USA - The new coronavirus pandemic has surpassed another startling threshold in the US. As of Monday, the US has officially seen more than 10,000 people die after testing positive for the new coronavirus. Nearly half of those deaths have happened in New York, with the state's total hitting 4,758 deaths on Monday. The US had already surpassed every other country's coronavirus case count, though a lack of testing makes it hard to certify counts in any country. As such, it's very likely there are many more people who have died after contracting the disease in the US and worldwide, but they can't be counted in the official death toll because they hadn't been tested. New York has been the hardest hit state when it comes to COVID-19 case counts, followed by New Jersey, Michigan, and then California.

UK - A Number 10 statement read: "Since Sunday evening, the prime minister has been under the care of doctors at St Thomas' Hospital, in London, after being admitted with persistent symptoms of coronavirus.

"Over the course of this afternoon, the condition of the prime minister has worsened and, on the advice of his medical team, he has been moved to the intensive care unit at the hospital."

USA - Coronavirus could result in a brutal global economic crash that strong economies like the UK, US and Canada struggle to recover from. Angel Gurría of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development explained that many countries will see no growth or negative growth for 2020. He added the job losses caused by coronavirus will result in many economies struggling after the pandemic has been resolved. While speaking to BBC's Victoria Derbyshire Mr Gurría noted small, and medium businesses would be struck hard from the swing in the economy and even large global economies like the UK, US and Canada will struggle in the future. Mr Gurría said: "Coronavirus is going to affect us very seriously. It affects the social, human, the health side and it will leave very big wounds and eventually scars on the economic side. This is because of the unemployment impact, the tens of thousands perhaps hundreds of thousands small to medium enterprises (SME) livelihoods will be at stake."

USA - In this dark year of Covid-19, an influential group of rabbis in Israel ruled that Passover could be shared with extended family and friends –- not in person but over Zoom. Given the rigid restrictions among devout Jews about what’s permitted on holy days, it was almost shocking. Plenty of other rabbis condemned the move. But as Jews, Muslims and Christians enter one of the holiest times of the year, with Easter, Ramadan and Passover all celebrated this month, leaders of these religions with ancient roots find themselves giving thanks to the internet. With roughly half the world locked down, keeping the holidays communally will be a struggle. “Almost normal would still be a stretch,” said Zainab Gulamali, spokesperson for the Muslim Council of Britain, where more than 4,300 people have died from the virus. “But we can do our best to host a remote Ramadan that is still spiritually uplifting.”

AFRICA - More than half of Africa’s 54 countries have imposed lockdowns, curfews, travel bans or other measures in a bid to prevent local transmission of the virus. They range from South Africa, where inequality and crime plague Africa’s most developed country, to places like Uganda, where the informal sector accounts for more than 50% of the country’s gross domestic product. Unless the virus’ spread can be controlled, up to 50% of all projected job growth in Africa will be lost as aviation, services, exports, mining, agriculture and the informal sector all take a hit, Ahunna Eziakonwa, the United Nations Development Program regional director for Africa, told The Associated Press. “We will see a complete collapse of economies and livelihoods. Livelihoods will be wiped out in a way we have never seen before,” she warned.

USA - Perhaps the most under-reported statistic in the entire coronavirus pandemic passed an important milestone on Sunday as 250,000 were marked as having recovered from the illness. The onward march of the death toll and number of confirmed cases has prompted countless hours of media coverage, as the virus spread around the globe. However, the number of people who are officially recorded as having recovered from the disease receives far less attention. The important stat climbed past the quarter of a million barrier (to 252,478) on Sunday, as more than 20 percent of confirmed carriers of the virus have officially overcome the disease, according to the Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center.

UK - Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been admitted to hospital for tests, 10 days after testing positive for coronavirus, Downing Street has said.

He was taken to a London hospital on Sunday evening with "persistent symptoms".

It is said to be a "precautionary step" taken on the advice of his doctor.

USA - High-end stores across the country have been boarding up their stores in anticipation of civil unrest due to the Chinese coronavirus pandemic. In Beverly Hills, the Pottery Barn and West Elm stores near Rodeo Drive were spotted with boards across the windows according to TMZ. The “Magnificent Mile” in Chicago today looks like Chile in November. All fancy stores boarded up. Are they afraid of #Covid19 or of something else? San Francisco looks like a town expecting a hurricane, with storefronts boarded up, and people lining up at stores, while others wander around without any apparent destination or plan, as if propelled by Brownian motion. Everyone is waiting for Hurricane Covid-19 to crest.

EUROPE - The coronavirus pandemic, with its simultaneous health and economic crises, is deepening fault lines within Europe in a way some leaders fear could prove to be a final reckoning. The cohesion of the European Union had been battered by Brexit, bruised by the political fallout from the 2015 migration surge and the 2008 financial crisis, and challenged by rising autocracy in the east that runs contrary to the professed ideals of the European project. Now, if Europe’s leaders cannot chart a more united course, the project lies in what one of its architects described this week as “mortal danger.”

AFRICA - Coronavirus-linked flight restrictions are hampering efforts to wipe out locust swarms on the verge of devastating crops in eastern Africa, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said. The curbs have delayed deliveries of pesticides and, at the current rate of spraying, stocks in Kenya will run out within four days, Cyril Ferrand, FAO's head of resilience for Eastern Africa, told Reuters on Thursday. "If we fail in the current (regional) control operations, because of lack of pesticides, then we could see 4 million more people struggle to feed their families," Ferrand said.

USA - Total Cost of Coronavirus Shutdowns and Lockdowns Estimated at $34 Trillion - More than the US GDP!

Stock market loss in valuation: $10.5 TRILLION

Direct Losses to US Economy (GDP) $2.39 TRILLION

Losses in wages to unemployed workers: $5.264 TRILLION...

VATICAN - Pope Francis must be careful and stop Pope Benedict's traditionalist moves if he wants to protect the future of the Catholic church, an expert has grimly warned. Francis and Benedict have endured a difficult relationship during their time at the Vatican, with observers claiming the more liberal views of Francis have been stifled by the traditional sensibilities of Benedict. In the past, many have felt that Francis would have pushed a more progressive agenda to make the church more accessible to modern day worshippers. The recent relaxing of confession laws as Italy is gripped by the coronavirus were seen by some as a move that showed Francis’ liberalism and many had hoped aspects of Catholicism such as celibacy and contraception could be next on his agenda.

USA - As the US economy collapses, authorities warn that the unthinkable may soon become reality. With each passing day, it seems like the forecasts for the rest of 2020 are just getting worse. Initially, most of the “economic experts” on television were warning that the coronavirus pandemic may push our country into a recession, but now we are being warned that we could soon see economic numbers that we haven’t seen since the Great Depression of the 1930s.

USA - Gasoline prices at some Cleveland gas stations have dipped below one dollar per gallon over the past 24 hours, reaching as low as 67.9 cents Monday night at one station on Cleveland’s West Side. The Gas USA station at West 117th Street and Bellaire Road, at the Cleveland-Linndale border, had raised prices to 99.9 cents per gallon for the Tuesday morning commute, said Malika Dayani, a cook who was tending Gas USA’s food counter on Tuesday morning.

UK - Prime Minister Boris Johnson has tested positive for coronavirus and is self-isolating in Downing Street. He said he had experienced mild symptoms over the past 24 hours, including a temperature and cough, but would continue to lead the government.

Health Secretary Matt Hancock said he had also tested positive while England's Chief Medical Officer, Prof Chris Whitty, has shown symptoms.