Latest developments on coronavirus around the world

Italy: The death toll from the coronavirus infection in Italy rose by 793 to 4,825. The total number of cases rose to 53,578 from a previous 47,021, an increase of 13.9%. Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte ordered all businesses, except those considered essential to supply chains, to close all operations until April 3.  

U.S.: The number of COVID-19 confirmed cases in the United States rose to 25,493 as of 7:30 p.m. local time on Thursday (2330 GMT) with at least 307 deaths, according to the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University. Vice President Mike Pence said Saturday during a news conference that he and his wife would be tested for the coronavirus.

UK: The number of COVID-19-related deaths has risen to 233. There has been a rise of 1,035 confirmed cases in a day to 5,018 on Saturday.

France: At least 14,459 confirmed COVID-19 cases were reported in France as of Saturday, with a total of 562 people died.

Spain: Spain's death toll from the coronavirus epidemic soared on Saturday to 1,326, according to the country's Health Ministry latest data. The number of registered cases in the country rose to 24,926. The Spanish government said on Saturday warned that “the worst is yet to come”.