WHO warns global spread of virus is accelerating –as it happened
by Helen Sullivan (now and earlier), Kate Lyons , Cla from on (#513C5)
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12.16am GMT
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12.06am GMT
In Panama, the Guardian's Patrick Greenfield reports that authorities have announced 32 new Covid-19 cases and another fatality, bringing the Central American country's today to 345 cases overall and six deaths.
From Tuesday, a nationwide curfew will be lengthened by four hours to 5pm until 5am to suppress the spread of the virus. The previous curfew measures started at 9pm.