The world in view: march 28

The market price for one particular type of ventilator increased in a week from $27,000 (£21,700) to $96,000 (£77,100)

Global cases topped
100,000 on 6 March,
200,000 on 18 March,
300,000 on 21 March and
400,000 on 24 March.


The five countries with the most cases are:

The US, with 104,865
Italy, with 86,498
China, with 81,996
Spain, with 72,248
Germany, with 53,340

Africa
2,650 confirmed, 49 dead.


Belgium 
1,850 new cases, 64 deaths in 24 hours.
Total 9,134 cases, total deaths 353

Canada
banning symptoms from domestic flights and trains.
health check of passengers before they travel.

China
Wuhan
partly reopened
allowed to enter Wuhan, but not leave.

Finland 
restricted movement into and out of most populous province of Uusimaa

France
1,998 deaths
lockdown extended until 15 April.
2 patients to Germany

Germany
56,000 confirmed, 325 deaths.
more patients from Italy
Firm that produces ventilators confronted with 10 fold demand of what they can produce after twice doubling production.

India
defended its handling of the outbreak after a strict lockdown left millions without food. India's population of 1.3 billion was given less than four hours' notice of the three-week lockdown on
Tuesday.

Iran
2,517 died, 3,076 cases

Italy
10,023 deaths,92,472 cases.
101-year-old survivor

Japan
almost 1,500 coronavirus cases,49 deaths,

Malta
to pregnant women, with  chronic illness, over the age of 65, stay home,only out for necessary.

Mexico
stay inside

Republic of Ireland 
2,415 cases, deaths 36
until Easter Sunday, stay at home unless work is essential or  buy food. within 2km (1.2 miles) from home

Russia
1,264 cases, 4 deaths.reported. (doctors say the numbers are a lot higher)
Russia fully closing borders from Monday
non-working week with pay

Moscow
large-scale disinfection including roads, pavements, courtyards, car parks and common areas of buildings.
infected 1,000 on Friday, most  in Moscow.

South Africa
A fence between South Africa and Zimbabwe despite a 21 day lockdown

South Korea
146 new cases,total 9,478

Spain
deaths 5,690, 72,248 infected.
State of emergency extended to 21 april
lots of careworkers are infected

Switzerland
235 deaths, 13,213 cases

Thailand
1,245 infections, 6 deaths

The Czech Republic
2,422 positives, 9 died

The Netherlands
1,159 new cases, 93 new deaths.
total 9,762 cases, total 639 deaths

UK
14,543 confirmed cases
deaths 1019
doubling every 3 days
NatWest will match customer donations to the National Emergencies Trust coronavirus appeal
up to a total of £5m.appeal has raised £11m in its first week
New testing labs are expected to start work to process samples across the country this weekend
government launches daily check-in text service
Wolverhampton's New Cross Hospital has set up a shop so under-pressure staff don't have to visit supermarkets.

Wales
38died
frontline NHS staff are already being screened for the virus.
Rest of the UK willfollowthisweekend.

Scotland
40 died
Secretary of State for Scotland, Alister Jack self isolating mild symptoms

Northern Ireland
deathsd 15.

120,776 coronavirus tests have taken place, with 17,089 positive results and 103,687 people testing negative.

press conference

Prof Powis said if the UK were to keep the number of deaths from coronavirus below 20,000, "we will have done very well"
London not yet at capacity for intensive care unit beds
Mr Sharma said the government would improve the insolvency system to give companies extra time and space to "weather the storm"
promised to "boost the supply" of personal protective equipment to frontline staff on the NHS
rules around testing of new products would be relaxed, in particular on hand sanitiser, to allow producers to bring products to market "in a matter of days"
backdated to 1 March: .if your business is struggling because of the coronavirus outbreak,
you won't be held liable for keeping it trading during that period.

USA
ordered General Motors to make ventilators
104,000 cases (half of them in new york state), 1,700 deaths.

US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a new diagnostic 5 minute test 
Abbott Laboratories, expect to sell 50,000 tests per day
takes 13 minutes to deliver a negative result.

The USNS Comfort, a US Navy hospital ship to New York City,
Positive baby died in Chicago

New York
45,000 infections and 510 deaths
New Rochelle slowed the spread of coronavirus by introducing a containment zone

Vietnam
174 cases

and

virus can live on some hard surfaces for two to three days.
at several places drones are used