Global COVID-19 deaths pass 600,000

More than 600,000 people have died with the coronavirus around the world. Nearly a quarter of them were in the US.

The world has seen the largest single-day increase in cases, the WHO says.

The number of new cases of coronavirus rose by almost 260,000 in 24 hours.

The EU is in its third day of talks to try to agree a rescue package for virus-hit countries.

Millions of people have been told to stay at home amid an outbreak in the Spanish region of Catalonia.

The global number of infections now stands at 14.3 million – Johns Hopkins University.

Source: BBC