The coronavirus at the door of Europe - The competent services in Cyprus on foot

The Italian health authorities have been on alert for the last 24 hours, due to the rapid increase in the number of cases of the coronavirus, which is ringing the bell in other European countries as well. The event has caused concern in the Greek Ministry of Health, which convened an extraordinary meeting yesterday afternoon. On foot and the competent services in Cyprus.

The cases in Italy had risen to 132 until yesterday afternoon and have multiplied in less than twenty-four hours, with the authorities confirming the death of two people from viral pneumonia. In fact, only in the region of Lombardy, as announced by Milan, the positives for the deadly virus are 89. As announced, entry and exit from the villages and towns where most cases occurred, with the police authorities warning with sanctions the persons who will violate the prohibition.

By decision of the governor of Veneto, Luca Jaia, all public events were postponed until the end of the month. These measures include the cessation of events of the traditional Venice Carnival. Schools, museums, nightclubs and universities in the region, as well as the court in Milan, will also remain closed.

Japan's admission that 23 passengers on the Diamond Princess cruise ship quarantined in Japan due to the coronavirus has left the ship without undergoing medical examinations is further compounded by global concern. The country's health authorities this week allowed 970 people to disembark from the ship after the negative results of the tests they underwent. However, among the people who disembarked, two Australians and one Israeli were found to be positive for the virus after returning to their home countries.

According to local media, about 100 passengers who were in close contact with the passengers who were infected with Diamond Princess started disembarking and being quarantined in Yokohama port yesterday. More than a thousand people, members of the Diamond Princess crew, will then be quarantined for 14 days. In the meantime, the test that was performed, yesterday, in the occupied areas, on a person who was suspected of having been infected with the virus, was negative.

Source: philenews