Here are the latest developments in the Coronavirus crisis:
President Emmanuel Macron announces that France’s lockdown will be extended to May 11. He acknowledges that the country was not prepared for a crisis that has killed nearly 15,000 people in the country.
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari announces also a two-week extension to a lockdown in largest city Lagos, neighboring Ogun state and capital Abuja.
The White House dismisses speculation that President Donald Trump wants to fire coronavirus pointman Anthony Fauci as “ridiculous”. Rumours began circulating on Sunday after Trump retweeted criticism of Fauci with the hashtag #FireFauci.
While Spain reopens parts of its economy, with some factory and construction staff returning to work within strict safety guidelines. But Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez warns Spain is “far from victory” and lockdown restrictions in place since March 14 remain for much of the nation’s 47 million people.
At least 117,752 people have died worldwide from the coronavirus in 193 countries and territories, according to an AFP tally around 1900 GMT Monday based on official sources. There have been 1,889,410 reported infections since the virus emerged in China in December.
The United States has the most deaths of any country with 22,935. It also has the highest number of reported infections with 568,176.
Italy has 20,465 deaths, Spain 17,489, France 14,967 and Britain 11,329.
On the other hand, a new rise of infections was witnessed in China, as Officials in China report 108 new cases, 98 of which came in from abroad, the country’s highest number of confirmed infections in a single day in more than a month.
