The coronavirus death toll has quickly surged beyond 10,000 globally, with the number of infected cases fast approaching a quarter-of-a-million. China, where COVID-19 is thought to have originated from, had dominated these numbers over recent weeks, and so far has confirmed nearly 81,000 cases and 3,248 deaths. The oubreak appears to be slowing considerably, with just 39 new cases and three additional deaths over the past 24 hours, although Chinese authorities are bracing themselves for a huge second wave of coronavirus infections.