Coronavirus: A visual guide to the pandemic
Coronavirus has been spreading rapidly across the world, affecting more than 177 countries and claiming more than 34,000 lives.
There are more than 720,000 confirmed cases worldwide, with the US recording more than any other country, including China. Europe has also seen a surge in cases.
This series of maps and charts will help you understand what is going on.
The global pandemic continues to grow
The virus is spreading rapidly in many countries.The US overtook China, where the virus originated, in terms of confirmed cases on Thursday, according to figures collated by Johns Hopkins University.
The true figure for the number of people with coronavirus is thought to be much higher as many of those with milder symptoms have not been tested and counted.
The virus emerged in China in December 2019 and around 3,300 people there have died from the infection - but both Italy and Spain now have higher death tolls.
Coronavirus global cases, 30 March 2020
This information is regularly updated but may not reflect the latest totals for each country.
Source: Johns Hopkins University, national public health agencies Last updated on 30 March 2020, 17:00 BST.
The coronavirus outbreak was declared a global pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO) on 11 March. This is when an infectious disease is passing easily from person to person in many parts of the world at the same time.
The WHO said it took more than three months to reach the first 100,000 confirmed cases worldwide, but only 12 days to reach 200,000, four days to reach 300,000 and three days to reach 400,000.
Europe struggling to slow the spread
European countries have seen steep rises in infections and deaths, and the region has become the new epicentre of the crisis.
Four countries in Europe already have more than 40,000 cases - Italy, Spain, Germany and France. While the UK, Switzerland, the Netherlands and Belgium all have more than 10,000.
The Spanish government, which has declared a state of emergency two weeks ago, further tightened its lockdown telling non-essential workers to stay at home for two weeks. There have been more than 6,800 deaths as a result of the virus in Spain.
Europe struggling to slow the spread
European countries have seen steep rises in infections and deaths, and the region has become the new epicentre of the crisis.Four countries in Europe already have more than 40,000 cases - Italy, Spain, Germany and France. While the UK, Switzerland, the Netherlands and Belgium all have more than 10,000.
How fast is the coronavirus growing in the UK?The Spanish government, which has declared a state of emergency two weeks ago, further tightened its lockdown telling non-essential workers to stay at home for two weeks. There have been more than 6,800 deaths as a result of the virus in Spain.
Like the US, Italy has also passed China's tally of confirmed cases and its daily death tolls are bleak. On Sunday, Italy registered nearly another 800 deaths in 24 hours, bringing its total to more than 10,700 deaths and more than 97,000 cases.The majority of the deaths have occurred in the northern Lombardy region, which contains the city of Milan.
Hospitals there are reportedly at breaking point and retired doctors and nurses have been asked to return to work.The country has been locked down since 12 March, with nearly all shops, bars, hairdressers, restaurants and cafes closed.
In Germany, there have been more than 62,000 cases so far and more than 540 deaths. Chancellor Angela Merkel has herself been forced to self-isolate after coming into contact with a doctor who was infected.In the UK, confirmed cases stand at more than 19,700 and at least 1,228 people have died. Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who has himself tested positive for the virus, announced a clampdown on 23 March, urging people to stay at home to avoid unnecessary transmission of the disease.President Putin of Russia, which has seen 1,500 cases, called for a "non-working week", to try to slow the spread ofthe coronavirus.
Cases rising quickly in the USThe WHO has said that the US could become the next epicentre of the pandemic, given the "very large acceleration in cases".
New York is at the centre of the outbreak, many more cases than any other state. US President Donald Trump has said federal coronavirus guidelines, such as social distancing, will be extended across the US until at least 30 April. He had previously said they could be relaxed in mid-April.There are growing fears that Louisiana could become another hotspot, with the governor warning that the state's biggest city, New Orleans, could be out of ventilators by 2 April and potentially out of beds by 7 April.
Nationwide measures mean people must continue to avoid non-essential travel, going to work, and eating at restaurants or bars. Gatherings are limited to groups of under 10 people.But stricter restrictions apply to millions in some of the worst-hit states.New data shows the economic impact it is having on the country, with the number of people without jobs surging to a record high of nearly 3.3 million. The previous record was set in 1982, when unemployment claims hit 695,000.President Trump has ordered General Motors to make ventilators for coronavirus patients, invoking the Korean War-era Defense Production Act, which allows a president to force companies to make products for national defence.
Millions living under restrictions on their movemen
India is one of the latest countries to enforce a lockdown, meaning its 1.3 billion residents are now forbidden from leaving their homes for a few weeks at least.That means more than a quarter of the 7.8 billion people in the world are now living under some form of restrictions on their movement and social contact due to the coronavirus.People in major cities like London, Barcelona and New York are now moving around far less than they were a few weeks ago, according to data from the travelapp Citymapper.
The data also shows that while Milan in northern Italy has been locked down for several weeks now, many other cities have only been restricting movement in recent days.While movement is also down in the South Korean capital Seoul, the city hasn't ground to a halt like European capitals despite facing huge numbers of coronavirus cases - a sign of the country's decision tofocus on widespread testing and contact tracing rather than social distancing.
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