The State Department and the US Agency for International Development have now committed nearly $508 million in emergency health, humanitarian, and economic assistance, worldwide. America has provided COVID-19 assistance to Afghanistan ($18 million), Bangladesh ($9.6 million), Bhutan ($500,000), Nepal ($1.8 million), Pakistan ($9.4 million) and Sri Lanka ($1.3 million). Out of total COVID-19 cases in the US, 54,703 have recovered from the disease. The number of confirmed cases of coronavirus in India climbed to 12,759 on Thursday with the death toll reaching 420. The Health Ministry has informed that 325 districts in India have no cases of COVID19.

Source: dna April 17, 2020 03:11 UTC