Coronavirus Daily: FIFA 'to extend season indefinitely'; Global deaths top 70k

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

- FIFA to extend 2019-20 football season indefinitely across the globe (Athletic)

- R.I.P. Reims medic commits suicide after testing positive for coronavirus

- Coronavirus may lock Ronaldinho in Paraguayan prison indefinitely (GdS)

- Bayern confirm return to first-team training despite ongoing coronavirus crisis

- PL in 'advanced talks' with government over football returning in June

- Rooney 'told off by police' for meeting Walker during coronavirus lockdown

- Living Room Cup! Ronaldo sets up tough challenge for fans in quarantine 🎥

- Espanyol boss confirms 8 players & 2 staff in the club infected by coronavirus.

- Fiorentina have announced that players Patrick Cutrone, German Pezzella and Dusan Vlahovic 'are no longer positive for COVID-19.'

- La Liga season should be ended now, says former Barcelona star Stoichkov.

- Coronavirus could end outrageous transfer fees, says Bayern president.

Cases & Deaths

Global

1,287,112 cases (+69,025), 70,525 deaths (+4692)

Countries with Top 5 Leagues

UK: 51,608 cases (+3,802), 5,373 deaths (+439)

Spain: 135,032 cases (+3,386), 13,055 deaths (+414)

Italy: 128,948 cases (+ 4,316), 15,887 deaths (+515)

Germany: 100,132 cases (+3,661), 1,584 deaths (+137)

France: 92,839 cases (+2,886), 8,078 deaths (+518)

Other main countries

USA: 336,851 cases (+25,214), 9,620 deaths (+1,166)

China: 81,708 cases (+39), 3,331 deaths (+2)

Iran: 60,500 cases (+2,274), 3,739 deaths (+136)

Switzerland: 21,652 cases (+552), 734 deaths (+19)

Belgium: 20,814 cases (+1,123), 1,632 deaths (+185)

Netherlands: 18,803 cases (+952), 1,867 deaths (+101)

South Korea: 10,284 cases (+47), 186 deaths (+3)

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

Other main updates

- Global cases approach 1.3m and death toll crossed 70,000.

- Infection rates falling in Europe but US racing towards 10,000 deaths.

- Boris Johnson admitted to hospital with coronavirus after suffering persistent symptoms for 10 days.

- British Queen makes rare speech to lift UK's spirits amid coronavirus pandemic

- Bill Gates to spend billions on seven potential coronavirus vaccines

- Japan expected to declare a state of emergency that could go into effect as early as Tuesday.

- A tiger at a New York zoo has tested positive for the coronavirus.