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Special: Battle Against Novel Coronavirus
(ECNS) -- The number of confirmed cases across the world has exceeded 720,000 by Sunday midnight, according to the latest tally from Johns Hopkins University.
COVID-19 pandemic kills over 30,000 people worldwide: WHO
COVID-19 cases in U.S. top 140,000
Death toll in Europe surpasses 21,000, Spain sees new daily high
Italy registers 97,689 cases, death toll at 10,779
Nearly 20,000 cases confirmed in UK
Iran reports 2,901 new cases
South Africa registers 1,280 cases
S Korea reports 78 more cases, 9,661 in total
China:
Chinese mainland reports 31 new confirmed cases
-- Cumulative infections: 81,470; cumulative recoveries 75,770; cumulative deaths: 3,304; remaining infections: 2,396.
-- Another 641 cumulative cases in Hong Kong, 38 in Macao and 298 in Taiwan.
Global reactions:
U.S. steps up developing therapies against COVID-19: Trump
U.S. backs away from NYC region quarantine
Moscow introduces home isolation regime for all residents
British govt to send out food parcels in virus fight
Ireland to launch phone tracking app to tackle spread of COVID-19
Two ships carrying COVID-19 cases allowed to transit through Panama Canal
Trudeau continues self-isolating after his wife's recovery from COVID-19 | 
