Thursday, March 26, 2020

COVID-19 live updates: Total number of deaths passes 21,000

  • The recent coronavirus outbreak began in Wuhan, China, in December 2019.
  • Known as SARS-CoV-2, the virus has resulted in more than 450,000 infections and 20,000 deaths.
  • SARS-CoV-2 infection causes a respiratory illness called COVID-19.
  • COVID-19 has now been reported on every continent except Antarctica.
  • The World Health Organization (WHO) publish their latest confirmed numbers on this situation dashboard
    every day.
  • Keep up to date with the latest research and information about COVID-19
  •  To date, Spain has registered more than 49,500 COVID-19 cases and over 3,600 related deaths, compared with China’s 81,700 cases and almost 3,300 deaths. This morning, Spain’s parliament voted to extend emergency measures.
    This decision, which came after the country registered 738 deaths in a single day, will extend the country’s lockdown for another 15 days. The country has experienced a 10-fold increase in coronavirus cases since it declared a state of emergency on March 14, 2020.
    Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said: “It is not easy to extend the state of emergency. I am convinced the only efficient option against the virus is social isolation.”