Nine deaths from coronavirus have already been confirmed in the United States. 212 confirmed cases of coronavirus infection in France. One person died in Spain. The World Bank announced support for countries where the coronavirus has spread. It was decided to send $ 12 billion to developing countries to fight the new disease. In the world, the number of infections has exceeded 90 thousand. In China, the number of new infections is decreasing.
First cases of coronavirus infection in Argentina and Chile
In Argentina, a 43-year-old man who returned from a trip to Italy was placed in a solitary ward at a private clinic in Buenos Aires. “Fortunately, the patient does not have a complex clinical picture,” said Argentine Health Minister Genez Gonzalez.
In Chile, the first infected patient was a 33-year-old man who traveled to various Asian countries for about a month. The patient was admitted to the Talca Hospital, 350 km south of the capital, Santiago.
Coronavirus death toll in US rises to nine
The death toll from the coronavirus in the United States has risen to nine, all in Washington state. So far, the country has recorded 106 positive cases, spread across 12 states. Among the hardest hit are California with 20 infections and Washington State with 18.
The second case was reported in New York City in Westchester County. State Governor Andrew Cuomo announced this. The patient with a positive test suffers from shortness of breath and is currently hospitalized. There appears to be no connection to countries where the coronavirus is widespread, unlike the first case in New York involving Iran.
The Food and Drug Administration, which is responsible for public health in the United States, has announced new regulations and a significant increase in the number of tests to diagnose coronavirus. Roughly a million American citizens must be tested for the virus. This was announced by the Donald Trump administration on Monday March 1.
First death in Spain
03.03. 2021 Valencia Community Confirmed Coronavirus-Related Death. The original cause of death of the 69-year-old man was associated with pneumonia of unknown origin, according to El Pais newspaper reports.
We will remind, earlier today it was reported that the number of people infected with coronavirus in Spain reached 151 people. According to the country's health ministry, seven patients were in critical condition in intensive care.
The largest number of cases of virus infection was noted in Madrid.
France
Coronavirus cases are on the rise in France. The latest report, published by Health Director-General Jerome Salomon, has 212 positive results. Twelve patients recovered, 4 died.
To deal with the emergency, President Emmanuel Macron announced on Twitter to increase the production of masks.
United Kingdom
The British National Health Service said the number of cases in the country had risen to 51.
Health Secretary Matt Hancock explained in a report to emergency deputies that 15,000 tests have been conducted. The minister spoke of a "growing danger" scenario, while Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the government's approach is to "prepare for the worst and perform better" to contain the spread of the virus as much as possible.
Romania
03.03. 2021 a new case of coronavirus infection has been confirmed in Romania. This is a 47-year-old man from Timisoara who has been in contact with a 38-year-old woman who has already been diagnosed with coronavirus in recent days after returning from Italy. Both, according to Mediafax, traveled on the same plane. Thus, the number of infected people in Romania has risen to four.
Iran
The vice president of the Mejlis said that the number of victims of the coronavirus epidemic (Covid-19) in Iran is still increasing. Their total number as of 03.03. 2021 rose to 77, 11 more than 02.03. 2021. The total number of infected people has increased to 2,336, 800 more than yesterday. Tehran's Ministry of Health reports.
Morocco
The first case of coronavirus has also been confirmed in Morocco. The Ministry of Health announced that this is a 39-year-old Moroccan citizen residing in Italy. He arrived on a flight from Bergamo on 27 February. On the evening of March 2, he went to the emergency department of Moulay Yousef Hospital with symptoms of severe flu. He was immediately tested and tested positive. Passengers on the same flight (104 people in total) are currently undergoing the necessary checks. Some travelers, including flight attendants, opted for voluntary isolation during testing.
Gibraltar
The first case of coronavirus in Gibraltar was in a man who had just returned from a trip from Northern Italy. The authorities of Gibraltar, a British territory located on the southern coast of Spain, are currently trying to identify contacts with an infected person.
China
The number of infected in China has exceeded 80 thousand. 125 new cases of coronavirus were recorded - the lowest level in six weeks. Six new victims at the epicenter of the epidemic - in Hubei province.
China accused the United States of "tough measures" after the State Department cut the number of Chinese citizens authorized to work for Beijing's state media on American soil from 160 to 100.
“The US broke the rules first and China could follow suit,” Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said a week after the expulsion of three Wall Street Journal reporters from China.
Chen Bei, deputy secretary general of the capital's municipal government, said that all those arriving in Beijing from countries prone to coronavirus infection (including Italy, Iran, Japan and South Korea) will be forced to comply with a 14-day quarantine period. A measure that affects both Chinese citizens and foreigners. If the patient does not have his own accommodation in Beijing, he will be provided with it in a specially designated hotel.
Croatia
A new case in Croatia is a truck driver from Varazdin who was in northern Italy. This case increases the total number of infected people to nine. Meanwhile, the country did not impose any special restrictions on people other than those who were in countries (China, Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea, Iran and the Italian regions of Lombardy, Veneto, Emilia-Romagna and Piedmont) or areas affected by the epidemic.
Ukraine
The first case in Ukraine was confirmed by the Deputy Minister of Health Viktor Lyashko. “Yesterday I said that we had four suspected cases, and today this suspicion is confirmed only in one person. All materials and samples were transferred to the WHO laboratory, but the case was registered in Ukraine, and we began to work with people with whom the patient contacted, ”the official said.
