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7 pm EST. An increase of 45,339 cases and 2,487 deaths. Case fatality rate 4.9%

US should prepare for 100,000 deaths due to coronavirus, Fauci says-CNN

“As sobering as that number is, we should be prepared for it. Is it going to be that much? I hope not and I think the more we push back on mitigation, the less likelihood it would that number. But as being realistic, we need to prepare ourselves that that is a possibility that that’s what we’ll see,” Fauci said.

Inmates charged with violent crimes poised for release due to COVID-19-ABC

Two men allegedly involved in a robbery where a New York City police detective was killed in friendly fire were among the violent offenders on the list of inmates slated to be released from the infamous Rikers Island jail complex due to the coronavirus pendemic, until prosecutors intervened, multiple sources told ABC News.

Swiss coronavirus deaths rise, government says infection wave could last into summer

ZURICH (Reuters) – The peak of Switzerland’s coronavirus epidemic could stretch into later this spring or summer, the head of the Swiss government’s communicable diseases division said on Tuesday, as the country’s death toll continued to rise.

US Army issuing volunteer call-up of Individual Ready Reserve members

“On March 29, Human Resources Command sent messages regarding the voluntary recall to nearly 10,000 members of the (Individual Ready Reserve) with specific medical skills,” Lt. Col. Emmanuel Ortiz told CNN in a statement. “Protecting our citizens from the coronavirus is a vital call to action. We need the help of many of our Individual Ready Reserve medical professionals. They possess valuable training, education, skills and talents necessary to win this fight.”

Louisiana pastor who led 1,000-person service charged with violating state’s order on large gatherings-CNN

Mark Anthony Spell, pastor of Life Tabernacle Church in Central, Louisiana, was charged today with six counts of violating the governor’s executive order not to hold gatherings larger than 50 people, the Central Police Department announced in a statement on Facebook.

On Sunday, Spell said his church in Baton Rouge drew about 1,000 people to its services, in part by busing people in from across five parishes.

Europe’s hospitals among the best but can’t handle pandemic

LONDON — As increasing numbers of European hospitals buckle under the strain of tens of thousands of coronavirus patients, the crisis has exposed a surprising paradox: Some of the world’s best health systems are remarkably ill-equipped to handle a pandemic.

Outbreak experts say Europe’s hospital-centric systems, lack of epidemic experience and early complacency are partly to blame for the pandemic’s catastrophic tear across the continent.

India cracks down on Muslim missionary group linked to coronavirus cases

NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Indian authorities sealed off the headquarters of a Muslim missionary group on Tuesday and ordered an investigation into accusations it held religious meetings that officials fear may have infected dozens of people with the coronavirus.

Ohio reports 266 new coronavirus cases and 16 deaths-CNN

China to start reporting on asymptomatic coronavirus cases from April 1

BEIJING (REUTERS) – China will start reporting on asymptomatic coronavirus cases that have been confirmed in the mainland from Wednesday (April 1), an official from the National Health Commission said on Tuesday.

12-noon update. An increase of 21,086 cases and Case fatality rate of 4.8%

President Trump authorizes ready reserve forces to fight coronavirus: Here’s what that means

“This will allow us to mobilize medical disaster and emergency response personnel to help wage our battle against the virus by activating thousands of experienced service members, including retirees,” Trump added.

Nearly 1,200 NYPD employees have coronavirus. About 15% of the department is out sick.

As of Tuesday morning, 1,193 employees of the New York Police Department — 1,048 uniformed members and 145 civilian members — have tested positive for coronavirus, a law enforcement source tells CNN.

China delays college entrance exam as fears grow over risk of coronavirus second wave-Reuters

The two-day “gaokao” annual test will be pushed back to July 7 and 8, China Central Television said on Tuesday, with Hubei province, where the virus emerged late last year, and Beijing, the capital, being given more leeway in scheduling it.

Coronavirus epidemic ‘far from over’ in Asia: WHO official

BEIJING (Reuters) – The coronavirus epidemic is “far from over” in the Asia-Pacific region, and current measures to curb the spread of the virus are buying time for countries to prepare for large-scale community transmissions, a WHO official said on Tuesday.

World’s busiest border falls quiet with millions of Mexicans barred from U.S.

TIJUANA/CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico (Reuters) – The world’s busiest land border has fallen quiet as restrictions to contain the coronavirus prevent millions of Mexicans from making daily trips north, including many who work in U.S. businesses.

6:30 am EST. An increase of 4,208 cases and 240 deaths. Case fatality rate of 4.8%

The global case fatality rate is still increasing by 0.1% a day

Officials watch for COVID-19 to stabilize in Europe; rapid growth shifts to other areas

Global COVID-19 cases continued their steady increase, with a glimmer of hope that activity may soon stabilize in some of Europe’s hot spots, but with growing worries about the threat of the pandemic virus and the impact of social distancing measures in India.

MIT-based team works on rapid deployment of open-source, low-cost ventilator

Clinical and design considerations will be published online; goal is to support rapid scale-up of device production to alleviate hospital shortages.

Asia’s developing countries may face “global financial shock and recession” if they don’t act fast, World Bank says

Countries in East Asia and the Pacific will be dealing with a recession if they do not act immediately to combat the economic shocks caused by the novel coronavirus pandemic, the World Bank is warning.

The organization said in a new report that the spread of Covid-19 could bring economic growth in China to a standstill or even cause the world’s second-biggest economy to contract by as much as 2.8%. China’s economy has been growing steadily by more than 6% annually for years.

Doctors in California are “cautiously hopeful” that shelter at home measures could be working

“The surge we have been anticipating has not yet come,” Dr. Jahan Fahimi, an emergency physician and medical director at the University of California, San Francisco, told CNN. “We’re all kind of together holding our breaths.”

Koike urges Abe to decide on emergency declaration

Tokyo Governor Koike Yuriko has urged Japan’s prime minister to decide whether to declare a state of emergency to deal with the coronavirus pandemic.

Coronavirus: don’t politicise medical supply problems, China says

Call comes as the Netherlands launches inquiry after recall of 600,000 face masks

Chinese ambassador rejects concerns China has a political agenda alongside medical support

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