Global Deaths From Coronavirus Surpass 6,000

With the number of cases worldwide from the novel coronavirus surpassing 150,000 and some 6,000 deaths, governments across the globe continued their struggle to contain the pandemic — hoping to limit the number of new infections, while treating those individuals suffering from COVID-19 and isolating others whose symptoms are not as severe but who might spread the disease.

Here's a snapshot by region of what is happening as of Monday morning:

Europe

The head of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said over the weekend that Europe had become the new epicenter of the pandemic after it peaked earlier in Asia.

"More cases are now being reported [in Europe] every day than were reported in China at the height of its epidemic," Tedros, the organization's director, said at a news conference