New Delhi (NVI): The total number of coronavirus cases worldwide has crossed 2.5 million, with a whopping 1 lakh 70 thousand deaths. More than 6 lakh 46 thousand patients have reportedly recovered from the deadly virus that has spread in more than 180 countries.
US President Donald Trump has said that he will suspend all immigration into the country temporarily through an executive order to avoid further virus risks, as the total number of confirmed cases crossed the 8,00,000 mark in the country.
There have been 43,006 deaths in the country so far, while 73,379 people have recovered from the novel coronavirus. Total confirmed cases stand at 8,00,932.
Trump said that he plans to sign an executive order to temporarily suspend immigration “in light of the attack from the Invisible Enemy”.
Meanwhile, France has become the fourth country to have more than 20,000 COVID deaths, after the US, Italy and Spain.
In another development, UK has reported large increases in hospital and care home deaths in April. More than 1,000 people have died in care homes from the virus by 10 April, up from 217, the previous week, according to reports in foreign media. Apart from this, the number of people who died in private homes have also more than tripled, to 466.
According to the latest official figures, COVID-19 fatalities in care homes in England and Wales have more than quadrupled in a week, rising to 1,043.
On the other hand, one of the worst affected countries by COVID-19, Italy has recorded 24,414 deaths so far. There are 1,81,228 confirmed cases in the country while 48,877 people have recovered. The country had yesterday recorded the first single-day drop in infections since 10th March.
According to foreign media reports, Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said today that the country is likely to start easing its coronavirus lockdown from May 4. However, the long-awaited rollback will be cautious and calculated, he said.
Germany, Poland and Norway have also started easing their lockdown.
In another news, Indonesia, which has a large Muslim population, has banned mass travel ahead of Eid festival, amid COVID-19 fears. According to reports millions of people across Indonesia have been left with no income as a result of the economic crisis caused by the pandemic. There have been 616 corona deaths in Indonesia so far, with 7135 confirmed cases and 842 recoveries.
Apart from that, China, the epicenter of the global pandemic, reported a Covid case in northwestern Chinese province. It is the first case in the province in nearly three weeks, all involving travellers from overseas, according to reports. Notably, imported infections in the rest of China has started to ease.
