Coronavirus updates LIVE: More than 900,000 COVID-19 tests carried out in Australia as cases surpass 4.3 million worldwide, nation's death toll stands at 98

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The global death toll from coronavirus has passed 294,000 and there are 4.3 million known cases of infection, according to the Johns Hopkins University tally
The Australian death toll stands at 98, after the death of an 81-year-old woman who was a passenger on the Ruby Princess cruise ship
At least 15 US states are investigating cases of a rare inflammatory syndrome affecting children that is believed to be linked to the novel coronavirus
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has warned of a possible sustained US recession from the pandemic
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson says the UK's COVID-19 death toll is "deeply horrifying"