The United States and Europe are the hotspots of the pandemic, with more than 1.1 million nCoV infections worldwide and more than 64,000 deaths.

Johns Hopkins University said today that 1,196,553 people were infected with nCoV, of which 64,549 died in 205 countries and territories, an increase of 102,485 cases and 5,762 deaths compared to the previous day. 246,108 people have recovered, mostly in China.

The US reported 305,820 cases, up 27,867 cases from the previous day, continues to be the largest epidemic area in the world. The country recorded an additional 1,139 deaths yesterday, bringing the total number of deaths from nCoV to 8,291.

New York was the most heavily affected state with 113,704 cases, up 10,841, of which 3,565 died.

US Defense Secretary Mark Esper is considering changing the purpose of two USNS Comfort hospital ships in New York and USNS Mercy in Los Angeles to treat nCoV-infected patients, although these two vessels are not suitable for treating patients with the disease. Infectious Diseases. Two previously had 1,000 patient beds only accommodated a few dozen patients who were not infected with nCoV due to strict regulations.

Spain recorded an additional 809 deaths and 7,026 new infections, bringing the total number of infections and deaths to 11,744 and 124,736, respectively. The country became the largest epidemic region in Europe and the second largest in the world, after the US. The number of people who recovered in Spain is 34,219, an increase of 3,706.

Some experts predict that Covid-19 in Spain is entering a period of stagnation. However, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez decided to extend the "national alarm order" until midnight on April 25 to stop nCoV, despite great economic losses.

Italy confirmed 4,805 new infections, a slight increase from the previous day, but the number of deaths after 24 hours continued to decline, to 681. The number of patients in critical conditions in Italy first decreased, from 4,068 to 3,994, Health officials say this is an important milestone for hospitals to "catch their breath" after a long time of trying to cope with Covid-19.

However, Italian officials called on people to continue obeying the blockade because the domestic situation has not returned to normal. The government of Lombardy, the center of the epidemic in Italy, continued to ask people to cover their mouths and noses when they went out.

Germany is the third largest epidemic region in Europe with 85,778 people positive for nCoV and 1,158 deaths, an increase of 6,082 and 141, respectively. German Chancellor Angela Merkel said "there is little hope" as the number of new infections and deaths shows signs of increasing slowly each day, but it is too early to identify the development trend of the pandemic and it is not time to relax. preventive measures.

German officials decided to extend the order to close schools, suspend operations of non-essential businesses and entertainment activities at least until April 20. Germans are not allowed to leave their homes unless necessary, are prohibited from gathering more than two people and are required to keep a distance of 1.5 m from each other. The localities have the right to fine the violators of the epidemic prevention measures.

He recorded an additional 708 deaths from nCoV, the highest ever increase, bringing the total number of deaths to 4,313. He tested 183,190 people, detected an additional 3,735 cases in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of infected people to 41,903. National Health Service (NHS) director Stephen Powis warned that the death toll in Britain would continue to rise in "a few more weeks".

Government health advisers predicted that it would be difficult for the UK to relax the blockade until at least the end of May due to the increasingly complicated situation of Covid-19. Queen Elizabeth II will give a national speech today on the epidemic situation.

France announced an additional 441 deaths from nCoV, bringing the total number of deaths to 7,560, including hospitalized deaths and nursing homes across the country. The number of new infections in France is 7,788, with 89,953 total infections, surpassing China with more than 81,000 (as of April 4).

French Health Minister Jerome Salomon said the country's hospitals had been relieved despite 6,383 patients in critical condition, thanks to the full use of available resources and the increasing number of people recovering. 15,438 people in France were discharged, and thousands of home-based patients recovered.

Iran announced 158 more deaths, bringing the total to 3,452, surpassing China. Iranian Ministry of Health spokesman Kianoush Jahanpour said 55,743 people were infected with nCoV in the country, of which 17,935 had recovered and 4,103 patients were in critical condition.

China and South Korea have not yet released Covid-19 statistics. Health agencies of the two countries usually issue notices at 7:30 am to 9:30 pm daily.

Southeast Asia continues to record many new cases. The number of people infected with nCoV in Malaysia was 3,483, an increase of 150 and the highest in the region, of which 57 died. The Philippines confirmed 3,018 cases, the second highest in the region, of which 144 died.

Indonesia is the country with the highest number of deaths in the region with 191 cases, an increase of 10 cases compared to the previous day, the number of infections is 2,092, an increase of 106 cases. Singapore continued to be affected by the second outbreak with 75 new cases, bringing the total to 1,189, of which 6 died. Thailand added 89 cases and one person died of nCoV, bringing the total number of infected and dying people to 2,067 and 20, respectively.