Southeast Asia must be 'aggressive' on coronavirus: Live updates

WHO notes new clusters of infections in region, as more countries around world close borders to protect citizens.

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The WHO is calling for more "aggressive" action to curb the coronavirus in Southeast Asia, after the European Union, now at the epicentre of the pandemic, moved to seal off its external borders.
"More clusters of virus transmission are being confirmed," Poonam Khetrapal Singh, WHO's regional director, said. "We clearly need to do more, and urgently."
Southeast Asia is facing a wave of infections that began at an event at a mosque on the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur that was attended by some 16,000 people. Malaysia now has the biggest outbreak in the region and on Wednesday sealed the country's borders and closed schools, officers and all but essential businesses.

Europe has also moved to close its external borders as hard-hit Italy reported an additional 345 people had died from the virus, and France imposed a draconian lockdown unseen during peacetime.
"The enemy is the virus and now we have to do our utmost to protect our people and to protect our economies," European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said after the grouping held its second video conference in a week.
"We are ready to do everything that is required. We will not hesitate to take additional measures as the situation evolves."
In the United States, meanwhile, the virus has been reported in West Virginia for the first time, meaning it has now spread to all 50 states. The Trump administration announced a plan to send money to Americans immediately to ease the economic pain resulting from the outbreak.
The WHO has described the coronavirus pandemic as the "defining global health crisis of our time", and urged countries to test all suspected cases of COVID-19.
Globally, the virus has infected 184,976 people and killed just more than 7,500, according to the WHO. Almost 80,000 people have recovered from the infection, according to data collected by Johns Hopkins University.

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Southeast Asia must be 'aggressive' on coronavirus: Live updates

Southeast Asia must be 'aggressive' on coronavirus: Live updates

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