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- Confirmed cases 1 015 877
- Deaths 53 218
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- Kyrgyzstan reports first coronavirus death
- South Korea coronavirus cases hit 10,000
- Singapore reports fifth person has died from coronavirus
- US state of Washington extends stay-at-home order until May 4
- Iraq has confirmed thousands more COVID-19 cases than reported, medics say
- UN calls for unity against ‘unprecedented’ coronavirus threat
- NYC Mayor de Blasio urges New Yorkers to cover face with scarves or bandanas while outside
- Germany overtakes China in reported number of cases
- More than 52,800 people worldwide have now died from COVID-19
US state of Washington extends stay-at-home order until May 4
Washington Gov Jay Inslee has extended orders to keep non-essential businesses closed and most of the state’s more than seven million residents home through May 4, saying that social distancing measures must remain in place an additional month in order to minimize the spread of coronavirus.
In recent days, Inslee had been signaling that his initial stay-at-home orders from March 23, which were set to expire next week, would be extended.
UN calls for unity against ‘unprecedented’ coronavirus threat
The UN General Assembly has unanimously approved a resolution recognising “the unprecedented effects” of the coronavirus pandemic and calling for “intensified international cooperation to contain, mitigate and defeat” the deady disease.
General Assembly President Tijjani Muhammad-Bande sent a letter to all UN member nations Thursday night informing them that there were no objections to the resolution entitled “Global Solidarity to fight the coronavirus disease” sponsored by Ghana, Indonesia, Liechtenstein, Norway, Singapore and Switzerland, and Liechtenstein.
He said the resolution was approved and is in effect.
The resolution also recognises the disease, also known as COVID-19, has resulted in “severe disruption to societies and economies, as well as to global travel and commerce, and the devastating impact on the livelihood of people” and that “the poorest and most vulnerable are the hardest hit.”
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