Coronavirus has infected more than 4.3 million people and killed over 297,000, according to a tally kept by Johns Hopkins University.
Here are the latest updates on the pandemic from around the world:
SLOVAKIA
Slovakia's government has approved a tracking app designed to alert authorities if people break self-quarantine rules during the coronavirus pandemic.
Health Minister Marek Krajci says Slovaks returning home from abroad will not have to go to government quarantine facilities any longer but will be allowed to self-quarantine at home if they download the app.
To break self-quarantine rules will be punishable by up to 1,650 euros. If approved by Parliament, the self-quarantine at home with the app might be possible as soon as next week.
Slovakia has under 1,500 tested positive for the coronavirus, according to government figures released today. Twenty-seven have died.
NICARAGUA
Nicaragua released more than 2,800 prisoners, one day after the death of an inmate who reportedly had suffered from respiratory problems and while the government maintained there was no local spread of coronavirus in the country.
Loyda Valle, a friend of inmate Silvio Perez's family, said his relatives were still awaiting his death certificate while the government said in a statement that it was releasing the prisoners to house arrest as a gesture for upcoming Mother's Day, but also mentioned that the release included elderly inmates and those with chronic illnesses.
It made no reference to Covid-19, which has emerged in prison populations around the world and poses a greater risk to people in those categories.
Ms Valle, a member of an opposition coalition, said relatives had spoken to the 60-year-old Perez a day before his death and he had told them he was starting to feel better.
The government has not confirmed the death of Perez, who was serving a sentence for drug trafficking.
JAPAN
Experts on the Japanese coronavirus task force have approved a government plan lifting an ongoing state of emergency ahead of schedule in most areas, except for Tokyo and several other high-risk places.
Economy minister Yasutoshi Nishimura, after attending the task force meeting, said the experts approved a plan to lift the state of emergency in 39 of the country's 47 prefectures, while keeping the measure in place for eight others, including Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto and Hokkaido, where risks still remain high.
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe declared a month-long state of emergency on April 7 in Tokyo and six other urban prefectures and later expanded it to the whole country until May 31. With signs of the infections slowing, Mr Abe is seeking to relax the measure while balancing disease prevention and the economy.
Japan now has more than 16,000 confirmed cases, with about 680 deaths. The number of new cases has significantly decreased nationwide.
PHILIPPINES
A strong typhoon roared toward the Philippines as authorities work to evacuate tens of thousands of people while avoiding overcrowding in emergency shelters that could spread coronavirus.
Typhoon Vongfong has maximum sustained winds of 93 mph and gusts of up to 115 mph.
The Philippines remains under a lockdown to fight coronavirus.
Governors say social distancing will be nearly impossible for residents staying in emergency shelters. Some shelters are now serving as quarantine facilities, and they may have to be turned back into emergency storm shelters.
AUSTRALIA
Australia says it will continue to push for an inquiry into the origins of coronavirus, even if it hurts trade relations with China.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison had been accused of playing "deputy sheriff" to the United States after calling for the inquiry. Today, he brushed off the criticism.
"We have always been independent, we have always pursued our national interests, and we always will," he told reporters. "We will always be Australians in how we engage with the rest of the world, and we will always stand our ground when it comes to the things that we believe in and the values that we uphold."
China has suspended beef imports from four abattoirs and plans to impose tariffs on Australian barley, after warning the inquiry could harm two-way trade ties.
CHINA
China has reported three new coronavirus cases while moving to reopen businesses and schools.
The National Health Commission said 101 people remain in treatment for Covid-19, while 716 are isolated and being monitored for being suspected cases or for having tested positive for the virus without showing symptoms.
China plans to restart classes for most students on June 1, with other pupils to resume at a later date, depending on conditions. No announcement has been made on when university classes will resume.
China has reported a total of 4,633 deaths among 82,929 cases of the virus.
