The whole world is in quarantine due to the draconian measures for the coronavirus. The coronavirus seems to be galloping in Europe and Italy and Spain are most affected, but the cases are increasing everywhere.
The situation in Europe
The Romanian Strategic Communication Team (GCS) announced today that the number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Romania has risen to 246, following the recording of 29 new cases in the last XNUMX hours.
Of the 246 confirmed cases, 19 have been hospitalized and fully recovered, according to GCS. More than 3.000 people are quarantined across the country and another 23.679 are at home in isolation and under medical supervision. It is noted that as of Monday, March 16, the country is in a state of emergency for thirty days, due to coronavirus.
A British cruise ship that has been searching for a port in the Caribbean for more than a week after several cases of the new coronavirus were confirmed among its passengers will finally dock in Cuba today, where passengers will disembark before returning home.
British Foreign Secretary Dominique Raab expressed gratitude on Tuesday to Cuba for offering a safe harbor to Braemar, with more than 1.000 passengers, mostly British tourists, after several Caribbean ports refused to allow him. "Preventing and curbing the new coronavirus requires efforts from the entire international community," said Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodrγκguez. "Let us strengthen health, solidarity and international cooperation," he said.
USA and elsewhere
About half of Americans want the federal government to take more drastic measures to slow the spread of the coronavirus.
The Trump administration has already banned travel from Europe, several public schools have been closed, as well as theme parks, and sporting events and meetings have been postponed. The most drastic measures include the ban on large gatherings, but also the suspension of all international flights.
According to a poll, the anxiety of American public opinion has increased in the last two weeks, as the coronavirus spread rapidly, infecting 5.890 people in the USA, while 100 people lost their lives.
Forty-eight percent of American adults today say they consider the coronavirus an "imminent threat" to the United States, up from 48 percentage points in a March 20-2 poll.
Virgin Australia Holdings Ltd has stated that it will suspend all its flights to international destinations from March 30 to June 14, while its domestic flight schedule will be cut by 50%. The reduction in the provided flight work is due to the restrictions imposed by the government on travel, while the demand for tickets has drastically decreased after the global spread of the coronavirus. Virgin is Australia's second largest airline and will ground 53 aircraft in its fleet.
South Africa has confirmed that the number of new coronavirus cases in the country has increased by 23 to 85, according to a statement issued late last night, Tuesday, by the Ministry of Health.
Health Minister Zuellini Mkhize said there were eight cases of local transmission. At the same time, the South African state airline, SA Express, announced that it will suspend its operations from today until recently due to recent developments, including the impact of its rapid expansion. COVID-19.
SA Express entered into a form of bankruptcy protection earlier this year and operates domestic and regional services. It is a separate company from the much larger state-owned carrier, South African Airways, which is also under bankruptcy. .
The Latin American Airlines group (LATAM) must receive financial assistance from the government, as otherwise several of its subsidiaries will close. The spread of the coronavirus worldwide is drastically affecting the demand for airline tickets, as bookings are being canceled on a large scale, according to the association of regional airlines ALTA.
For his part, the Chilean finance minister rejected the idea of providing financial assistance to the group, which is the largest in Latin America.
Saudi Arabia has suspended the operation of companies in the private sector for 15 days, except for those that offer health services and food distribution companies, as reported today by the state news agency of the kingdom.
171 cases of coronavirus infection have been reported in the country so far, while measures have been taken to limit its spread. Among them, the windows for daily prayers have been closed, and it has been announced that the G20 leaders' meeting will be held next week via video conference.
A 57-year-old man in Japan, who had threatened to spread the new coronavirus when tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 this month, died in hospital today, local media reported.
The media reported last week that the local health authorities in the city of Gamagori had recommended that the man stay at home after the test he underwent, which showed that he was positive for the new coronavirus on March 4. That night, the man told his family that he was going to "spread the virus" and that he was going to a pub and an escort bar, according to local media. He was admitted to hospital on March 5, according to local networks.
The man had been charged with obstructing business after both companies suspended their activities, Kyodo news agency reported.
A woman who worked at the escort bar was tested and tested positive for the new coronavirus on March 12, the agency added. An official said those who are tested positive for the new virus are initially hospitalized, but if no beds are available, they are advised to stay at home.
Source: ant1