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Here are some of the most noteworthy developments of the day:
- The global number of confirmed coronavirus cases surpassed 750,000, a grim new milestone, according to data collated by Johns Hopkins University, external
- New York governor Andrew Cuomo pleaded for health workers from other states to help out
- Italy's death toll and confirmed cases jumped to 11,591 and 101,739 respectively, as the country's lockdown was extended to 12 April
- The Spanish foreign minister said the upward rise in cases in the country appears to be flattening out
- The Hungarian government was granted the power to rule by decree, prompting concern for democracy in the country
- President Donald Trump said he was confident US hospitals would have enough ventilators to meet the "peak" of infection rates
- UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab announced a deal with airlines to rescue UK citizens stranded abroad
- Another 180 people died in the UK, bringing total virus deaths to 1,408
- The Tokyo Olympic Games was rescheduled to start on 23 July, 2021 after being postponed from this summer
- Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu tested negative for coronavirus after going into self-isolation
- Syria reported its first death from coronavirus, raising questions over the country’s resilience to the pandemic
- Prince Charles came out of self-isolation, following his diagnosis of coronavirus