With the Coronavirus outbreak across the globle, the world has successfully passed another COVID-19 milestone, with more than 100,000 patients recovered from the virus, according to data from Johns Hopkins University.
However the real figure might differ and is likely to be higher, with the data only covering confirmed cases.
The overall death rate also remains low at fewer than 5% of those that have been infected.
China leads the way with COVID-19 recoveries
China, which bore the brunt of the initial outbreak, is now leading the way with recoveries. Of the more than 390,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19 globally, more than 80,000 were in China and the large majority of those people have recovered, the interactive map shows.
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New Coronavirus cases continue
In terms of Coronavirus positive confirmed cases, Italy comes after China, it ranks third, behind Iran, in terms of number of recoveries. It also maintains the highest number of deaths from the virus, almost double the number of people that died in China’s Hubei province.
Although news cases continue to be reported from across the world at a rate of more than 40,000 per day, underscoring the importance of following the World Health Organization’s (WHO) advice on combating the virus, including practicing social distancing.
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World’s largest coronavirus lockdown
India is the latest country to put its citizens in lockdown, the world’s largest coronavirus lockdown in the country has put millions of people out of work and left many families struggling to eat.
UK under lockdown
Earlier on Monday, the UK had put its citizens in lockdown, banning public gatherings of more than two people and warning citizens to stay indoors and only venture out for essential supplies.
It banned its people from leaving their homes apart from for a few “very limited” reasons, Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced on Monday, as he imposed the most stringent restrictions seen in Britain since the end of World War II.
Aggressive measures to fight the virus
At a briefing on Monday, WHO officials stressed the need for aggressive measures to fight the virus, noting the the disease’s quick acceleration.