Coronavirus: latest global developments

Coronavirus: latest global developments

Are the latest developments in the coronavirus crisis.. The European Union proposes a 750-billion-euro (Dh3 trillion) post-virus recovery fund for Europe and urges sceptical member states to back it.. If passed, the proposal would be the biggest EU stimulus package in history and could see Europe-wide taxes on plastics, carbon emissions and big tech.. - Brazil deaths keep rising -. In virus hotspot Latin America, Brazil reports the highest daily death toll in the world for the fifth straight day.. The pandemic has killed 352,494 people worldwide since it surfaced in China late last year, according to an AFP tally at 11pm UAE time�on Wednesday, based on official sources.. The United States has recorded the most deaths with 99,724 fatalities.. It is followed by Britain with 37,460, Italy with 33,072, France with 28,596 and Spain with 27,118.. The French government says doctors can no longer treat Covid-19 patients with hydroxychloroquine, a controversial and potentially harmful drug that the World Health Organization this week warned had been shown to be potentially dangerous in several studies.. Struggling automakers Renault, Nissan and Mitsubishi unveil a plan to deepen their rocky alliance that would see them develop nearly half of cars jointly by 2025