FOLLOW THE LIVE UPDATE | All the latest coronavirus and lockdown updatesEurope coronavirus death toll tops 90 000: AFP tallyThe coronavirus has killed more than 90 000 people in Europe, over 65 percent of the overall global death toll, according to an AFP tally on Thursday at 10:30 GMT from official sources. The tallies were collated using data collected by AFP from national authorities and information from the World Health Organization (WHO). (Pius Utomi Ekpei / AFP)Spain sees 551 new virus deaths as toll tops 19 000Spain's coronavirus death toll soared past 19 000 on Thursday after another 551 people died of Covid-19, with the numbers reflecting a slowdown after nearly five weeks on lockdown. But the government has already said that, with the death toll approaching 13 000 and still rising, now is not the time to rescind the stay-at-home order imposed on 23 March. Abe had already declared a month-long state of emergency in seven regions, including Tokyo, where a recent spike in cases has prompted warnings that emergency medical facilities could collapse.

Source: News 24 April 16, 2020 13:52 UTC