In China: 81,003 confirmed cases; 3,180 deaths (including 3 in Hong Kong and 1 in Taiwan); 64,220 recovered
Outside of China: Over 51,000 confirmed cases; over 1,910 deaths
U.S.: Trump declares national emergency, says he will "likely" receive a coronavirus test
Canadian PM Justin Trudeau's wife tests positive for coronavirus
Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro denies testing positive for coronavirus
Spain has declared a 15-day state of emergency over the coronavirus outbreak as cases jumped to over 4,200.
Italy has expanded its lockdown to the whole country, with all public gatherings canceled. It is the worst-hit country in Europe.
English football suspends games, including the Premier League, until April 4 because of the coronavirus outbreak; Champions League and Europa League games were also postponed by UEFA.
U.S. stocks open sharply higher after their worst day since 1987.
These new countries and regions reported their first coronavirus cases in the last 12 hours:
Uruguay,
Guatemala,
Venezuela,
Mauritania
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday demanded all UN staff telecommute and work remotely from March 16 to April 12 to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 at the UN headquarters in New York.
Meanwhile, Europe has become the "new epicenter" of the COVID-19 pandemic, World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Friday, with more reported cases and deaths than the rest of the world combined apart from China. Spain declared a state of emergency, while a host of other countries announced strict new measures. France closed schools and stepped up funding to help businesses. Poland announced it will ban foreigners from entering the country for 10 days from Sunday. Bulgaria closed schools and restricted travel to 14 countries on Friday. Switzerland closed schools and banned public and private gatherings.
Here are the latest figures in Europe:
Italy: 17,660 cases, 1,266 deaths
Spain: 4,231 cases, 121 deaths
France: 2,876 cases, 79 deaths
UK: 798 cases, 11 deaths
Switzerland: 1,009, six deaths
Kenya confirms its first coronavirus case
Australia Home Affairs minister tests positive for coronavirus
India reported its first death from COVID-19 on Friday: A 76-year-old man with underlying health conditions who had visited Saudi Arabia.
Ghana reported its first two cases. The two patients traveled to Ghana from Norway and Turkey.
Trinidad and Tobago confirmed its first case: A 52-year-old man who traveled from Switzerland.
Argentina declared a state of emergency and suspended all incoming flights from China, South Korea, Japan, Iran, the United States and countries across Europe.
Panama also declared a state of emergency as nationwide COVID-19 cases increased to 27.
Australia's Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced that starting Monday, the country will advise against organized, non-essential gatherings of more than 500 people. There are 140 confirmed COVID-19 cases in the country.
Japan's total number of cases rose to 690 on Friday, excluding 697 cases from the Diamond Princess cruise ship. 19 patients have died. Japan's Olympics minister insisted they were not considering cancelling or postponing the Games, despite U.S. President Trump's suggestion officials should consider delaying the event for one year.