.@WHO Director-General: "COVID-19 can be characterized as a pandemic. Pandemic is not a word to be used lightly or carelessly." pic.twitter.com/yD9uRQ89Yu

— CSPAN (@cspan) March 11, 2020

LATEST – #Coronavirus deaths in #Italy pass 1,000 – now standing at 1,016. #NayabChohanLive

— NAYAB CHOHAN Journalist AND Presenter (@NayabChohanLIVE) March 12, 2020

Coronavirus outbreak, Italy:

March 12: 15,113 cases
March 8: 7,375 cases
March 4: 3,089 cases
February 29: 1,128 cases
February 25: 323 cases
February 21: 20 cases
February 17: 3 cases

— Norbert Elekes (@NorbertElekes) March 12, 2020

Spanish Health Ministry Wed. confirmed 506 new #COVID19 cases, bringing the total of #coronavirus patients to 2,128 with 47 death, making #Spain Europe’s 2nd most severe outbreak after Italy. #CoronaOutbreak https://t.co/VuRfYVNjlq

— Dave Lucas (@davelucas) March 11, 2020

Iran’s latest official #coronavirus figures:

Death toll now stands at 429, including 75 deaths in the last 24h.

Number of infections: 10,075

3276 people have recovered.

— Golnaz Esfandiari (@GEsfandiari) March 12, 2020

#Iran asks #IMF for $5bn in emergency funding to battle #coronavirus as cases spikehttps://t.co/meVkrONOpG

— Press TV (@PressTV) March 12, 2020

UPDATE on coronavirus (#COVID19) testing in the UK:

As of 9am 12 March 2020, a total of 29,764 people have been tested:

29,174 negative
590 positive

8 patients who tested positive for coronavirus have sadly died.

The digital dashboard will be updated later today. pic.twitter.com/6hPeNlUU7f

— Department of Health and Social Care (@DHSCgovuk) March 12, 2020

If you are unwell and think you might have coronavirus, stay at home and either call 111 or use the online service: https://t.co/x7zJQR0Xgh

— UK Prime Minister (@10DowningStreet) March 11, 2020