Coronavirus: Cases rise in Europe as China reports big reductions

The total number of global cases has surpassed 230,000, including over 10,000 fatalities. Over 85,000 patients are reported to have recovered. Get the latest updates from around the world:

🇺🇸 More than 13,000 cases reported in the US

🇮🇹 Italy extends national lockdown, overtakes China in death toll

🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia suspends outdoor prayer at two holy mosques

🇯🇵 Japan welcomes Olympic torch amid coronavirus outbreak

🇮🇴 India prepares to halt international flight arrivals

🇦🇷 Argentina to also go into full nationwide lockdown

25 American organizations call on Trump, Mnuchin, and Pompeo to loosen crippling sanctions on Iran for 120 days to aid the Iranian people’s ***** against #Coronavirus. https://t.co/btq0eU4sMC

— Negar Mortazavi نگار مرتضوی (@NegarMortazavi) March 20, 2020

Risk communications should work with influencers in the community such as community leaders, religious leaders, women leaders & local health workers to promote #COVID19 safe practices like hand washing, respiratory hygiene & social distancinghttps://t.co/5pYKKfVY39#coronavirus pic.twitter.com/LQZ2ZYla4O

— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) March 20, 2020

Send them all to a deserted island and quarantine them there https://t.co/Mf9wPeOfHK

— ian bremmer (@ianbremmer) March 20, 2020

This is also a factor in treating #COVID19 cases. Here's @OECD data on # of nurses per 1,000 people

Norway 17.8
United States 11.7
Japan 11.3
France 10.8
Canada 10
UK 7.8
Korea 6.9
Italy 6.7
Spain 5.7
Israel 5.1
Mexico 2.9https://t.co/vcfYu3MFQj pic.twitter.com/cICOzaoIJQ

— Rachel Donadio (@RachelDonadio) March 20, 2020