The John Hopkins University and Medicine, through its Coronavirus Resource Center, has recorded at least 297,090 coronavirus disease 2019 or COVID-19 positive cases around the globe.
The death has reached at least 12,755 while the total number of people who have recovered from the disease has reached at least 91,540 cases.
Agence France Presse, meanwhile, has pegged the number of people who are confined to their homes amid the virus threat at one billion.
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The stay-at-home rule has been applied in many countries from the US, Asia and the many parts of Europe.
A virtual lock down is in place in the three big cities in the US, New York, Los Angeles and Chicago.
The death toll globally has surpassed 12,000 with Italy recording a one-day record at 793 while Spain reported an increase of 32 percent.
The world economies have been affected with “non-essential” businesses closing up.
Nobody can predict how long this global situation amid the virus threat will last.
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But New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has said it may take months.
China, where COVID-19 is believed to have originated from Wuhan City in Hubei province, has recently reported no recent cases for three straight days.
China has implemented strict confinement measures, and this example is being followed by many countries.
At this time, however, reports of new cases are coming in from Latin America and Africa.
