WHO: over 400,000 COVID-19 cases reported globally

A total of 414,179 confirmed cases of COVID-19 have been reported globally as of 10:00 CET (0900 GMT) Wednesday, with 18,440 deaths, the World Health Organization's daily report said.

Outside China, the number of confirmed cases raised to 332,331, among which nearly 240,000 were reported in six of the hard-hit countries with over 20,000 cases each, namely Italy, the United States, Spain, Germany, Iran, and France.