Tehran, 08 June_The total number of confirmed coronavirus cases worldwide has now surpassed the 7 million mark, while the deaths from the fast-spreading disease have crossed 402,000, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University.
As of Monday morning, the overall number of cases stood at 7,006,436, while the death toll increased to 402,699, according to the university’s latest update.
Of those diagnosed with COVID-19, the disease caused by the new virus, some 1,942,363 were reported in the US, which has recorded 110,514 fatalities.
As the world’s large economies — including the US, the UK, Brazil and India — are grappling with the fast-spreading virus, the South Pacific country of New Zealand says it has eliminated the transmission of the viral infection and will soon return to normal life.
The following is the latest news on the pandemic around the globe:
New Zealand free of COVID-19
New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Monday that her government has eliminated the transmission of the virus domestically, and the country will get back to life without restrictions.
“While the job is not done, there is no denying this is a milestone ... Thank you, New Zealand,” she said.
“We are confident we have eliminated transmission of the virus in New Zealand for now, but elimination is not a point in time, it is a sustained effort,” Ardern added.
She said her government would lift all containment measures except for border controls.
The South Pacific country of about five million people reported its last case of infection with the virus on May 22.
Indonesia eases capital restrictions
Meanwhile, Indonesia has eased lockdown restrictions in the capital Jakarta, while new cases and fatalities are still being reported across the country.
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