US tops world in virus cases and logs record unemployment

Washington (AFP) March 27, 2020

The United States now has more COVID-19 infections than any other country, and a record number of newly unemployed people, as the coronavirus crisis deepens around the world. Healthcare systems in even the most developed nations are being stretched to breaking point with grim warnings they could soon be overwhelmed - and a prediction that 1.8 million could die from the disease this year.