US coronavirus cases pass 1,000 as crisis hits the campaign trail
Outbreak forces Biden and Sanders to cancel rallies as cases spike in Japan and Australia announces health spending package
The coronavirus outbreak has begun to wreak widespread disruption in the United States as the country recorded its 1,000th case, Democratic presidential candidates cancelled campaign rallies and two more states declared emergencies.
At least 35 US states and the District of Columbia had reported infections of Covid-19 by Tuesday night, increasing the national total by almost 50% in the space of 24 hours to 1,030. The global number of cases has risen close to 120,000.