COVID-19 , the disease caused by the coronavirus , was officially declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization on March 11.

There are more than 2.5 million confirmed cases of the virus worldwide, and more than 177,000 people have died from it, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University . Efforts to curb the outbreak have led to the global disruption of daily life and the economy, as schools and workplaces shutter in hopes of slowing transmission.

HuffPost reporters around the world are tracking the pandemic and the measures being taken to flatten the curve of transmission.

Read the latest updates on the coronavirus pandemic below. (To see the latest updates, you may need to refresh the page. All times are Eastern. For earlier updates on the pandemic, go here .)

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