Latest coronavirus developments around the world

The number of confirmed coronavirus cases continues to grow in regions outside China with a total of 122 countries and regions reporting over 51,700 cases and at least 1,775 deaths.

These new countries and regions reported their first coronavirus cases in the last 12 hours:

Uruguay,

Guatemala,

Venezuela,

Mauritania

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday demanded all UN staff telecommute and work remotely from March 16 to April 12 to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 at the UN headquarters in New York.

Meanwhile, Europe has become the "new epicenter" of the COVID-19 pandemic, World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Friday, with more reported cases and deaths than the rest of the world combined apart from China. Spain declared a state of emergency, while a host of other countries announced strict new measures. France closed schools and stepped up funding to help businesses. Poland announced it will ban foreigners from entering the country for 10 days from Sunday. Bulgaria closed schools and restricted travel to 14 countries on Friday. Switzerland closed schools and banned public and private gatherings.

Here are the latest figures in Europe:

Italy: 17,660 cases, 1,266 deaths

Spain: 4,231 cases, 121 deaths

France: 2,876 cases, 79 deaths

UK: 798 cases, 11 deaths

Switzerland: 1,009, six deaths