An-Najah News - Nablus - Global statistics indicate that the number of people infected with the coronavirus, nicknamed "the enemy of mankind", exceeded half-million, while the deaths exceeded 25 thousand.

China, the epicenter of the epidemic, the National Health Committee said that 54 new cases of coronavirus were registered on the land, all of them from overseas, knowing that China recorded 55 cases the day before.

The committee added that the total number of coronavirus cases so far reached 81,394, while 3 additional deaths were recorded, bringing the death toll to 3,295.

In Italy, the Civil Protection Agency said that the country recorded 919 new deaths from the coronavirus, the largest daily increase in Italy since the outbreak of the virus there on February 21, bringing the total deaths toll to 9134.

In the United States, Reuters statistics showed that the number of confirmed cases of coronavirus reached 100040 cases, which is the largest number of infections in the world, while the virus has killed 345 people during the past 24 hours, a record number that raises the total toll in the country to 1475 deaths.

In France, the French health authorities announced the registration of 299 new deaths, bringing the total to 1995, at a time when the government decided to extend the general national closure two weeks until April 15, at the earliest.

In London, the world has followed the news of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Queen Elizabeth II being infected with the corona virus. And the British Minister of Health, Matt Hancock, has announced on Twitter that he tested positive for the virus, and has said that he is isolating himself at his home, suffering from moderate symptoms.

The number of deaths in UK has reached 759, and the number of infections rose to 14579.

In Moscow, the Kremlin confirmed the detection of a case of coronavirus within the administration of President Vladimir Putin, and the government said that the measures applied in Moscow to combat the virus, should be extended to the rest of the country.

Lastly, the Swedish government has announced that it has decided to ban all public gatherings, of which there are more than 50, in order to stop the spread of corona.