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Global COVID-19 tracker

Bells tolled in Madrid's deserted central square and flags were lowered in a day of mourning Monday as Spain raced to build field hospitals to treat an onslaught of coronavirus patients. In the US, the government's top infectious-disease expert warned that smaller cities are about to see cases “take off” the way they have in New York City.

Global COVID-19 tracker
Global COVID-19 tracker

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Published : Mar 30, 2020, 9:57 PM IST

Hyderabad:The coronavirus pandemic has killed more than 35,350 people and infected over 7,43,190 across the world. Nearly 1,57,072 people have recovered so far.

The US has surpassed 1,25,000 cases and about 43% of those are in New York state. Testing is one reason. Doctors can’t detect an infection if they don’t look for it, and New York has been doing more testing than anywhere in the country.

Global COVID-19 tracker.

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An exclusive data analysis from AP finds that more than a third of counties across the U.S. still haven't reported a positive test result for infection across what are predominantly poor, rural areas.

State and local leaders in the US are struggling to navigate inconsistent federal guidance and fierce political tribalism that is complicating their responses to the coronavirus outbreak.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin says the country has managed to slow down the spread of coronavirus but should be prepared for contagions to quickly grow.

The sudden rise in the number of virus cases in Tokyo and the government’s strong actions immediately after the Olympic postponement have raised questions in parliament and among citizens about whether Japan understated the extent of the outbreak and delayed enforcement of social distancing measures while clinging to hopes that the games would start on July 24 as scheduled.

Spain and Italy make up more than half the world's death toll from the virus that has upended the lives of billions and devastated world economies. Their hospitals have been buckling under the weight of caring for so many desperately ill patients at once. Italy has by far the most reported virus deaths, at nearly 11,000.

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