- Worldwide numbers: The novel coronavirus has infected more than 3.2 million people and killed at least 233,000, according to Johns Hopkins University.
- In the US: More than 1 million Covid-19 cases have been recorded, and at least 63,000 deaths. More than half of all states will be partially reopened by the end of the week.
- European economy drops: The EU economy shrank 3.5% in the first quarter of 2020 -- the worst quarterly drop since the EU started collecting the data in 1995.
- WHO warning: The global health watchdog warned that Europe remains “very much in the grip of this pandemic,” accounting for 46% of cases, and 63% of deaths globally.