China

Health ministry says total deaths have risen to 182 while infections have increased to 3,870

As the global pandemic infects over 1.4 million people and killing 82,000

Prime Minister Edouard Philippe said the lockdown would probably have to be extended beyond that date

Johnson, who tested positive nearly two weeks ago, was taken to St Thomas’ hospital on Sunday evening

Among those patients aged 70 or over, the figures showed more than 68 per cent died

Lockdown saw people forcibly confined to their homes, with streets deserted except for police patrols

China maintains strict screening protocols, concerned about any resurgence in domestic transmissions

Infections worldwide nearing 1.4m mark, while nearly 290,000 people have recovered from COVID-19 infection

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