In Spain, the government plans to put its 47 million inhabitants under partial lockdown from Monday as part of a 15-day state of emergency plan, a draft of an official decree seen by Reuters said.

France will shut shops, restaurants and entertainment facilities from Sunday with its 67 million people told to stay home in a country where the number of cases has doubled in 72 hours.

Mainland China had 20 new confirmed cases of coronavirus infections on March 14, the National Health Commission said on Sunday, up from 11 the previous day. The total number of confirmed cases in mainland China so far is 80,844. The death toll from the outbreak in mainland China had reached 3,199 as of the end of Saturday, up 10 from the previous day.

In the US, the House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a coronavirus aid package early on Saturday that would provide free testing and paid sick leave. President Donald Trump extended a travel ban to Britain and Ireland, a day after Washington suspended travel from certain European countries for 30 days beginning at midnight on Friday.

Trump tested negative for the coronavirus, two days after he stood next to a Brazilian official who was tested positive.

* Some 153,864 people have been infected by the coronavirus across the world and 5800 have died, according to a Reuters tally.

EUROPE

* The Spanish government says that from Monday all citizens must stay home except to buy food, go to the pharmacy, to the hospital, or to work or for other emergencies.

* Spain is the second-hardest hit country in Europe after Italy, with 5753 cases.

* Italy agreed a series of measures to improve health controls in factories, offices and other workplaces that have been allowed to stay open during the country's lockdown.

* The British government will ban mass gatherings from next week, an escalation of its crisis plan that critics had said was too relaxed.

* Germany urged people returning from Italy, Switzerland and Austria to self-isolate for up to two weeks.

* In France, Prime Minister Edouard Philippe said the country must "close all non-essential locations, notably cafes, restaurants, cinemas, nightclubs and shops."

* Norway is to shut its ports and airports from Monday, although exemptions will be made for Norwegians returning from abroad as well as for goods.

* Greece has banned all flights that are still operating to and from Italy, after reporting two more fatalities from the coronavirus, raising the total number of deaths in the country to three.

* The Russian government is closing the country's land border with Poland and Norway to foreigners from midnight.

* The Czech government has shut most shops and restaurants for 10 days from Saturday. Other restrictions include closing schools and banning public events such as sports games or concerts.

* In Denmark, health authorities confirmed the first death of a person infected with coronavirus.

AMERICAS

* The US House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a coronavirus aid package early on Saturday that will provide free testing and paid sick leave, in a bid to limit the economic damage from a pandemic that has shuttered schools, sports arenas and offices.

* President Donald Trump tested negative for the new coronavirus after extending a travel ban to Britain and Ireland. Washington suspended travel from certain European countries for 30 days beginning at midnight on Friday.

* Ecuador's government announced the closure of its borders from Sunday to all foreign travellers, after local authorities confirmed a second death from the infection.

ASIA

* Japan will aim to spearhead co-operation among major nations around the world to support a weakening global economy, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said, warning that policy co-ordination was critical to fight "disruptions" in world financial markets.

* Abe said Japan is still preparing to host the Olympics, despite rising global concern about the viability of the summer Games.

* Indonesia's capital city will close all schools and order remote teaching for at least two weeks, as the first cases were also reported in other parts of the archipelago. Indonesia's transport minister has been hospitalised in Jakarta after contracting coronavirus.

* Mainland China recorded 20 new confirmed cases of coronavirus infections on Saturday, up from 11 cases a day earlier.

MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA

* The death toll from infections in Iran has risen to 611, state TV said, citing a health ministry official who put the total number of those diagnosed with the disease at 12,729.

* The United Arab Emirates says it's shutting major tourism and cultural venues, including the Louvre Abu Dhabi museum and the Ferrari World theme park, from March 15-31, as Gulf states stepped up measures.

* Jordan will stop all incoming and outgoing passenger flights from Tuesday as it tightens border controls and bans public gatherings.

* Yemen's Saudi-backed government is suspending all flights to and from airports under its control for two weeks starting on March 18.

* The Palestinian Authority suspended prayers in mosques and churches in the occupied West Bank on Saturday, and Gaza's Hamas rulers said all the enclave's border crossings would be shut for travel.

* Rwanda has confirmed its first case of coronavirus.

* Other African nations to have reported cases of the virus include Morocco, Tunisia, Egypt, Algeria, Senegal, Togo, Cameroon, Burkina Faso, Democratic Republic of Congo, South Africa, Nigeria, Ivory Coast, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Sudan, Kenya and Ethiopia.

* Senegal's President Macky Sall has ordered all schools and universities closed for the next three weeks and religious festivals cancelled.

* Sudan has ordered the closure of schools and universities for one month from Saturday, the prime minister's office said, adding that all public gatherings such as weddings and social events, will also be banned.

Australian Associated Press