The new Corona virus has caused more than 60,000 deaths worldwide, about three quarters of them in Europe, since its appearance in December, and while the number of confirmed cases of the virus in South Asia has approached 6,000, China announced yesterday a day of mourning for the thousands of victims who died in "Corona" outbreak, flags flew and suspended all forms of entertainment.

In total, 60,457 deaths were recorded, including 44,132 in Europe, which represents the most affected continent. Italy is the country with the largest number of deaths in the world (14681), followed by Spain (11744), then the United States (7159), France (6507) and the United Kingdom (4313). Since the advent of «Covid-19», 1.130.204 injuries have been officially monitored around the world, more than half of them in Europe (610,846), and 290,219 cases in the United States and Canada (7,325 deaths in both countries).

And in Madrid, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez announced yesterday that his country will extend the isolation measures that started on March 14 for an additional two weeks, with the aim of reducing the outbreak of the new Corona virus.

The Spanish Ministry of Health said the number of deaths in Spain due to the Corona virus rose to 11,744, from 10,935 yesterday, although it is the second day in a row that the daily number of new deaths has decreased.

In Tokyo, the number of daily new cases of the emerging coronavirus exceeded 100 for the first time, as Japanese media reported 118 new infections.

This brings the number of confirmed cases in the Japanese capital to more than 890.

In Malaysia, the Minister of Health, Nour Hisham Abdullah, reported that the number of new infections with the new Corona virus in the country rose yesterday, by 150 cases. Four people also died of the virus.

And confirmed the number of confirmed cases of HIV in South Asia from 6000 yesterday, despite the tightening of the authorities of some cities restrictions on movement and warning them of the possibility to extend the period of public isolation in an attempt to curb the spread of the pandemic.

In India, the Minister of Health of Maharashtra, which includes Mumbai, India’s financial center, Rajesh Top said, “If people do not adhere to the rules seriously and the number of cases continues to rise, there will be no option but to extend the period of general isolation measures .. It can be extended in Mumbai and urban areas in Maharashtra. for two weeks".

India is hardest hit by the disease in South Asia, with 2,902 cases, of which 68 have died.

Maharashtra state has confirmed 516 cases of "Covid-19", the disease caused by the Coruna virus, and the death of 26 people.

Pakistan recorded 2547 cases of corona, including 37 deaths, while Afghanistan recorded 281 cases, including six deaths. The number of injured people in Sri Lanka reached 159 and five died, while Bangladesh declared 61 cases, including six deaths. The Maldives, Nepal and Bhutan recorded 32, six cases and five injuries, respectively, without any deaths.

Yesterday, Indonesia recorded 106 confirmed new cases of coronavirus, bringing the total number to 2,092.

Ahmed Urianto, a Health Ministry official, announced 10 new deaths from the virus, raising the death toll to 191.

For its part, China announced yesterday, a day of mourning for the thousands of "martyrs" who died in the outbreak of the new Corona virus, and flew flags across the country and suspended all forms of entertainment.

Official media reported that President Xi Jinping and other Chinese leaders stood silently in front of the national flag at the Zhongnanhai Leadership Complex in Beijing, hanging on their chest white flowers as a sign of mourning.

More than 3,300 people died on the Chinese mainland as a result of the epidemic, which first appeared in Wuhan, capital of Hubei province.

In Wuhan, all traffic lights in urban areas turned red at 10:00 am, and traffic stopped for three minutes. About 2567 people died in the city of 11 million people.

India is threatening to extend the general isolation .. and Spain extend the isolation measures for two weeks.

Tokyo records 100 new cases of "corona" in one day for the first time.