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Coronavirus awareness campaigns have been held in a variety of countries around the world.
The present coronavirus outbreak is the biggest obstacle for the world considering that World War Two, UN Secretary General António Guterres has warned.
He stated it could bring an economic downturn “that probably has no parallel in the recent past”.
Mr Guterres was speaking at the launch of a UN report on the possible socioeconomic impact of the break out.
The variety of verified cases worldwide is now nearing 850,000, with more than 41,000 deaths.
The death toll in the US is now more than 3,600 – greater than that in China, where the outbreak started late last year.
More than 181,000 individuals in America have been infected, according to the data assembled by Johns Hopkins university.
About 3 out of four Americans are now, or about to be, under some kind of lockdown, as more US states tighten procedures to combat the coronavirus, which causes the Covid-19 disease.
On The Other Hand, Spain, one of the worst hit nations, taped 849 deaths in the last 24 hours – the greatest variety of deaths in a single day.
In the UK, an overall of 1,789 individuals have died on 30 March – an increase of 381, officials say. Amongst the victims was a 13- year-old kid, King’s College Medical facility Rely on London said.