The death toll continued to rise around the world reaching 11,289 deaths, according to data collected Friday afternoon by John Hopkins University.
In the meantime, nations are increasing their social-distancing efforts to slow the virus’ rate of spread. Long lines at the supermarkets in Italy have turned into orderly spaced queues to buy essential goods. At mosques and government institutions, spaces were spread out to provide more distance between congregants.
Elsewhere, Japan is still preparing for the 2020 Summer Games. The Olympic flame arrived from Greece with much fanfare while in Russia a piano concert by Denis Matsuyev was set to be broadcast in a nearly empty concert hall. Performers are turning to streaming to connect with fans during the crisis. In Rome though, people in quarantine had a free concert from opera singer Laura Baldassari who sang outside her balcony.
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