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At least 230,309 people have died worldwide., since the epidemic in China emerged in December, according to an AFP count based on official sources.
More than 3,218,410 cases have been reported in 195 countries and territories.
In the United States, which has the highest number of victims, 61,717 people have died. Italy is the second most affected country, with 27,967 deaths, followed by the United Kingdom with 26,711, Spain 24,543 and France 24,376.
More than 130 therapies are being investigated as possible treatments for coronavirus, according to the International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers and Associations.
Pfizer American Pharmaceutical Laboratory says he hopes he can implement up to 20 million doses of a Covid-19 vaccine It is being developed with the German firm Biontech for emergency use in late 2020.
British pharmaceutical group AstraZeneca is partnering with the University of Oxford to develop and distribute a coronavirus vaccine that is being tested in the UK.
American intelligence services say they have concluded that the Covid-19 virus is not man-made or that it has not been genetically modified, in denial of rumors widely circulating in the United States.
Russia passes several symbolic thresholds, including the 1,000 Death Mark, the 100,000 case mark and the daily registry of new infections.
Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin announces that he has tested positive for the virus and is isolating himself.
Britain is “beyond the peak” of its coronavirus outbreak, says Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
“We are on a downward slope,” he says in his first appearance at a daily government briefing since his own battle with COVID-19.
The coronavirus will push the eurozone economy to “An economic contraction of unprecedented magnitude and speed in peacetime.” European Central Bank Director Christine Lagarde says she predicts a contraction of five to 12 percent of GDP this year.
France confirms that it has officially sunk into a recession.
The Spanish economy contracted 5.2% in the first quarter and Italy 4.7%.
Eurostat says the eurozone economy has fallen 3.8%.
The Canadian economy could contract 12% in 2020 according to an official study.
Total unemployment in Germany rose sharply in April, to 2.6 million from 2.3 million in March, according to data from the federal labor agency BA.
In the United States, another 3.84 million workers filed first-time claims for unemployment benefits in the week ending April 25, bringing the number from mid-March to more than 30 million.
Germany announces new plans to ease the brakes of the coronavirus in public life, with religious institutions, playgrounds, museums and zoos receiving the green light to reopen.
The United States and China disagree on a draft UN Security Council resolution calling for a 90-day humanitarian hiatus in conflicts around the world in the face of the coronavirus pandemic.
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