World Coronavirus Dispatch: Japan's Abe visits hospital for fatigue

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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe entered a hospital on Monday for a medical check-up, a government source told Reuters, after a top official voiced concern the premier was suffering from fatigue because of his workload during the coronavirus pandemic. The reason for the check-up was not immediately clear. Abe’s office didn’t offer an official comment. Read more here

Let’s look at the global statistics:

Total Confirmed Cases: 21,672,186

Change Over Yesterday: 209,593

Total Deaths: 775,246

Total Recovered: 13,676,869

Nations hit with most cases: US (5,403,269), Brazil (3,340,197), India (2,647,663), Russia (920,719) and South Africa (587,345)

Source: Johns Hopkins Coronavirus