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- International cases: More than 2.15 million
- International deaths: At least 144,243
- A lot of cases reported: United States (671,331), Spain (184,948), Italy (168,941), France (147,091), and Germany (137,698).
The information above was put together by Johns Hopkins University as of 12: 10 p.m. Beijing time.
Perpetuity listed below are in Beijing time.
4: 00 pm: Switzerland’s Roche signs up with race to make coronavirus antibody tests
Swiss drugmaker Roche stated it intends to offer blood tests to determine those who had been infected with the coronavirus, reported Reuters.
The tests might be readily available by early Might in countries that accept European CE regulative requirements, according to the report. The Basel-based business is also looking for authorization from U.S. Fda, the report said.
Before Roche’s announcement, other business such as U.S.-based Abbott Laboratories and Becton Dickinson and Co, and Italy’s DiaSorin said they wish to sell tests that reveal people’s immune systems have developed antibodies in reaction to the coronavirus. — Yen Nee Lee
3: 32 pm: China’s financial recovery is connected to how others fare in global economic downturn, Australia’s ex-prime minister says
The simultaneous nature of the global recession is affecting external demands for Chinese products, Kevin Rudd told CNBC’s “Squawk Box.”
” The compounding impact of other nations and economies on the planet suppressing their own imports from China, for the simple reason that they themselves are experiencing demand-side crises also,” is impacting the Chinese economy, according to Rudd, who’s presently the president at think tank, Asia Society Policy Institute.
A little over an hour after Rudd spoke with CNBC, China reported its economy shrank by 6.8%in the first quarter. ( See 10: 10 am update) — Saheli Roy Choudhury
