UPDATE: Click here to follow’s DW’s live coronavirus updates from Saturday Cases in Germany have passed 19,000, with 53 people dead Over 600 more deaths have been announced in Italy, the largest rise in a single day Bavaria has announced a statewide lockdown, while several other German states are taking similar measures Germany is considering a nationwide lockdown More than 11,000 people have died globally, half of them in Europe Over 260,000 cases of coronavirus have been confirmed worldwide Over 87,000 cases have recovered worldwide, Johns Hopkins University reports All updates are in Universal Coordinated Time (UTC/GMT) Read more: Coronavirus and the EU: The nation versus the union? 23:42 The total number of COVID-19 cases in Canada has crossed 1,000, according to the latest figures. 22:57 USA Swimming has called for a postponement of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in a letter to the US Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC). The letter asks the USOPC to advocate for pushing the games by a year and “speak up for the athletes.” 22:48 Cuba has closed its borders to all non-residents in an attempt to slow down the spread of COVID-19. The country has 21 confirmed coronavirus cases. 22:45 A member of US Vice President Mike Pence’s office has tested positive…