Latest COVID-19 updates:

South Korea has reported over 10,000 cases of COVID-19 as of midnight Friday; the total number of infections has reached 10,062, with 174 deaths, according to the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Germany has recorded over 80,000 confirmed cases; the country's armed forces will deploy 15,000 soldiers to help civilian institutions deal with the coronavirus crisis.

Japan's health ministry has reported 235 new cases on Thursday, bringing the total number of recorded cases in the country to 3,329; Tokyo saw a new record daily increase of 97.

Italy has added 4,668 cases, bringing the case tally to 115,242; over 10,000 medics have been infected nationwide, according to the National Institutes of Health and the Italian Association of Doctors.