Travel, tourism and hospitality industry has been decimated by the impact of the coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak.

Countries are still actively battling the deadly virus but societies and industries are now also looking to rebuild and reemerge from the crisis.

The recovery process for the travel industry will be complicated and lengthy.

See below for PhocusWire's live blog, which includes our own extensive coverage, articles and commentary from our sister brands in the Northstar Travel Group (in meetings, retail travel and business travel), WebInTravel, as well as updates from reliable news outlets and official government/agency bulletins.

Here are some of the key details about COVID-19:

• Over 6,161,485 cases have been confirmed.
• Almost 371,020 deaths recorded.
• Number of cases "recovering" from symptoms over 2,738,330. The remainder are still under observation or quarantine.