Bhubaneswar, May 12 -- The novel coronavirus pandemic has brought the world to a standstill. Here are the latest updates on the COVID-19 crisis from around the globe on Tuesday.

Global COVID-19 cases surpass 4.1mn: Johns Hopkins University

The global number of coronavirus cases has surpassed the 4.1 million mark, while the death toll stood at 285,971, according to the Johns Hopkins University.

AS of Tuesday morning, the total number of cases increased to 4,175,284, the latest update by the University's Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) revealed in its latest update.

The US accounted for the world's highest number of cases at 1,347,388.

This was followed by Spain (227,436), the UK (224,332), Russia (221,344), Italy (21...