Europe's COVID-19 hot spots saw no let-up in activity today, with record high deaths reported in Italy and the virus sickening Britain's prime minister and two of its top health officials.Meanwhile, with another rush of cases reported from Italy, the country topped China's total and is now second only to the United States.
The global total today climbed to 590,594 cases from 176 countries, including 26,865 deaths, according to the Johns Hopkins online dashboard.At a media telebriefing today, World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, PhD, said he met with 50 health ministers from around the world today to share lessons learned, such as the need for early isolation and detection, and to express challenges.