China will honour those who died fighting virus; Donald Trump opts out of call for Americans to wear non-surgical masks; World Bank warns of ‘major global recession’. Follow the latest, liveLatest developments: at a glance‘Mask wars’: US faces more accusations of Covid-19 outbiddingFocus turns to US as coronavirus continues to spread around worldUS coronavirus – live updatesSee all of our coronavirus coverage 3.02am BST It is now 10am in Beijing and across China people have paused for three-minute silence to remember the patients and medical workers who died in the coronavirus outbreak.Citizens will stop still, cars, trains and ships will sound their horns, and air-raid sirens will ring out in memory of the more than 3,000 lives lost. 2.57am BST Across China people will soon observe a three-minute silence to mourn the patients and medical staff killed by the coronavirus. The country will pause at 10am Beijing time.Saturday has been declared a day of mourning across the country, where flags are flying at half-mast, and all public events and entertainment have been stopped. It coincides with the start of the annual Qingming tomb-sweeping festival, when millions of Chinese families pay respects to their ancestors.As of Friday, the total number of nationally confirmed cases stood at 81,639, including 19 new infections, the National Health Commission said. Eighteen of the new cases involved travellers arriving from abroad. Continue reading…
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