World coronavirus dispatch: Second US stimulus, and West Asia's burial woes

From Covid-19 deaths in China coming down to zero, to many West Asian countries facing a disruption in burial rituals, and the US' deal for masks - read these and more in today's international digest

China on Tuesday reported no new coronarivus-related deaths in 24 hours, and the 32 new reported cases were all in people who returned from overseas. The country from where the coronavirus outbreak started, has so far recorded 81,740 cases and 3,331 deaths linked to the virus. Its number for daily new deaths has been hovering in single digits for weeks now — just one on many days.

Let’s look at the global statistics:

Total confirmed cases: 1,280,046

Change over the previous day: 79,352

Total deaths: 75,945

Total recovered: 291,991

Nations hit with most cases: US (368,449), Spain (140,510), Italy (132,547),