The number of confirmed cases of the new coronavirus has passed the 2 million mark globally, as countries that have already had the worst of it begin to look to toward restoring normal life. A tally from the US-based Johns Hopkins university shows the number of reported cases worldwide has roughly doubled since April 2, while the global death toll stands at 119,483. Coronavirus deaths in the UK have exceeded 10,000. Antonio Calanni/AP Italy's day-to-day increase in new Covid-19 cases was one of the lowest in weeks, bolstering a generally downward trend. Italy's day-to-day increase in new Covid-19 cases was one of the lowest in weeks, bolstering a generally downward trend.

Source: Stuff April 14, 2020 01:42 UTC