A man wearing a face mask walks along a tunnel in the Ginza area of Tokyo on Saturday (April 18). Japan, alarmed by rising coronavirus deaths and the spectre of the collapse of the medical system, is scrambling to expand testing with drive-through facilities and general practitioners helping to collect samples. - AFP
HONG KONG: Reported cases of the coronavirus have crossed 2.23 million globally and 151,657 people have died, according to a Reuters tally as of 0200 GMT on Saturday (April 18). Here are quick facts on the current battles the world is facing against the Covid-19.
* US coronavirus deaths topped 35,400 on Friday, rising by more than 2,000 for the fourth day in a row, according to a Reuters tally, as some states announced timetables for lifting restrictions aimed at blunting the pandemic.
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