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The world is now in a battle against COVID-19, a disease caused by a previously unknown coronavirus that has spread to over 200 countries and regions. The following are the updates on the contagious disease.
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LONDON -- The death toll of those hospitalized in Britain who tested positive for the novel coronavirus reached 10,612 as of Saturday afternoon, the Department of Health and Social Care said Sunday.
As of Sunday morning, the number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Britain hit 84,279, said the department.
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LONDON -- British Prime Minister Boris Johnson "has been discharged from hospital to continue his recovery at Chequers", a Downing Street spokesman said Sunday.
"On the advice of his medical team, the PM will not be immediately returning to work. He wishes to thank everybody at St Thomas' for the brilliant care he has received," the spokesman said.
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MADRID -- Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Sunday said that the country had still not reached a "phase of de-escalation" in its fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.
Sanchez made the remarks in a televised press conference after holding a video conference with leaders of Spain's 17 autonomous regions, after it had been confirmed that the number of confirmed cases in Spain had risen by 4,167 to 166,019, while the number of deaths from the virus rose by 619 to 16,972.
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ADDIS ABABA -- The death toll from the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic on the African continent has reached 744 as confirmed positive cases reached 13,686, the Africa Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) revealed on Sunday.
The Africa CDC, a specialized agency of the 55-member African Union (AU), in its latest situation update issued on Sunday also disclosed that the confirmed COVID-19 cases were spread across 52 African countries.
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ZAGREB -- A cargo aircraft from Shanghai carrying about 60 tons of medical supplies, including 3.7 tons donated by the Chinese government to Croatia, landed at the Franjo Tudman International Airport here on Sunday morning.
Through cooperation with Chinese state-owned pharmaceutical companies, MEHECO and SINOPHARM, the Croatian government has purchased large quantities of protective equipment for fighting against COVID-19, making it the largest shipment of medical supplies from China since the outbreak of the pandemic in Croatia.
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GENEVA -- The latest data from the World Health Organization (WHO) showed Sunday that COVID-19 has caused more than 100,000 deaths globally.
As of 2:00 a.m. CEST (0000 GMT) on Sunday, there have been 1,654,247 confirmed cases of COVID-19 globally, including 102,193 deaths, according to WHO.
