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Coronavirus live news: US deaths could reach 240,000 as UN says world faces worst crisis since WW2

US has one 1 in 5 cases globally; global cases pass 850,000; record daily fatalities in UK, France, Italy, Spain and Russia. Follow the latest updates.

US president Donald Trump has shared guidelines on Twitter under the heading “30 Days to Slow the Spread”.

The points mainly relate to those who are sick, elderly or have underlying health conditions – all of these people should stay home and not go to work.

30 DAYS TO SLOW THE SPREAD#COVIDー19 https://t.co/p9j7kZsD7b pic.twitter.com/RSUHRfT8If

Moving away from the US now to Saudi Arabia, which has urged Muslims to wait before making plans to attend the annual haj pilgrimage until there is more clarity about the pandemic.

Some 2.5 million pilgrims from around the world usually flock to the holiest sites of Islam in Mecca and Medina for the week-long ritual, which is a once-in-a-lifetime duty for every able-bodied Muslim and a major source of income for the kingdom.

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