Italy on Friday recorded the most daily deaths of any country since the start of the coronavirus pandemic and
Spain had its deadliest day, as
British Prime Minister
Boris Johnson became the first major world leader to test positive.
Italy reported 969 new deaths, Spain 769 and
France 299 as Europe reeled from a crisis that led the
United States on Friday to finalise an unprecedented $2 trillion stimulus package.
In other grim milestones, AFP tallies showed more than 26,000 deaths worldwide, and a total of 300,000 cases now recorded in Europe, after the United States overtook
China as the country with the most infections.