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In Italy, the government was reported to be considering extending a national lockdown to mid-April as deaths rose to 10,023.
More than 615,600 people have been infected by the novel coronavirus
across the world and 28,316 have died, according to a Reuters tally.
It increased the death toll in the country by another 889, the second-highest daily tally after Friday's record 969 deaths. Total fatalities in Italy reached 10,023, by far the highest of any country in the world.
The total number of confirmed cases in Italy rose on Saturday to 92,472 from a previous 86,498.
Italy has the second highest number of cases, behind the United States.
The total number of those infected rose to 72,248.
The United Kingdom will have done well if it comes through the coronavirus crisis with fewer than 20,000 deaths, Stephen Powis, the national medical director of the National Health Service, said on Saturday.
Government figures showed 1019 people had died as of 5pm local time on Friday, while the number of confirmed cases stood at 17,089 on Saturday morning, up 17.5 percent on a day earlier.
A drive-through testing facility for health workers has begun operating in the car park of a popular resort near London as Britain seeks to ramp up testing for those on the frontline of the epidemic.
Germans have been largely compliant with rules to prevent the coronavirus spread, Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Saturday, as her chief of staff said the shutdown would not be eased before 20 April.
The number of confirmed cases in Germany has risen to 48,582 and 325 people have died of the disease, statistics from the Robert Koch Institute for infectious diseases showed on Saturday.
The death toll in Switzerland from coronavirus had climbed to 235 while total cases stand at 13,213, the health ministry said on Saturday, though officials said their worst fears have so far not materialised. The fatalities were up from 197 on Friday, with the number of confirmed infections increasing from 12,161.
The Chinese city of Wuhan, where the outbreak first emerged, began lifting a two-month lockdown on Saturday by restarting some metro services and reopening borders, allowing some semblance of normality to return and families to reunite.
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Priest Don Marcello gives a
blessing to the coffins of deceased people inside the church of San
Giuseppe in Seriate, Italy, on Saturday.
Photo: Piero CRUCIATTI / AFP
Europe
The number of deaths in the badly hit Italian region of Lombardy rose to close to 6000 as the national government was reported to be considering plans to extend a country-wide lockdown to mid-April.It increased the death toll in the country by another 889, the second-highest daily tally after Friday's record 969 deaths. Total fatalities in Italy reached 10,023, by far the highest of any country in the world.
The total number of confirmed cases in Italy rose on Saturday to 92,472 from a previous 86,498.
Italy has the second highest number of cases, behind the United States.
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The total number of those infected rose to 72,248.
The United Kingdom will have done well if it comes through the coronavirus crisis with fewer than 20,000 deaths, Stephen Powis, the national medical director of the National Health Service, said on Saturday.
Government figures showed 1019 people had died as of 5pm local time on Friday, while the number of confirmed cases stood at 17,089 on Saturday morning, up 17.5 percent on a day earlier.
A drive-through testing facility for health workers has begun operating in the car park of a popular resort near London as Britain seeks to ramp up testing for those on the frontline of the epidemic.
Germans have been largely compliant with rules to prevent the coronavirus spread, Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Saturday, as her chief of staff said the shutdown would not be eased before 20 April.
The number of confirmed cases in Germany has risen to 48,582 and 325 people have died of the disease, statistics from the Robert Koch Institute for infectious diseases showed on Saturday.
The death toll in Switzerland from coronavirus had climbed to 235 while total cases stand at 13,213, the health ministry said on Saturday, though officials said their worst fears have so far not materialised. The fatalities were up from 197 on Friday, with the number of confirmed infections increasing from 12,161.
Asia and the Pacific
Japan's Prime Minister Shinzō Abe promised an unprecedented package of steps to cushion the world's third-biggest economy from the pandemic, saying the country was close to a national emergency as infections surged.The Chinese city of Wuhan, where the outbreak first emerged, began lifting a two-month lockdown on Saturday by restarting some metro services and reopening borders, allowing some semblance of normality to return and families to reunite.
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