The United States President Donald Trump declared a national emergency over the coronavirus pandemic on Friday. This emergency declaration will free up over $50 billion in financial resources the government can use to assist those affected by the outbreak. The Trump administration has also teamed up with the CEOs of Target
Total Cases: More than 137,000
Total Deaths: At Least 5,000
Total Recovered: Over 70,000
What Happened Today:
World Health Organization officials announced Friday that Europe has become the new epicenter of the pandemic. "More cases are now being reported [in Europe] every day than were reported in China at the height of its epidemic," WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus stated in a press conference.
A number of countries have closed their borders to international travel for an extended period of time. These countries include Czech Republic, Turkey, Pakistan, Oman, Iraq, Qatar, Ukraine, Slovakia, India and the United States. In addition, Israel has order a 14-day quarantine on anyone entering the country.
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Tracking the Spread:
Americas: The United States has reported 377 new cases, Brazil-74, Canada-16, Panama-13, Chile-10, Peru and Jamaica-6, Colombia-4, Ecuador and Venezuela-2, Argentina- 1 new death, Cuba-1, Antigua and Barbuda, Guadeloupe and Cayman Islands-first case
Europe: Italy- 2,547 new cases and 250 new deaths, Spain-1,188 new cases and 36 new deaths, Germany 930 new cases and 2 new deaths, France-785 new cases and 18 new death, Switzerland-271 new cases and 4 new deaths, United Kingdom-208 new cases and 1 new death, Netherlands- 190 new cases and 5 new deaths, Norway-169, Belgium-160, Austria-143, Sweden and Denmark-127, Greece-73, Estonia-52, Finland-46, Slovenia-45, Portugal-34, Romania-29, Czechia-25, Ireland-20, Iceland and Poland-17, Albania-10, Slovakia-9, San Marino and Luxembourg-8, Bosnia and Herzegovina-7, Belarus-6, North Macedonia-5, Croatia-4, Hungary, Lithuania and Malta-3, French Polynesia-2, Latvia, Faeroe Islands and Reunion-1
Middle East: Iran-1,289 new cases and 85 new deaths, Kuwait-20, Iraq-18 new cases and 1 new death, Israel and Saudi Arabia-17, Bahrain-13, Serbia-11, Lebanon-9, Pakistan-7, Palestine, Kazakhstan, Cyprus and Turkey-4, Oman and Morocco-1
Asia: South Korea-110 new cases and 5 new deaths, Malaysia-39, Indonesia-35 new cases and 3 new deaths, China-22 new cases and 8 new deaths, Singapore-13, Philippines and Brunei-12, Russia-11, Japan-10, India-8 new cases and 1 new death, Thailand-5, Sri Lanka-3, Armenia and Cambodia-2, Hong Kong-1 new case and 1 new death, Taiwan and Maldives-1
Africa: South Africa-8, Tunisia-3, DRC-1, Sudan-first case and death, Kenya, Ethiopia, Gabon and Guinea-first case
Oceania: Australia-43
