COVID-19 cases have now surpassed 100,000 worldwide since
the flu-like coronavirus broke out from Wuhan in China.
The total number of cases now stands at 100,055 as of 8 a.m.
ET on Friday, according to data compiled by John Hopkins. The majority of the
cases are in mainland China, followed by South Korea, Iran and Italy. In the
United States, there are at least 233 cases and 14 deaths, according to John
Hopkins.
At least 3,398 people have died due to the virus globally.
On Thursday, the World Health Organization called on all
nations to “pull out all the stops” to fight the COVID-19 outbreak as it
continues to spread Worldwide.
“This epidemic can be pushed back but only with a
coordinated and comprehensive approach that engages the entire machinery of
government,” WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said during a
press briefing at the agency’s headquarters in Geneva. “We’re calling on every
country to act with speed, scale and clear-minded determination.”
