Latest on the COVID-19 around the world

UK: 590 people have tested positive for the new coronavirus following an increase of 134 in the last 24 hours. Ten people have died.

Philippine: President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered halting all transport in and out of Manila as well as quarantine measures to contain the spread of the virus.

Japan: As many as 676 people have been infected with the coronavirus as of 10:30 pm on Thursday, apart from 14 returnees on charter flights and 697 cases from the Diamond Princess cruise ship. A total of 26 people have died from the virus in Japan so far.

India: As many as 74 cases have been confirmed cases so far.

Pakistan: One additional case related to Iran has been detected, bringing the total in the country to 21.

Azerbaijan: The country reported its first death, an Azeri woman who was quarantined after returning from Iran.

Maldives: Government on Thursday declared a state of public health emergency for the first time in its history in response to an increase in COVID-19 cases.

Czech: A 30-day state of emergency has been declared over the novel coronavirus, including a ban on gatherings of more than 30 people and restrictions on public places such as restaurants, libraries and gyms. The country is also partly closing borders to prevent people from vulnerable locations from entering the country.