The United States and Europe continue to be the hotspots of the pandemic, worldwide recording nearly 1.3 million nCoV infections and more than 69,000 deaths.

According to statistics from Johns Hopkins University, the world currently records 1,270,069 cases and 69,309 deaths from nCoV in 208 countries and territories, up 73,516 and 4,760 respectively compared to yesterday. 259,810 people have recovered.

The US reported 335,524 cases, an increase of 29,704 cases compared to the previous day, continues to be the largest epidemic area in the world. The country recorded an additional 1,271 deaths yesterday, bringing the total number of deaths from nCoV to 9,562.

President Donald Trump said many people would die in the US in the next two weeks if the government's Covid-19 countermeasures were not taken.

White House anti-nCoV coordinator Deborah Birx said "the next two weeks are extremely important" in an effort to reverse the pandemic, but it is not the time to ban Americans from leaving their homes to go to grocery stores or pharmacies. Dr. Birx recommends that Americans "do everything they can" to keep family and friends safe, including keeping the distance 1.8 meters and washing their hands frequently.

Spain recorded an additional 694 deaths and 5,478 new infections, bringing the total number of cases and deaths to 131,646 and 12,641 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 have recovered in Spain is 38,080.

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.

Prime Minister Sanchez is calling on the European Union (EU) to issue "corona bonds" to help severely affected countries in the bloc deal with the economic impact of the pandemic.

Italy recorded 4,316 more cases and 525 deaths, down slightly from the previous day, bringing the number of cases and deaths to 128,948 and 15,887, continuing to be the world's deadliest epidemic.

Italian officials said the number of new cases and deaths in recent days suggest that the epidemic has peaked and that the number could be reduced, but only if the blockade measures are respected.

Italy was the first Western nation to issue a nationwide blockade order because of Covid-19, requiring people to stay home and close non-essential businesses. Italian health experts said the blockade measures were effective, but the country wasted too much time earlier, causing many people to die.

The blockade in Italy dealt a blow to the already fragile economy. A senior Italian official said the government had planned to extend its powers to protect key companies from being acquired by foreign countries.

Germany is the third largest epidemic region in Europe with 100,123 nCoV-positive people and 1,584 deaths, an increase of 4,031 and 140, 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.

The German government has ordered the closure of most shops and schools and imposed a ban on gathering more than two people at least until April 19. Germany has also received over 100 Covid-19 patients in serious condition from European Union (EU) countries.

He recorded an additional 621 deaths from nCoV, bringing the total number of deaths to 4,934, out of a total of 47,806 cases.

Neil Ferguson, a professor at Imperial College London, who was involved in planning the government's response to Covid-19, on April 5, predicts that the number of deaths of nCoV in the UK could range from 7,000 to 20,000. With the current measures to slow the spread of the virus.

British Health Minister Matt Hancock said he would be forced to remove exercise from the reason he was allowed to go out if people did not strictly follow community segregation rules and tried to circumvent the law.

Experts fear spring warming will encourage more Britons to flock to the park, especially on weekends. The Lambeth area in London closed on Brockwell Park on April 5 after a series of people the day before had sunbathed and gathered in groups.

Iran continues to be the second largest epidemic region in Asia, after China, with 58,226 cases. However, with 3,603 deaths, Iran surpassed China in terms of deaths from disease.

After weeks of not applying isolation or blockade measures, Iran last week decided to ban all inter-provincial travel activities at least until April 8. President Hassan Rouhani warned that Covid-19 could last for months, even until the end of the year.

A series of high-ranking Iranian officials have been infected, and the latest case is Parliamentary Chairman Ali Larijani, 62. He is currently isolated and treated.

South Korea and China have not announced new cases and deaths.

China since 1/4 has begun to include asymptomatic nCoV cases in daily statistics. Asymptomatic nCoV infections will also be concentrated in isolation for 14 days.

In Southeast Asia, Malaysia continues to be the largest epidemic area with 3,662 cases and 61 deaths. The World Health Organization (WHO) predicts that Covid-19 in Malaysia will peak in mid-April, while the number of critical illnesses is expected to peak next week.

Indonesia is the country with the highest number of deaths in the region with 198 cases, an increase of 7 cases compared to the previous day, the number of cases is 2,273, an increase of 181 cases. Singapore continued to be affected by the second outbreak with 120 new cases, the highest since the outbreak, bringing the total to 1,309, of which 6 died.

The World Bank has warned that the disease could put 11 million people in Asia and the Pacific in poverty without interventions and the region could face a bad economic recession. worst in 20 years.