New York state is now the coronavirus epicenter of the world with more infections than any other country outside of the United States. The number of confirmed cases in New York state increased to 159,937 on Thursday after the number of infections went up by 10,000 in 24 hours. In comparison, Spain has now recorded just over 152,000 cases and Italy's infections increased to more than 142,000. In terms of fatalities, Italy's death toll is the highest across with the globe with more than 18,000 cases. The US follows with 16,715 and then Spain with 15,300. New York state's death toll as of Thursday was just over 7,000.

The San Antonio Food Bank distributed one million pounds of food to roughly 6,000 families in a single day as millions across the country turn to charity organizations to avoid going hungry amid coronavirus lockdowns. Stunning aerial photos show thousands of cars lined up at Trader's Plaza in San Antonio during the massive food distribution event on Thursday. Families in need waited hours to get their hands on fresh fruit, vegetables and other non-perishable goods that have become hard to find in traditional stores as panic-buying leaves shelves empty. 'The need is that great,' San Antonio Food Bank President and CEO Eric Cooper said of the huge turnout. 'We are moving through food so fast, this is our second big distribution this week, but there are hundreds of distributions that are going on all the time.

One of its four Embraer EMB 314/A-29 Super Tucano light attack turboprops crashed on 7 April in Mali. Chief of Staff of the Mali Air Force Brigadier General Souleymane Doucouré held a press conference during which he identified the aircraft (TZ-04) and the two Malian pilots who were killed.