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Coronavirus Daily: Football world help fight virus; Global cases pass 600,000

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All Football brings you the daily summary of the biggest developments in the global coronavirus outbreak and how it is affecting football.

Top news in football

- Ramos & Pique among stars joining La Liga fest to raise money for coronavirus

- Valencia believed to have 25 coronavirus cases, 10 players and 15 staff (Marca)

- Dortmund captain Marco Reus and his wife launch the 'Support your hometown' activity and donate €500k to small enterprise in Dortmund.

- Real Madrid left-back Marcelo updates his Instagram and says doctors, firefighters, policemen & nurses are the true heroes.

- PL players 'face over £100m pay cut in bid to save lower league clubs'

- Chelsea squad have made a "sizeable" donation to the club's charitable foundation to aid the most vulnerable in the local are during the coronavirus pandemic.

- Head, shoulders, knees & toes - De Bruyne show you how to train with ball & wall

Cases & Deaths

Global

614,224 cases (+17,912), 28,240 deaths (+899)

Countries with Top 5 Leagues

UK: 14,543 cases (+0), 759 deaths (+0)

Spain: 72,248 cases (+6,529), 5,690 deaths (+552)

Italy: 86,498 cases (+0), 9,134 deaths (+0)

Germany: 53,340 cases (+2,469), 399 deaths (+48)

France: 32,964 cases (+0), 1,995 deaths (+0)

Other main countries

China: 81,394 cases (+54), 3,295 deaths (+3)

USA: 104,256 cases (+130), 1,704 deaths (+8)

Iran: 35,408 cases (+3,076), 2,517 deaths (+139)

South Korea: 9,478 cases (+146), 144 deaths (+5)

Japan: 1,499 cases (+0), 49 deaths (+0)

*All the stats and updates are recorded before 13:30 CET today.

Other main updates

- Confirmed Covid-19 infections pass 600,000

- Italy records its worst daily death toll & has 2nd most cases of coronavirus now

- USA becomes 1st country to have over 100k infected with 15k new coronavirus cases

- President Trump has signed the largest-ever US financial stimulus package, worth $2tn (£1.7tn), as the country grapples with the coronavirus pandemic.