World update: March 30 2020

Stories from Israel-Palestine, North Korea, Colombia, and more

COVID-19

At close of business Monday, Worldometer’s tracker put the pandemic at 784,715 confirmed cases worldwide (+61,325 since yesterday), 582,149 of which are active, with 37,783 reported fatalities (+3718).

MIDDLE EAST

SYRIA

10 confirmed cases (+1), 2 reported fatalities (+1)

The Syrian Democratic Forces militia says it’s regained control of the prison i…