Italy has reported 602 new deaths from the coronavirus on Monday, bringing the total to 6,077 with the tally of cases in the country, a major hotspot, rising to 63,928.
The number of reported deaths in the country dropped for a second day in a row, after on Saturday reaching an all-time high since the outbreak began of 793.
In the UK, the number of those who have died from the disease the virus causes, COVID-19, increased by 54, bringing the toll in the country to 335 among 6,650 cases. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Boris Johnson ordered residents across the country to stay at home.
In the US, the number of cases surged past 35,000, with a death toll of 495, according to John Hopkins University data.
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More than 15,400 people have died from COVID-19 globally. An estimated 100,000 of the 362,000 people who have been diagnosed with the disease across the world have recovered, according to data collected by Johns Hopkins University.
Also on Monday, the World Health Organization (WHO) Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warned "the pandemic is accelerating" with it taking 67 days for cases to reach the 100,000 mark globally, 11 days for cases to reach 200,000 and just four days for cases to reach 300,000.
I'm Joseph Stepansky in Doha, taking over from Mersiha Gadzo with Al Jazeera's continuing coverage of the coronavirus pandemic.
Monday, March 23
22:10 GMT - New Zealand PM appeals ahead of coronavirus lockdown
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern appealed to New Zealanders to help fight the coronavirus pandemic, as the country prepared for a complete lockdown from Thursday to beat the spread of the virus.
Ardern said in an interview to state broadcaster TVNZ that the lockdown gives the country of about five million people a good chance of beating the virus.
"This plan will only work if you help us. You may feel resilient and well, but it's not just about you. It's about everyone around you," she said. "If we all do this together then we can do this."
New Zealand has 102 confirmed cases of COVID-19, the disease associated with the coronavirus, with two local transmission cases so far with the others related to overseas travel. There have been no deaths.
21:00 GMT - Senegal, Ivory Coast declare states of emergency
The West African states of Senegal and Ivory Coast have each declared a state of emergency in the face of the new coronavirus pandemic.
Senegal will impose a dusk-to-dawn curfew, while Ivory Coast said it would introduce gradual confinement measures.
"The speed of the progress of the disease requires us to raise the level of the response," Senegalese President Mack Sall said in a televised address to the nation.
20:55 GMT - Ontario and Quebec to close all non-essential businesses
Canada's most populous province said Monday that non-essential businesses must close for at least 14 days starting at 11:59pm Tuesday in efforts to stem the new coronavirus pandemic.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford said he would release the list of businesses that will be allowed to stay open, but food will remain on the grocery store shelves and people will still have access to medication.
Ford also acknowledged students would not going back to school on April 6, the date initially set for a return to classes.
The French-speaking province of Quebec also ordered all non-essential businesses to close until April 13.
20:45 GMT - Turkey death toll up seven to 37, with 293 new cases
Turkey's death toll from the coronavirus has increased by seven to 37 as the number of confirmed cases rose by 293 to 1,529, Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said.
He said on Twitter that 3,672 test results had emerged in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of tests carried out in Turkey to above 24,000
20:35 GMT - PM Johnson orders UK residents to stay home, closes non-essential businesses
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has ordered all residents to stay home and for non-essential businesses to close for at least three weeks.
"From this evening, I must give the British people a very simple instruction, you must stay at home," said Johnson in a televised national address.
People are only allowed to leave their homes for shopping for basic necessities, one form of exercise a day, any medical need, and travelling to and from work "but only where this is absolutely necessary and cannot be done from home".
Johnson said police would enforce the rules with "fines and dispersing gatherings".
He also ordered all non-essential shops to close and said gatherings of more than two people are banned, except for funerals.
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20:25 GMT - Suspected case among White House press corps
A White House reporter is suspected of having contracted the coronavirus, the White House Correspondents Association has said, raising questions about daily news briefings that gather dozens of journalists and Trump administration officials in a single room.
In a statement, the association did not disclose the name of the individual but said it has been in contact with the White House physician and the journalist's news organisation.
20:00 GMT - UK supreme court switches to video conferencing
The UK's supreme court will switch to video conferencing to hear cases and deliver judgments, the court has said in a statement.
"As a result of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the UK Supreme Court and Judicial Committee of the Privy Council will hear all cases and deliver judgments through video conferencing, from tomorrow," the statement said.
The supreme court building will be temporarily closed, but the public and media will still be able to follow proceedings online.
19:51 GMT - Bangladesh: Sex workers appeal for funds amid brothel closure
Sex workers from one of the world's largest brothels have appealed to the Bangladesh government for emergency funding after a ban on customers to prevent the spread of coronavirus.
More than 1,500 sex workers are based at the Daulatdia brothel, about 100km (60 miles) west of capital Dhaka, which is one of about 12 officially sanctioned brothels in the South Asian country, and receives an estimated 5,000 customers every day.
On Friday, the government announced the closure of the brothel until at least April 5, but promised to give all of the sex workers a package of 30kgs of rice, $25, and a freeze on rent. But women working there appealed for immediate help, saying they no longer had money to pay for food for themselves or their children.
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