The world in view: March 31

One of the main issues today:
ships.
Countries don't want to allow people to enter the country, afraid they need IC capacity.

world
784,314 cases, 37,638 deaths

Australia
4,300 cases, 18 deaths.

Bangladesh
48 cases, 5 death
Huge economic loss

Belgium
A 12-year-old girl has died in Belgium.

Egypt 
656 cases, 41 related deaths.

France
3,523 deaths. Only counting the hospital deaths.
52,128 cases

Germany 
61,913 cases, 600 deaths
In Jena people have to wear a mask next week.
Study in  Heinsberg (North Rhine-Westphalia) with at tuesday 1,238 cases,32 deaths. One of the first hotspots in Germany. To determine how the coronavirus has spread in the district and which social-distancing measures can most effectively contain it. By Professor Hendrik Streeck, head virology University Bonn. Sample of 1,000 people

India
1,200
8 doctors per 10,000 people compared to 41 Italy, 71 South Korea.

Indonesia 
1,414 confirmed cases, 122 deaths.
block foreign arrivals

Iran
44,600 cases, 2,898 deaths.
Germany will organise aid.sending Iran laboratory
testing equipment, protective body suits and gloves to help fight Covid-19, and also
be offering it a €5m ($5.5m; £4.5m) aid package.

Italy
12,428 died, 77,635 cases
Among them 66 doctors died.

Japan
Japan 1,953 cases, 56 died.
Japan is to ban entry for foreign nationals USA, China, South Korea and most of Europe,

Nepal
rescued 1,200+ foreign travellers

Pakistan
1,500 casesn, 20 deaths
China sets up temporary hospital.

Panama
1,000 cases, 27 deaths in 3 weeks
severe new movement restrictions based on gender

Portugal
given all migrants and asylum seekers full citizenship rights, granting them full access to the country's healthcare as the outbreak of the novel coronavirus escalates in the country

Spain
94,417 cases, 8,189 deaths

Sri Lanka
120 cases, 1 death

UK
22,454 infections, including 1,789 deaths
Doctor James Coxon is calling on 3D printer owners to use their machines to make face shields for the NHS.
13-year old boy dies in London
end of life care is important. Just as good as always. (Pressconference)

USA 
181,000  cases, 3,606 deaths
The captain of  US aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt pleading for help. 4,000+ crew members. 

Florida 
5,500 cases, 71 deaths,
arrested Pastor Rodney Howard-Browne of a magechurch after he held a mass service making peopleshake hands.

New York
1,550 deaths
rocket-launch division Virgin Orbit will make ventilators in cooperation with Bridge Ventilator Consortium, which includes teams from universities of California and Texas.

and.....

The MS Zaandam and MS Rotterdam  passed through  Panama Canal now heading towards
 Fort Lauderdale. Over 300 US citizens on the ships.