Latest coronavirus developments in the world 

Iran: Iran reported 147 new deaths from the novel coronavirus on Wednesday, bringing the death toll to 1,135. At least 1,192 new cases of COVID-19 have been reported in Iran, and the total number of confirmed cases reached 17,361. So far, 5,710 patients have recovered from the disease in the country. 

Japan: The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Japan increased to 890, NHK reported citing local officials. As of Wednesday, a total of 29 people have died of the coronavirus in the country.

Spain: Spain reported a total of 13,716 cases of COVID-19 in the country on Wednesday, and its death toll now risen to 558.

Moldova: Moldova has reported its first death from novel coronavirus. The deceased patient is a 60 year-old female. Moldova on Tuesday imposed a state of emergency to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus while the county's total confirmed cases of COVID-19 now stands at 30.

Gambia: The Gambian health authorities on Tuesday evening confirmed the first case of COVID-19 in the country. The infected patient is a woman in her 20s who returned from Britain recently.

The amount of global confirmed COVID-19 cases has topped 200,000, according to the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University.