Deaths, infections* More than 274,800 people have been infected across the world and 11,389 have died, according to a Reuters tally. * Mexico and the United States have agreed to form a joint task force to combat the spread at their border. * A Chinese report into the coronavirus death of a young doctor reprimanded by police when he tried to raise the alarm about the disease drew quick criticism online. * Angola on Saturday confirmed its first two cases of coronavirus, while Mauritius recorded its first death as the virus spreads across Africa. * Germany is readying an emergency budget worth more than 150 billion euros ($160 billion) to shore up jobs and businesses at risk from the economic impact of the coronavirus outbreak, the finance minister said on Saturday.

Source: Dhaka Tribune March 22, 2020 03:22 UTC