By AFPMore by this AuthorMadridThe coronavirus death toll shot past 20,000 in Europe on Saturday with Italy and Spain each reporting more than 800 dead in one day. At the same time, US President Donald Trump decided against putting the hard-hit New York region under quarantine. GLOBAL TOLLGlobally, the death toll has stormed past 30,000 and officials in some countries say the worst still lies ahead. Trump's reversal came on the same day the US death toll topped 2,100, more than doubling in just three days. South African police used rubber bullets in Johannesburg to enforce social distancing on a crowd queueing for supplies outside a supermarket during a national lockdown.

Source: Daily Nation March 29, 2020 06:22 UTC