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Pope Francis presides over an Easter vigil in St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican on April 11. Remo Casilli/Pool/AP

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The numbers: The coronavirus pandemic has infected 1.7 million people and killed more than 108,000 around the world. The US has the most coronavirus related deaths in the world -- at least 20,604 -- and more than half a million cases, according to a Johns Hopkins University tally. On Saturday, 28,586 new US cases were reported and 1,846 people died, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University.   

South Korea will test all travelers entering from US for coronavirus, requiring everyone traveling from the US to test for coronavirus within three days of entry as of Monday.

Easter in lockdown: The Pope told the world "not yield to fear" ahead of Easter Sunday, which most Christians will mark from their homes instead of church. Francis himself will be livestreaming a service on YouTube.

Three Indian states have extended lockdown: The state of Maharashtra, which has the highest number of coronavirus cases in India, has extended its lockdown until "at least" Thursday, April 30, while the states of Punjab and Odisha have already announced a lockdown extension until the end of the month. India has a total of 8,356 confirmed cases of coronavirus, including 273 deaths as of 9 a.m. Sunday local time, according to the country's Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.

Japan announced a record spike in number of coronavirus cases for fifth day in a row: The country's health ministry recorded 714 new coronavirus cases and four deaths on Saturday.

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