​​​​​​​Cov continues outbreak… intensive global precautionary measures, Europe states' ghosts' cities

The number of virus victims rose to 165,396 infected, while 5,833 people died, and 73,968 recovered worldwide, according to the latest statistics.

Today, the National Health Committee of China said that the country recorded 20 new confirmed cases of coronavirus Saturday, up from 11 the previous day, and the figure raises the total number of confirmed cases so far to 80,844 people.

On Sunday, the Ministry of Health of Uzbekistan announced that a citizen had been infected with the Corona virus after returning from France.

In Japan, the Radio and Television Corporation reported that the number of cases of Corona virus in Japan reached 1484 on Sunday, indicating that the number increased faster than the previous day.

On Saturday, Iran announced 97 new deaths from the new Corona virus, taking the death toll to 611 nationwide.

The Korean Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said that South Korea recorded 76 new cases of Coronavirus on Sunday, bringing the total number of infections inside the country to 8,162 people, including 75 deaths.

The Mexican Health Ministry said on Saturday that the number of Corona virus infections in Mexico had risen from 26 to 41.

On Saturday, the government of the Republic of the Congo said it had detected the first case of the Corona virus, of a man who had returned to the country from Paris on March 1.

Trump does not have corona

The White House doctor announced Saturday that US President Donald Trump was not infected with the newest corona, revealing the result of the medical examination that Donald Trump underwent after he was in direct contact with a number of members of a Brazilian delegation who were later found to be infected with the virus.

Corona tests the health systems of European countries

From the United States to Britain, through Russia and Norway, countries that were preparing themselves out of the Covid-19 epidemic decided to intensify measures to contain the spread of the virus, which is a test of the health systems of the most affected European countries.

Boris Johnson's government, criticized for being slow to deal with the recent outbreak of Corona, is preparing to take action to prevent mass rallies, while the number of deaths in the country on Saturday doubled to 21.

Painful measures ... ghost cities in Europe

The French Prime Minister, Edouard Philippe, announced that the authorities in the country have decided to close most shops, restaurants and recreational facilities from midnight on Saturday as part of the measures they are taking to contain the spread of the new Corona virus.

He added in a press conference that exceptions to the ban would include food commodity stores, pharmacies and gas stations.

The Prime Minister's press conference came after the public health authorities announced that the number of deaths had reached 91 so far, while 4,500 had contracted the disease.

And the city of Manila (the capital of the Philippines) began isolating itself in the face of the new Corona virus, applying the measures decided by the government of President Rodrigo Duterte.

In turn, the Spanish Prime Minister announced on Saturday evening that the wife of Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez had an infected Corona, at a time when almost complete quarantine was imposed in the country to prevent the spread of the virus.

On Saturday, Madrid, with its closed shops, abandoned streets and squares, became a ghost town like other European cities, in the context of the measures taken to curb the rapid spread of the new epidemic of Corona, which exceeded the number of infected 5,700 in Spain.

On Saturday, Italy entered the first weekend since imposing isolation and banning gatherings in the country, amid the severe silence to its roads, which was cut off by a minute of applause in honor of the medical cadres, while songs on the balcony of the houses were chanted through which the Italians challenged the terror caused by the outbreak of the Corona emerging.

On Saturday, Morocco decided to suspend flights with more than 20 countries until further notice, as part of measures accelerated in recent days to tackle the spread of the Coruna virus, while the number of people infected with it increased to 17 with 9 new cases recorded, and the death toll in Algeria increased to 39 cases.

Gulf states took additional precautionary steps on Saturday to curb the spread of the new Corona virus, with Saudi Arabia suspending international flights and the UAE announcing the suspension of visas.

The Syrian government announced the postponement of the People's Assembly elections that were scheduled for April 13 to May 20 due to fears of the new global epidemic (pandemic) virus.

In northern and eastern Syria, the administration decided to prevent gatherings, close border crossings, and closing the schools, institutes and universities, as a precautionary measure to stave off the threat of the Corona virus.

As part of these measures, the Health Body Al-Jazeera region declared a state of emergency within the regions of northeastern Syria, tightening sterilization and prevention procedures, and increasing the awareness campaign and centers for examining individuals, and the Culture Body in the Euphrates region issued a circular stopping the licensing of parties and technical events, in order to avoid the risk of the spread of the Corona virus.

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ANHA