New Delhi (NVI): The number of positive cases in the United States due to the coronavirus are now almost double in number from that of China, the epicentre of the epidemic.
Donald Trump in a press briefing said that the country might toughen movement restrictions to curb the spread of coronavirus.
US have reported more than 1,64,000 infected cases with around 3,000 fatalities due to COVID-19.
In addition to this, number of casualties in Italy rose by 812 to 11,591, while the total number of infections surged past 1,00,000 with 4,050 new positive cases.
Spain also reported more than 800 deaths over the last 24 hours – reaching a total death toll of 7,340, while Iran’s deaths went up by 117 to 2,757, according to the media reports.
Globally, the novel coronavirus has infected more than 7,84,000 people and killed over 37,000 worldwide, according to a count by John Hopkins University.
