JUST IN: More than 300,000 people around the world have now died from the coronavirus, according to figures from Johns Hopkins University. More than 4.4 million cases have also been recorded, according to the university’s count.
London More than 300,000 people around the world have now died globally from the coronavirus, according to figures from Johns Hopkins University, as the pandemic passed yet another bleak milestone on Thursday.
More than 4.4 million cases have also been recorded, according to the university's count. Given the varied ways in which different countries report Covid-19 figures and the vast societal impact of the pandemic, the true number of infections and fatalities could be far higher.
China is re-introducing restrictions after two cities reported new cases of the virus, including a lockdown in Shulan, near the Russian border -- an ominous move that comes months after Wuhan became the first location in the world to shut in response to the virus.And in South Korea, a new cluster of cases emerged in the country's capital Seoul.
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