COVID-19 Live Updates: China Reports Seven New Imported Cases of Coronavirus

The pandemic continues spreading across the world, with over 5,490,900 infected globally, including more than 345,900 deaths, according to the Johns Hopkins University count. The United States remains the country hardest hit by the virus.

At the moment, the highest death tolls are in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Italy. Fatalities in the US have topped 98,000, of which at least 29,229 have died in New York City only.

Russia has registered more than 353,000, of which more than 3,630 have died and over 118,000 have recovered.

Many countries have since announced the easing of pandemic-induced restrictions and plan to resume domestic and international travel in the coming weeks.

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