Nearly half of all pandemic fatalities have occurred over the past week.
More than 5,000 people have died from COVID-19 in Britain, fewer than in Spain, Italy and France.
While the curve was bending in Europe, there was little sign of let-up in the United States, where the death toll approached 10,000.
Coronavirus has claimed thousands of lives, with Spain and Britain seeing the highest number of daily fatalities yet.
The dead have included a 16-year-old in France, a 12-year-old in Belgium and Ismail Mohamed Abdullah, 13, in Britain.
A woman in her 80s was found dead in her home while her disabled husband was found with serious stab wounds.
At his daily briefing, Trump said a large quantity of aid was destined for Italy, which has the world's highest pandemic death toll.
Trump announces "social distancing" guidelines would be in place until at least the end of April.
The surge in numbers has brought the medical system to the brink of collapse.
A generator leaking carbon monoxide poisoned a British man in his apartment where his body was found days after his death.
The COVID-19 outbreak has brought the European economy to it knees and Italy, with the backing of France and Spain, wants a massive response from EU partners.
The coronavirus death toll in Spain surged to 2,182 on Monday.
The death toll from the virus surged to more than 14,400, according to an AFP tally on Sunday
The Brighton businessman who is suspected to have infected over 11 people remains under quarantine in London, after he claims to have beaten the virus.
Police raided and rescued more than 200 small dogs from an illegal puppy mill where the animals were debarked.
While trying to save drowning nine-year-old, her father and brother drowned in the Club La Costa World pool as well.
A British teacher suffered cardiac arrest during a snowstorm in the Spanish Pyrenees; doctors were able to restart her heart six hours after it stopped beating.
An ex-convict surrendered and told the police that he chopped up and threw away the body of a woman he met on an online dating site in Spain.
Spain's Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez offered to play host, hailing the acceptance of his offer as "excellent news".
Production for "Eternals" on the Canary Island of Fuerteventura momentarily stopped after a bomb was discovered.
The marches were organised by ANC and Omnium, the region's two biggest grassroots pro-independence groups.
Hundreds of hotels in Spain have fallen victim to the domino effect of the Thomas Cook collapse.