The figures - collated by Johns Hopkins University - show more than 3,000 fatalities in Italy, and over 3,100 in China.
Inside Italy's coronavirus crisis wardsThe island state has declared a state of emergency, with premier Peter Gutwein promising the"toughest border restrictions in Australia".
The island off the southeast coast of Australia had 10 cases of COVID-19 on Friday, and no fatalities. Nationally, there have been 785 cases and seven deaths.In India, anyone suspected of having COVID-19 is having their hand stamped and being tracked using their mobile phone to enforce quarantine measures.
While the virus has spread more slowly in Africa than in Asia or Europe, infections have started to rise rapidly in South Africa in recent days.In Taiwan, there were 27 new cases on Friday, and a second death was reported.
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