By Damien Gayle (now); Amy Walker and Helen Sullivan (earlier)
Infections worldwide pass 12m; Doctors warn of overcrowding in Victoria, Australia; Tokyo records record 220 cases in one day
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11.09am BST
Hello, this is Damien Gayle taking the reins on the blog now for the next eight hours, bringing you the latest updates and headlines in the coronavirus outbreak from around the world. If you want to drop me a line you can do so, either via email to damien.gayle@theguardian.com, or via Twitter direct message to @damiengayle.
10.59am BST
The intensive care unit at the main hospital in Bergamo, the Italian province worst affected by coronavirus, is Covid-free for the first time since the outbreak of the pandemic in Italy in February.
The virus was first detected in the province on 23 February, two days after Italy’s first local transmission was confirmed, and went on to kill an estimated 6,000 people.
Source: Coronavirus live news: global infections pass 12m as outbreaks worsen in US and Australia
Category: Coronavirus outbreak, World news, US news, Australia news, UK news, Science, Infectious diseases