South Korea
The number of coronavirus cases in South Korea continues to rise, with 600 new cases reported, bringing the total number of infections to 4,812 as of March 2. The increase mainly affects Daegu, the hotbed of the epidemic. The number of new cases is lower compared to 1,062 on Sunday and 813 on Saturday. Three people died on March 1, and the total number of deaths increased to 28.
Germany
A German couple from Itze, in Lower Saxony, tested positive for the coronavirus after traveling by bus to South Tyrol, which German media have reported has never been at risk so far. According to Die Welt, the couple came with a group of 47 from Saxony. Now other passengers on this bus are being checked. The group returned to Germany after the 68-year-old man showed the first symptoms of the illness.
The second case involves eleven schoolchildren and two teachers from Goslar and Lower Saxony returning from a school trip to South Tyrol.
The first case of coronavirus infection was registered in Berlin. This is a young man who lives in the central district of Mitte and is in the isolation ward for treatment at the Charité clinic, where he was admitted to hospital on 1 March.
So far, 10 people have been identified with whom this person had contacts in Berlin and North Rhine-Westphalia. All infected people are quarantined at home. In Germany, the number of infections has risen to 130.
Latvia
The first positive coronavirus patient was a woman who returned from Italy. This was stated by the medical services of Latvia. She is now hospitalized with her son, who is currently asymptomatic. The rest of the family was quarantined for the next 14 days.
India
The Italian, who landed in India at the Jaipur airport on February 29, was placed in a solitary ward at a city hospital after testing positive for the coronavirus. The media were briefed by Rajasthan's Minister of Health, Raghu Sharmache, who said the patient had a negative result at the first examination, but was positive after the second examination. The minister explained that the tests were sent to a laboratory in Pune. This brings the number of confirmed cases in India to 6.
Tunisia
Tunisia has announced the first case of coronavirus in the country. The Tunisian citizen returned from Italy by ferry on 27 February. The first symptoms appeared two days later. This was explained by the Minister of Health Abdellatif Mecca. He assured that the patient and his family are in isolation.
The virus can be contained. This is still not a pandemic
World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that "containing Covid19 is possible and should remain a top priority for all countries." With early and aggressive measures, they can interrupt the spread of infection. "
"We are monitoring the situation every day and analyzing the data," he added, "WHO will not hesitate to characterize this coronavirus as a pandemic."
Jordan
Jordan's Health Minister Saad Jaber has announced the first case of coronavirus in the Hashemite Kingdom. The infected citizen returned from Italy and is now in quarantine at Prince Hamza's hospital. The person who traveled with him was quarantined as a precautionary measure and is currently showing no symptoms.
Russia
The first coronavirus infection in Russia is a Russian citizen who recently returned from Italy, according to a TASS report, which cites the Russian operations center to combat the virus. According to a representative of the center, the person who received a positive result contracted the virus "in a mild form." According to RIA Novosti, the man was hospitalized in a Moscow hospital.
Portugal
The first cases in Portugal involve men, one of whom was recently in Italy and the other in Spain, according to Sic TV. Both were hospitalized in Porto. To date, no confirmation has been received for these cases from the Portuguese Ministry of Health.
Belgium
The six new confirmed cases in Belgium concern people who have recently been to Northern Italy. This was found in a statement from the Ministry of Health, which emphasized that cases of infection (five in the Flanders region and one in Brussels) were detected over the weekend. They all have mild symptoms such as fever and cough. This brings the total number of coronavirus cases reported in Belgium to eight.
In addition to the six new ones, two already known ones have been added: a woman from Antwerp returned from the north of France and is now in isolation in a hospital, and a man who returned from Wuhan. Meanwhile, four European schools Schola Europaea in the capital, which are mostly attended by the children of officials, have asked teachers and students. Anyone who returned from areas at risk (China, Hong Kong, Macau and Italian territory, which are subject to quarantine measures) stay at home for 14 days.
Indonesia
There are the first two cases of infection in Indonesia. This is a 64-year-old woman and her 31-year-old daughter who are now hospitalized in a Jakarta hospital. This was announced by the Minister of Health of Indonesia Terawan Agus Putranto.
Japan
The crew of the Diamond Princess cruise ship, including Italian captain Gennaro Arma, will spend two weeks in quarantine at a facility north of Tokyo. Since February 5, when the ship docked in Yokohama, 705 people have tested positive for the virus and have been transferred to appropriate facilities.
Events canceled due to coronavirus
- MotoGp in Thailand is postponed
The motorcycle grand prix, scheduled for March 22nd, has been postponed in Thailand. The announcement came the day after the cancellation of the Qatar Gp, the first race of the season, to take place on March 8th. Several other motorsport competitions have already been canceled or postponed due to the coronavirus, including the Formula 1 Chinese Grand Prix scheduled for April 19 in Shanghai and the Formula E championship scheduled for March 21 in Sanya, on the Chinese island of Hainan.
- Paris Book Fair canceled
The Paris Book Fair, scheduled for March 20-23, has also been canceled.
“Following the government's decision to ban rallies with more than 5,000 people in confined and confined spaces, we are forced to announce the decision to cancel the 2021 fair,” event president Vincent Montagne wrote in a statement.
More than 30 thousand infections in the world
According to a survey conducted by the American Johns Hopkins University, there are more than 90,000 cases of infection in the world, 3117 people have died, 4801 people have been cured.
