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MONTREAL, Canada (AFP) — Canada has recorded its first death from the new coronavirus, health officials in the westernmost province of British Columbia announced Monday. The victim, a man living at an elderly care facility, “was infected with COVID-19 (and) passed away last night,” the province’s health officer Bonnie Henry told reporters. Officials have not released the victim’s age. Henry said he had been a resident of the Lynn Valley Care Centre in North […]
(Eagle News) – The number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in Italy jumped to 9,172, with deaths reaching 463 as of Tuesday morning, March 10, becoming the country outside of China with the most COVID-19 infections and deaths. The surge in cases happened alarming the Italian government which imposed a travel ban across the whole country as all regions have reported coronavirus cases. Public or mass gatherings were also banned in the whole of […]
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has overseen another “long-range artillery” drill, state media reported on Tuesday, a day after Japan said the nuclear-armed country had fired what appeared to be ballistic missiles. It was the second-such “drill” in a week and comes as a prolonged hiatus in disarmament talks with the United States drags on. Kim “guided another firepower strike drill of long-range artillery” and “highly appreciated the […]
by Sébastien VUAGNAT / with Andrew MARSZAL in Los Angeles Agence France Presse The first passengers were taken ashore from a coronavirus-hit cruise ship that docked at California’s port of Oakland Monday, with the infected “being dealt with in proper isolation,” said US Vice President Mike Pence. The Grand Princess arrived in the San Francisco Bay after days stranded at sea with 21 confirmed coronavirus infections among more than 3,500 passengers and crew. Emergency […]
BERLIN, Germany (AFP) — Two people have died of the novel coronavirus in the western German city of Essen and virus hotspot Heinsberg, officials told AFP on Monday, the country’s first casualties of the outbreak. In Essen, an 89-year-old woman who had been diagnosed with the virus on March 3 died despite medical measures to support her breathing and circulation. “I regret this death very much,” mayor Thomas Kufen said in a statement, offering […]
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AFP) — Cyprus on Monday reported its first two confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus, meaning that all 27 European Union member states have now reported infections. Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou said the two cases were both Cypriot men who had recently travelled home from overseas, and had been among dozens of people tested. “Two of… 50 samples were positive, so these are the first cases of the coronavirus in Cyprus… there […]
(Eagle News) – The number of confirmed coronavirus cases worldwide has gone past 111,000, with deaths due to the virus at almost 3,900. This was based on the live virus dashboard of global cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-2019) of the John Hopkins University compiling information from official sources. As of Monday night, March 9, there are 109 countries and regions with confirmed virus infections, but this could change as new cases are reported each […]
https://youtu.be/1L_tbwyIpLQ (Eagle News) – Nagsisimula na raw maging global pandemic ang 2019 novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) na kumakalat sa iba’t ibang panig ng mundo, ayon kay Singapore Minister for National Development Lawrence Wong. Mabilis ang pagkalat ng virus sa iba’t ibang mga bansa kabilang ang Europa at North America nitong mga nagdaang araw. Hindi pa itinuturing ng World Health Organization (WHO) sa kategoryang “pandemic” ang kasalukuyang sitwasyon pero sinabing gagamitin ng United Nations agency ang […]
by Andrew MARSZAL LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — The number of US coronavirus cases soared past 500 Sunday, including two further deaths, as California braced for the arrival of infected cruise ship passengers and saw a major tennis event canceled. The surge came as President Donald Trump defended his administration’s “perfectly coordinated” response to the epidemic, after heavy criticism over health cuts and strategic blunders that have failed to stem its rapid spread. Some […]
BEIJING, China (AFP) — China has closed most of the makeshift hospitals open to receive coronavirus patients in the epidemic’s epicenter as the number of new infections in the country hit a record low. There were 40 new cases nationwide, the National Health Commission said Monday, the lowest number of fresh cases since it started reporting the data in January. Most of the new cases, as well as 22 new deaths, were in Hubei, the […]
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — South Korea, which has one of the world’s largest coronavirus totals outside China, on Monday reported its smallest daily rise in cases for two weeks. A total of 248 cases were confirmed on Sunday, the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) said. The increase took its total to 7,382. Each morning, the South announces how many cases were diagnosed the previous day, and gives an update every afternoon […]
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — Several embassies in North Korea closed Monday as many diplomats were flown out following weeks of tight quarantine restrictions imposed by Pyongyang over the spread of the novel coronavirus. North Korea has not confirmed a single infection but has imposed strict rules, including closing its borders and putting thousands of its own people into isolation. It has also subjected hundreds of foreigners — including diplomats — to a virtual lockdown […]
