 countries and territories.
- U.S. overtakes China as the country with the highest number of confirmed cases. Next big wave of infections appeared headed for Louisiana.
- China will ban the entry of foreigners due to the international spread of coronavirus.
- China just sent 150,000 test kits to Prague and 80% of them didn't work.
- New York City hospitals report apocalyptic surge in cases.
- US weekly jobless claims soar to a record-breaking 3.28 million. Dow Jones up with 6%.
- Indonesia is urgently building new hospitals with the country's public health system at risk of being overwhelmed.
- Putin shuts down Moscow.
- Russia to ban flights into and out of the country.
- UAE orders overnight curfew.
- Lebanon extends lockdown by two weeks.
- U.S. egg prices hit record levels.
- Jerusalem's Church of the Holy Sepulchre, a site revered by Christians around the world, has been closed.
- Panic buying in Tokyo.
- Tens of millions face losing jobs in escalating coronavirus crisis.
- G20 leaders to inject $5 trillion into global economy.
- Food supply chains have been disrupted by the pandemic and empty supermarket shelves have become a symbol of the crisis.
- Shanghai orders all incoming travellers to undergo 14-day quarantine.
- Australia will quarantine all new arrivals for two weeks. Considers putting economy into 'hibernation'.
- Argentina declares six-month rent freeze.
- International shortage of protective equipment.
- Japan PM says lockdown of Tokyo would have severe impact on economy.
Starting to get deeply worried about the U.S, the entire East side is doomed. That epicentre in new York.
