The total number of coronavirus cases across the world has climbed to 2.6 million, and the death toll has reached 183,283. On the positive side, 710,285 people have been recovered, according to Johns Hopkins University.
Here are the top 10 global developments this morning:
1. US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order temporarily suspending the approval of some green cards to protect American workers.
2. The US has recorded 1,738 new coronavirus deaths in the last 24 hours: AFP news agency reported quoting Johns Hopkins.
3. The World Health Organization (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Wednesday that he hoped the Trump administration would reconsider its suspension of WHO funding.
4. “Make no mistake we have a long way to go. This virus will be with us for a long time,” he said.
5. Two pet cats in New York state have tested positive for the coronavirus, marking the first confirmed cases in companion animals in the US, federal officials said on Wednesday.
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6. China has reported 10 new coronavirus cases today, six of which are imported infections, according to the People’s Daily.
7. New Zealand has recorded two new deaths related To COVID-19, taking the death toll in the country to 16.
8. Australia has called on G20 nations to ban wet wildlife markets over public health concerns.
9. A one-month-old baby – the youngest coronavirus patient in Thailand – has now recovered.
10. All of Germany’s states have announced plans to make face masks compulsory to combat the spread of coronavirus.