The figures are fast-changing when it comes to the global stats, with the US topping the numbers, the developments related to the global scenario in COVID-19 have been rapid.
Here are the top 10 global developments this Wednesday morning-
1. Total number of cases cross 1.9 million.
Total cases- 1,980,003
Death toll- 126,557
Recovered- 485,917
2.US President Donald Trump on Tuesday announced halting America’s funding of the World Health Organization while a review is being conducted to assess its role in managing the deadly coronavirus.
3. It is not the time to reduce the resources of the World Health Organisation (WHO) resources, the UN chief was quoted as saying by news agency AFP after US president Donald Trump halted funding to the body.
4. China reported 46 new confirmed cases of the coronavirus in the mainland, compared with 89 cases a day earlier, according to the National Health Commission.
5. US registers record 2,228 coronavirus deaths in past 24 hours: Johns Hopkins tally
6. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is US reported the first national data on Tuesday and has found that between 10% and 20% of the COVID-19 cases in the country are health care workers.
7. Canadian PM Justin Trudeau said that it is going to be weeks before people can start going back to work and that the economy will get going in phases. Canada has over 26,880 confirmed cases of COVID-19 including 898 deaths.
8. South Korea reported 27 new cases of the coronavirus, its 14th day in a row in which the daily count came below 100, as infections continue in Daegu and nearby areas.
9. Stranded foreign students who are having a hard time economically can apply for off campus work authorisation, the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) said.
10. Individual governors can decide on reopening the economy in their respective States, US President Donald Trump said.
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