Canadian leader Justin Trudeau has spoken out from lockdown, posting a video to Twitter urging people to stay home.
Coronavirus world live updates: Photos in Italy show man unconscious during COVID-19 outbreak
These chilling images show how bad the COVID-19 outbreak has gotten in Italy, as the country continues to grapple with a rising death toll.
Chilling images from Italy show a man collapsed on the streets of Italy, as the country continues to grapple with the coronavirus outbreak.
The country has reported 462 new deaths in the last 24 hours, bringing its death toll to 6077.
Globally, cases have soared to more than 350,000 with 15,328 deaths. Nearly 100,000 have recovered from the disease and it's estimated there could be hundreds of thousands of undetected cases.
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Australia has recorded 1717 cases with seven deaths including six in NSW and one in WA.
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Trudeau urges people to stay home
Chilling photos capture Italy's virus nightmare
Chilling images from Italy show a man collapsed on the streets of Italy, as the country continues to grapple with the coronavirus outbreak.
These photos, taken on Sunday, show a man lying unconscious at a bus stop in Rome, wearing a coronavirus mask.
Picture: Marco Di Lauro/Getty Images
He is eventually picked up by ambulance workers and loaded onto a stretcher.
Picture: Marco Di Lauro/Getty Images
Picture: Marco Di Lauro/Getty Images
The country has reported 462 new deaths in the last 24 hours, bringing its death toll to 6077.
There are now 63,928 confirmed cases across the whole country.
The number of reported deaths in Italy dropped for a second day in a row, after on Saturday reaching an all-time high of 793.
'We cannot let the cure be worse than the problem'
Donald Trump says America will return to business sooner than the next three or four months.
"America will again, and soon, be open for business. Very soon. A lot sooner than three or four months that somebody was suggesting, a lot sooner. We cannot let the cure be worse than the problem."
This is a line Mr Trump has used more than once. He tweeted it just yesterday:
The line has raised eyebrows, sparking questions about whether the President will loosen economic restrictions.
Yesterday he retweeted several accounts that urged the loosening of those restrictions, which The Hill said was "a sign he may be growing impatient with the dismal economic numbers that could threaten his reelection hopes".
'We will get through this challenge'
Donald Trump is now addressing the media.
"Normal life will return and our economy will return very very strongly. Americans must remain united and focused on victory."
He also said "we must protect our Asian-American community" in the US and around the world, noting the virus is "not their fault".
"Our country wasn't built to be shut down," he went on. "My administration continues to work with Democrats and Republicans to reach an agreement on an urgent relief bill for the millions of American workers and small businesses and large businesses that were badly affected by the medical difficulty that we've had."
'1.7 billion people' living under lockdown
The AFP now calculates that 1.7 billion people around the world are now living under some form of coronavirus lockdown.
Harrowing warning from young COVID-19 patient
A 28-year-old Irish man with coronavirus says the infection has been “an ordeal that I will never forget”.
He also issued a stern warning to young people who have been ignoring social distancing guidelines and going to parties, parks and the beach.
“It brought about a lot of existential questions of my own life,” Michael Prendergast told Sky News from his hospital bed in County Kerry, Ireland.
“Being trapped in this isolated room, and being so sick and so weak, I couldn't even raise my head.
“And I thought, if my life ends now, have I been a good person? And have I done enough in my life? There's still so much I want to achieve.”
British PM announces tough new measures
British leader Boris Johnson has announced a series of tough new measures in the UK.
All shops selling non-essential goods like clothes and electronics will be closed, as will outdoor gyms and libraries.
The country has also banned meetings of more than two people in public, taking a leaf out of Germany's book.
"You should not be meeting friends. If your friends ask you to meet – you should say no," he said.
"You should not be going shopping except for essentials, and do this as little as possible.
"If you don’t follow the rules, the police will have the powers to enforce them, including through fines and dispersing gatherings.
"To ensure compliance to stay at home, we will immediately close all shops selling non-essential goods including clothing and electronics, and other premises including libraries, outdoor gyms and places of worship.
"We will stop all gatherings of more than two people in public … and stop all social events including weddings and baptisms, but excluding funerals.
"Parks will remain open for exercise, but gatherings will be dispersed."
"No prime minister wants to impose measures like this," Mr Johnson added. "And that's why we've produced a huge and unprecedented
program of support, both for workers and for business. And I can assure you that we will keep these restrictions under constant review."
He said the measures will be reviewed again in three weeks.
Boris Johnson to make address
British PM Boris Johnson will make an address to the country in about 15 minutes.
It comes as members of the government have warned of tougher measures to force people to carry out social distancing.
Trump's $2 trillion virus plan blocked
The Democrats have blocked a $US2 trillion stimulus plan to help the US through the coronavirus crisis.
After President Donald Trump took to the podium in the White House briefing room and promised to help Americans who feel afraid and isolated as the pandemic spreads, the Senate voted Sunday against advancing the rescue package.
Democrats argued it was tilted toward corporations and did too little to help workers and health care providers.
'I'm 26. Coronavirus sent me to the hospital.'
Good piece in The New York Times today from a 26-year-old who contracted COVID-19.
"That night I woke up in the middle of the night with chills, vomiting, and shortness of breath. By Monday, I could barely speak more than a few words without feeling like I was gasping for air. I couldn’t walk to the bathroom without panting as if I’d run a mile.
"On Monday evening, I tried to eat, but found I couldn’t get enough oxygen while doing so. Any task that was at all anxiety-producing — even resetting my MyChart password to communicate with my doctor — left me desperate for oxygen."
The author, Fiona Lowenstein, implores young people to take the virus seriously and says it can take a scary physical toll on them too.
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