More than 1.7 million people have been reported to be infected by the coronavirus globally and 109,519 have died, according to a Reuters tally.
Here are the latest developments in the Covid-19 crisis from around the globe:
China imported cases rise -
China records its highest daily toll of imported virus cases, confirming 97 new infections.
US deaths top 20,000 -
At least 20,608 people in the United States have died, making the US the hardest-hit country. It also has the highest number of reported infections (530,006), according to the latest figures from Johns Hopkins University.
More than 75,000 dead in Europe -
At least 109,300 people have died worldwide from the coronavirus in 193 countries and territories, according to an AFP tally on Easter Sunday morning.
There have been more than 1,780,640 million reported infections since the virus emerged in China in December.
With 75,011 deaths out of 909,700 diagnosed cases, Europe is the hardest-hit continent.
After falling for three straight days, Spain's daily death toll rose to 619. It now has 16,972 deaths. In Italy, there were 431 more deaths today, the lowest daily rise since March 19. The Italian death toll is now 19,899, the second highest in the world after that of the United States. British deaths soared past 10,000 while France's death toll is now 14,393.
Spectre of recession -
The World Bank warns South Asia is on course for its worst economic performance in 40 years, with decades of progress in the battle against poverty at risk.
It slashes its growth forecast for the region this year to 1.8 to 2.8% from its pre-pandemic projection of 6.3%.
'Easter of solitude' -
Pope Francis livestreamed Easter Sunday mass to the world's 1.3 billion Catholics, from an empty Saint Paul's Cathedral at the Vatican.
"For many, this is an Easter of solitude lived amid the sorrow and hardship that the pandemic is causing, from physical suffering to economic difficulties," the pontiff said.
He called for a reduction or forgiveness of poor nation's debts and an "immediate" ceasefire in global conflicts.
In Jerusalem, a handful of priests celebrated Easter at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, the holiest site in Christianity, closed this Easter for the first time in at least a century.
Confinement goes on -
Lebanon extends its lockdown until April 26.
Syria extends the closure of schools and universities until May 2.
Argentina extends its obligatory confinement until April 26 in big cities, but considers relaxing the measures in rural areas.
