World coronavirus dispatch: Now, UK shadows Italy as worst hit in Europe

From companies looking to Southeast Asia for manufacturing, to doctors needing ways to share data - read these and more in today's world dispatch

How countries respond to and manage the Covid-19 pandemic is a new factor in risk assessments, analysts say, as some companies increasingly look to South-east Asia as an alternative to China as a manufacturing and supply engine. Read more here.

Let’s look at the global statistics:

Total confirmed cases: 3,449,986

Change over previous day: 90,931

Total deaths: 244,295

Total recovered: 1,101,375

Nations hit with most cases: The US (1,134,058), Spain (216,582) Italy (209,328), the UK (183,500 ), and France (168,518)

Source: Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Research Center

UK shadows Italy as worst hit in Europe – virus death