* Newsletter updated at 9:05 am on March 27

South Korea added 91 cases, China added 54 "imported" cases.

* Yonhap news agency, citing the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said that the country had recorded 91 new infections as of March 26, down from 104 the previous day.

The total number of Korean infections is now 9,332, of which 144 cases are from overseas.

There were also 8 new deaths, bringing the total number of deaths in the country to 139.

* China National Health Committee (NHC) on March 27 said that mainland China has recorded 55 new infections as of the end of yesterday, of which 54 cases "imported" from abroad.

Currently the total number of infections in China is 81,340 cases, of which 3,292 deaths.

USA: 83,000 cases, the study predicts possible deaths as high as 81,000

* According to the Worldometers update at 6:10 a.m. on March 27, the number of infections in the United States increased by 14,995, to a total of 83,206. The number of COVID-19 deaths in this country increased by 174, to 1,201 of deaths.

Thus, the US currently has the highest number of cases in the world. China ranked second with 81,285 cases, while third place was Italy with 80,589 cases.

* According to Reuters, Mexico recorded 110 new infections and 2 deaths in the past 24 hours. The total number of positive cases for the SARS-CoV-2 virus in this country was 585 and 8 deaths.

* The AFP news agency cites new research on March 26 by the Institute of Medical Metrology and Evaluation (IHME) at the University of Washington School of Medicine forecasts COVID-19 could lead to about 81,000 deaths in the US over the next four months and overwhelmed US hospitals in early April.

"We hope these predictions will help health system leaders find new ways to deliver high quality health care to those who need it in the coming weeks" - IHME director Christopher Murray shares.

At the same time, he emphasized: "The trajectory of the pandemic will change and suddenly get worse if people take social isolation measures lightly or do not strictly take other precautions".

Fed admits the US economy is in recession

On March 26, in an interview with NBC News, Fed chairman Jerome Powell said that the US is likely to have fallen into a recession and warned of time to lift the restrictions. The society that is damaging the economy will depend on the COVID-19 evolution - contrary to US President Donald Trump's desire to return to normal life on Easter April.

The COVID-19 epidemic is inflicting great damage on the US economy, when many businesses close down, workers have to stay at home and the overarching ambiguity affects financial markets.

Italy: 712 more deaths, 6,203 new infections

The Reuters news agency reported that the number of COVID-19 deaths in Italy increased by 712 on March 26, to a total of 8,215 deaths. At first there was some miscalculation when the Piedmont fatalities were not taken into account.

Previously, the number of deaths caused by COVID-19 in the country on March 25 was 683, on March 24 it was 743, on March 23 it was 602, on March 22 it was 650, on the day 21- 3 is 793 (the highest number of deaths in a day since February 21 when the epidemic spreads rapidly).

Meanwhile, the total number of cases in Italy increased from 74,386 to 80,589, after recording 6,203 new infections. However, there have been 10,361 recovery cases.

The number of deaths in Europe exceeds 15,000

According to AFP news agency, the COVID-19 epidemic has killed about 15,500 people in Europe as of March 26.

In particular, Italy recorded the highest number of deaths and accounted for half (8,215 deaths). Next is Spain and France. Europe is also the continent most affected by COVID-19.

President Putin talks about "life and death" issues

Speaking to G20 leaders on March 26, Russian President Vladimir Putin called for a relief of sanctions for countries during the COVID-19 pandemic. He said it was a "life and death" issue.

However, Mr. Putin was only in general, without detailing which countries should be subject to mitigation. "Ideally, we should propose a postponement order that imposes restrictions on necessities and financial transactions to buy them," Putin said. Russia is still subject to Western sanctions since Russia's annexation of Crimea.

Countries with new deaths and infections

* Honduras recorded the first deaths caused by COVID-19, while the current number of cases in the country was 52. Kenya also recorded the first death, and the total number of cases in this East African country increased. 31. The number of COVID-19 deaths in Ireland increased by 10, to 19. Venezuela also recorded its first death due to COVID-19.

* In Turkey, the number of COVID-19 deaths increased from 16 to 75, while the number of infections increased by 1,196, to a total of 3,629. To date, about 40,000 tests have been performed in this country.

* The French health authorities recorded an additional 365 deaths from COVID-19 on March 26, bringing the total to 1,696 deaths.