Global COVID-19 tracker

China on Wednesday again reported no new deaths from the coronavirus but registered 30 more cases — 23 of them brought from abroad. China has reported a total of 4,632 deaths among 82,788 cases, the bulk of them in Wuhan where officials recently raised the death toll by 50% after a review of records.

Hyderabad:The coronavirus pandemic has infected more than 25,57,181 and killed over 1,77,641 people across the world. More than 6,90,444 people have recovered so far.

South Korea has reported 11 new cases of the coronavirus and one more death, bringing its national totals to 10,694 cases and 238 deaths.

Wednesday marked the 21st day in a row that the daily jump in infections was below 100. They continue to wane in the hardest-hit city of Daegu, which reported just one new case.

President Donald Trump has said that he will sign an executive order to temporarily suspend immigration into America, amid the coronavirus outbreak that has killed more than 40,000 people in the US, the country with the most fatalities in the pandemic.

Global COVID-19 tracker

Pressure continues to grow on governments to loosen restrictions ease the economic pain of lockdowns. In Germany, breweries are threatened with permanent closure. In the US, the coronavirus is accelerating the decline in the coal industry.

The virus spreads by microscopic droplets from coughs or sneezes.

For most people, the coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms, such as fever and cough that clear up in two to three weeks.

For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness including pneumonia and death. The vast majority of people recover.