Coronavirus live updates: Cases in Germany jump by 1,144; global cases top 3 million

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• Global cases: More than 3 million
• Global deaths: More than 210,800
• Most cases reported: United States (987,022), Spain (229,422), Italy (199,414), France (165,962), and Germany (158,434). 

The data above was compiled by Johns Hopkins University as of 8:42 a.m. Beijing time. 

All times below are in Beijing time.

U.S. airlines have stepped up policies to ensure passengers and employees wear face masks onboard flights as part of their efforts to contain the virus from spreading. 

Starting May 4, all JetBlue Airways passengers will be required to wear a face covering. It is the strictest policy so far in the United States and one that follows the New York-based airline’s requirement that flight attendants wear a mask or face covering while on duty.

American Airlines and Delta Air Lines earlier Monday said they will require thousands of employees to wear face masks and provide masks for passengers. — Leslie Josephs

China’s National Health Commission said it confirmed six new cases of infection, with half of them attributed to travelers from overseas. No new deaths were reported, the same as yesterday. There were 40 asymptomatic cases. 

Cumulative confirmed cases in mainland China totaled 82,836 and 4,633 people have died. 

On April 17, the cumulative death toll rose substantially after an investigation in the city of Wuhan, where the outbreak was first reported, added 1,290 deaths. — Saheli Roy Choudhury

Coronavirus testing will be free for transportation workers in Los Angeles, mayor Eric Garcetti announced on Monday. 

Free testing for delivery, taxi, Uber and Lyft drivers will become available on Tuesday, even if they do not have symptoms.

Los Angeles previously opened testing to critical workers who did not have symptoms. Los Angeles has 20,417 confirmed cases of Covid-19.

Garcetti said earlier Monday in an interview on CNN that the amount of coronavirus testing needs to double before Los Angeles considers re-opening. — Kif Leswing

Japan’s March jobless rate rose to its highest level in a year, while job availability fell to a more than three-year low, according to official data, Reuters reported. 

The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate rose to 2.5% and the jobs-to-applications ratio fell to 1.39 in March, the news agency said. 

While the unemployment rate appears relatively low compared to how other economies are faring in the global economic crisis fueled by the coronavirus pandemic, it could put more pressure on Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to inject more stimulus into the Japanese economy. His government has already approved a stimulus package worth 108 trillion yen ($990 billion), or 20% of Japan’s economic output, Reuters reported. 

Japan has more than 13,400 cases of infection and a national emergency is in place until May 6 for seven regions including Tokyo and Osaka. Local media reported that the government is considering if it would be extended. — Saheli Roy Choudhury

More than 3 million people are now reported to have been infected by the coronavirus around the world and over 210,800 have died from the respiratory disease Covid-19, data from Johns Hopkins University showed. 

The virus outbreak was reported in China’s Hubei province late last year before it spread rapidly to all parts of the world in mere months. 

Hopkins’ data showed the United States has more than 987,000 confirmed cases of infection and a death toll of over 56,000. Spain has more than 229,400 reported cases while Italy has over 199,400 cases. France, Germany and the United Kingdom each have more than 158,000 cases. ⁠— Saheli Roy Choudhury

All times below are in Eastern time.

American Airlines and Delta Air Lines said Monday they will require thousands of employees to wear face masks and provide masks for passengers, amid concerns about the spread of the coronavirus.

Airline labor unions have repeatedly demanded stronger protections against coronavirus. While air travel in the U.S. is down some 95% from a year ago because of the virus and stay-at-home orders around the world, flight crews have raised concerns about catching the virus on the job and have sought federally mandated procedures.

American said next month it will start handing out face masks and sanitizing wipes for passengers and require that its roughly 30,000 mainline and regional flight attendants wear masks while on duty. —Leslie Josephs

The Trump administration unveiled a new strategy Monday to help states ramp up their capacity to test for coronavirus, claiming most of its work is done, according to new documents.

The two documents obtained by NBC News include a testing “overview” and a testing “blueprint.”

The first document, the testing overview, largely serves as a defense of the administration’s widely criticized handling of the coronavirus testing since the start of the epidemic. It outlines eight responsibilities that it says belong to the federal government, and claims to have already completed seven of these.

The other document, a testing “blueprint,” describes what it calls a “partnership” between states, the federal government and the private sector. The partnership it describes leaves the lion’s share of responsibility for funding, designing and executing a coronavirus testing plan to individual states. — Christina Wilkie, Kevin Breuninger

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