"I'm scared for me and patients that this could go on" for months, said Lauren, who declined to give her surname.The financial impact of economies grinding to a halt continued to unnerve policymakers, who opened the spigots and flooded the markets with yet more cash -- their latest effort to keep the wheels turning.
Asian markets cheered the news, with Tokyo, Hong Kong and Seoul rocketing in their latest rollercoaster session. The announcement came after crowds of people were seen enjoying weekend sunshine in parks and countryside, prompting calls for tougher action. Tedros said it took 67 days from the beginning of the outbreak in China in December for the virus to infect the first 100,000 people worldwide.
New infections in the continent's hardest-hit country dipped to just shy of 5,000, down from over 6,500 on Saturday. But Trump -- who faces re-election in November and is keen to avoid extended economic damage in the US -- told reporters he would soon be"opening up our country to business because our country was meant to be open."