Latest developments of COVID-19 in the world

Iran reported 1,006 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, which brings the country's overall tally to 95,646 and the number of fatalities mounted to 6,091 on Friday. 

Spain confirmed a total of 215,216 cases on Friday, the death toll rose to 24,824 in the country. Spain said its gross domestic product was projected to fall by 9.2 percent this year under the current situation of the coronavirus pandemic. 

Germany reported 160,758 cases of COVID-19, with the 6,481 deaths as of Friday. 

Thailand reported six new cases and 0 deaths on Friday, the newly confirmed cases stayed in the single digits for five consecutive days, and there are 2,960 overall infections in the country with 54 deaths. Except for the coronavirus situation, Thailand, on Friday, reported more than 1,000 cases of dengue fever in the country. 

Philippines recorded a total of 8,772 COVID-19 cases, with 579 deaths. In addition, local health authorities said 1,694 medical workers have infected with novel coronavirus in the country. 

UK reported a total of 172,481 cases of COVID-19 on Friday, the death toll stands at 26,842. UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson tweeted that "I can confirm that we are past the peak of this disease. We are past the peak, and we are on the downward slope." 

(Cover: Messages urging people to stay at home to help the National Health Service (NHS) save lives in London, Britain, April 3, 2020. /Xinhua)