In the US, Gizmodo is reporting that a 17-year-old boy has become the first coronavirus patient to die after being denied treatment because he lacked private health insurance. Gizmodo reports: A 17-year-old boy in Los Angeles County who became the first teen believed to have died from complications with covid-19 in the U.S. was denied treatment at an urgent care clinic because he didn’t have health insurance, according to R. Rex Parris, the mayor of Lancaster, California. Vermont senator Bernie Sanders, who is running for the democratic presidential nomination, tweeted about the news, calling it “barbaric”. No new domestic infections in China China’s National Health Commission said on Saturday that 54 new coronavirus cases were reported on the mainland on Friday, all involving so-called imported cases. There were 55 new cases a day earlier. The total number of infections for mainland China now stands at 81,394, with the death toll rising by 3 to 3,295, it said. Summary Hello and welcome to the Guardian’s live coverage of the coronavirus pandemic with me, Helen Sullivan. I’ll be taking you through the next few hours of important updates and breaking new as the number of cases worldwide moves towards 600,000. Both the US and Italy now have more cases than China, with 101,657 and 86,498 respectively. You can get in touch with me on Twitter throughout the day @helenrsullivan. Before we kick off, here’s a summary of the main points so far: US President Donald Trump invoked the Defense Production Act to compel General Motors to built ventilators for hospitals, he announced at the White House’s daily coronavirus briefing. The Irish government has announced sweeping restrictions that will put Ireland in a de facto lockdown. The taoiseach, Leo Varadkar, said on Friday evening that from midnight people should stay home for two weeks, until 12 April, in a significant tightening of curbs on social and commercial life. Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro insinuated that the number of coronavirus cases was being inflated for political purposes. He added: “Some people will die. I’m sorry. That’s life.” Syria said on Friday it was banning travel between cities and governorates as part of tightening measures to curb the spread of coronavirus. Syria has recorded five cases of corona virus so far but relief agencies worry that any outbreak could be lethal after years of conflict that has ravaged its healthcare system. The UK has again recorded its biggest daily rise in coronavirus deaths. In the last 24 hours, 181 people have died after testing positive for Covid-19. It comes after 115 deaths were recorded the day before. The UK death toll stands at 759, with 14,579 confirmed cases. Boris Johnson has tested positive for coronavirus and is exhibiting “mild symptoms”. In a video posted on Twitter, Johnson confirmed he had developed “a temperature and persistent cough” over the last 24 hours. The UK prime minister, 55, said he was now self-isolating and working from home and would continue to lead the national fightback against the virus. Matt Hancock, the UK’s health secretary, also tested positive. Spain recorded a new record single-day death toll. There have been 769 deaths in the past 24 hours, bringing the death toll to 4,858. The previous record was 738, between Tuesday and Wednesday this week. The country now has 64,059 confirmed cases up from 56,188 yesterday. The Spanish government has withdrawn 9,000 Chinese-made coronavirus testing kits from use after it emerged that they had an accurate detection rate of just 30%. The number of cases in Iran has risen to 32,332, while the number of deaths hits 2,378, according to the country’s health ministry. Covid-19 continues its spread across the African continent with 3243 cases and 83 deaths now recorded. South Africa has reported its first deaths resulting from Covid-19. There are now more than 1000 cases in the country. Firefighters, retired police officers and former ambulance workers are being drafted in to help the NHS. It comes as one in five police officers are off sick or self-isolating in areas worst hit by the virus. Italy recorded the highest daily rise in deaths and has not yet reached peak, experts say. Italy had 919 new fatalities, taking the total to 9,134. The update follows a warning from the head of the country’s national health institute that infections have not yet reached their peak and that lockdown measures will have to be extended. France extended its lockdown by a fortnight. France has recorded 299 Covid-19 deaths in the last 24 hours, the prime minister announced in a speech. Edouard Philippe said it was clear that the country was “just at the beginning of this epidemic wave”. A spike in coronavirus patients means hospitals in and around Paris will reach saturation point within 48 hours, said the head of the French Hospital Federation. Four died on a cruise ship after the outbreak. Four people have died on a cruise ship stranded off the coast of Panama after a Covid-19 outbreak on board, the boat’s owners have confirmed. The US approved a $2.2tn economic stimulus package. Congress has given final approval for a $2.2tn financial package designed to rush federal aid to workers, businesses and a healthcare system ravaged by the virus, after politicians united to overcome a last-minute attempt to delay its passage.