BEIJING, March 20 (Xinhua) -- The following is a selection of the latest world news published by Xinhua News Agency.
Health workers are seen at a drive-through COVID-19 testing location set up by the Virginia Hospital Center in Arlington, Virginia, the United States, on March 19, 2020. (Photo by Ting Shen/Xinhua)
Global COVID-19 deaths surpass 10,000: Johns Hopkins University
NEW YORK -- The total deaths linked to COVID-19 around the world have topped 10,000 as of 11:30 p.m. local time on Thursday (0330 GMT on Friday), according to the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University. xhne.ws/BysiD
A couple wearing face masks are seen at the Benito Juarez International Airport, in Mexico City, Mexico, March 12, 2020. (Photo by Alejandro Ayala/Xinhua)
Mexico reports first COVID-19 death
MEXICO CITY -- Mexico's Health Ministry confirmed the country's first death of COVID-19, a 41-year-old man who suffered from diabetes. xhne.ws/bm5a0
Two men wearing face masks stand in front of a currency exchange in Santiago, Chile, March 18, 2020. (Photo by Jorge Villegas/Xinhua)
Chile postpones plebiscite due to COVID-19
SANTIAGO -- Chile's 15 political parties on Thursday agreed to postpone an upcoming plebiscite on whether to draft a new Constitution due to the novel coronavirus epidemic. xhne.ws/94dwK ■
