A total of 30,982 people have died of coronavirus globally, with 669,312 confirmed cases, according to the latest figures from Johns Hopkins University.
To catch you up, here’s a summary of what’s been happening so far – with the death toll worldwide topping 30,000 people.
- Spain has recorded another 838 deaths in the past 24 hours – the highest daily rise in fatalities so far. It’s brought the number of deaths in the country to 6,528. It comes after people in Spain paid tribute to the country’s health workers on Saturday night
- A leading adviser to the UK government, Neil Ferguson, has warned the country’s lockdown will need to be in place “probably until the end of May, maybe even early June”
- US President Donald Trump has backed away from the idea of quarantining New York after the state’s governor, Andrew Cuomo, said the idea was “preposterous”
- South Korea has said all overseas arrivals will have to go into mandatory quarantine for 14 days as of 1 April
- Australia has tightened its rules too, including limiting public gatherings to just two people, and closing all playgrounds, outdoor gyms and parks from Monday
