US reports highest daily death toll of any nation so far while global infections pass 1mCoronavirus - latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe focus of the coronavirus crisis has switched decisively from continental Europe to the US, with the country reporting the highest daily death toll of any nation so far.The number of Americans killed by Covid-19 was 1,169 on Thursday, while the US´s total of 245,000 confirmed cases is also by far the highest recorded by any nation. Related: Coronavirus world map: which countries have the most cases and deaths? Italy´s prime minister, Giuseppe Conte, called for `more ambition, unity and courage` from the EU, writing in La Repubblica that proposals for a rescue package for the hardest-hit member states were `not worthy of Europe`.Germany´s measures are starting to work and spread of the virus there is slowing, the head of the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for disease control said. The chancellor, Angela Merkel, returned to her office after ending her self-quarantine.French high-school students will not sit the baccalaureate exam in its traditional form this summer, for the first time since its inception in 1808 under Napoleon Bonaparte. Tens of thousands of extra police and gendarmes will ensure people remain in lockdown and do not leave for Easter holidays.The Russian prime minister, Mikhail Mishustin, said the situation in Russia could yet develop into a worst-case scenario, and that the epidemic has not peaked there yet.Iran announced 134 more deaths, bringing its official total to 3,294.Looking increasingly isolated, Brazil´s president, Jair Bolsonaro, again played down the pandemic, saying it is `not all it´s being made out to be`. Continue reading...
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