Coronavirus Cases: 425,466. Deaths: 18,945. Recovered: 109,102.
- India’s prime minister Narendra Modi has decreed lockdown of the country of 1.3 billion people for 21 days.
- Deaths in Italy reached 6,820, 742 people lost their lives in 24 hours.
- Number of cases in Italy is probably 10 times higher than the official tally, the head of the agency collating the data said.
- Cases in the U.S. has surpassed 50,000. Up an order of magnitude in 1 week.
- Libya confirms first case.
- Saudi Arabia and Hawaii announced its first deaths.
- Russia closing nightclubs and cinemas.
- Egypt implements curfew.
- Romania will go into full lockdown on Wednesday.
- Albania imposes 16 hour daily lockdown.
- Tokyo Olympics postponed to 2021.
- Poland bans gatherings of more than two people.
- Greta Thunberg says she believes she had Covid-19.
- Britain recruits a quarter of a million volunteers who can help the health services.
- Alaska orders visitors to quarantine.
- Pakistan deploys army.
- Thailand declared state of emergency.
- Cyprus in lockdown.
- Wall Street bounces on hopes of $2 trillion stimulus.
- WHO: The United States could become the global epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic.
- Rio de Janeiro’s lawless favelas are gearing up for the onslaught. Gangs call curfews as coronavirus hits Rio.
- Australia warns of impending health system crisis amid surge in cases.
- U.S. automakers to extend shutdown into April.
- New Zealand declared a state of national emergency as it heads into a national lockdown.
