Cyprus Mail 17 March 2020 - Reuters News Service
More than 182,260 people have been infected by the coronavirus across the world and 7,165 have died, with cases and deaths outside China overtaking those in the country where the outbreak began, according to a Reuters tally.
03.09 Mexico coronavirus tally rises to 82 from 53 a day earlier
Mexico’s health ministry said on Monday that confirmed cases of coronavirus infection in the country have risen to 82 from 53 a day earlier.
02.46 Mongolia reports 3 new coronavirus all imported
Mongolia has reported three new coronavirus cases among citizens repatriated by specially chartered planes from South Korea and Germany, the country’s emergency commission said on Tuesday.
The commission said the patient from Germany was in critical condition.
02.23 Colombia to close borders
Colombia will close its borders from Tuesday to prevent the spread of coronavirus and will keep them shut until May 30, President Ivan Duque said on Monday.
The Andean country currently has 54 confirmed cases of COVID-19.
02.17 Venezuela detects 16 new coronavirus cases
Venezuela detected 16 new cases of the novel coronavirus on Monday, President Nicolas Maduro said, adding that the total number of cases in the South American country has risen to 33.
01.53 Mainland China reports 21 new coronavirus cases
Mainland China had 21 new confirmed cases of coronavirus infections on Monday, the National Health Commission said on Tuesday, up from 16 a day earlier.
That brings the total number of confirmed cases in China so far to 80,881.
01.22 U.S. poll shows growing worries about coronavirus; drop in confidence in government
Sixty percent of Americans are now ‘very’ or ‘somewhat worried’ they or a family member will be exposed to the coronavirus, up from 36% in February, while confidence in the government’s ability to respond has fallen sharply, a new poll showed.
01.17 Washington state announces six more deaths
Washington state health officials said on Monday that the death toll from coronavirus in the state had risen by six to a total of 48.
All six of the new deaths came in King County, where a long-term care facility in the Seattle suburb of Kirkland was the site of one of the nation’s first outbreaks of COVID-19. Washington confirmed 904 cases of the respiratory illness as of Monday, according to an update on the state health department’s website.
00.56 UK to outline further support for businesses
British finance minister Rishi Sunak is expected to outline further support for businesses at a coronavirus-related press conference with Prime Minister Boris Johnson scheduled for Tuesday, a UK treasury source said on Monday.
00.06 El Salvador accuses Mexico of sending it 12 coronavirus patients
El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele on Monday accused Mexico of allowing a dozen confirmed coronavirus cases to board a flight due to leave Mexico City for San Salvador, and said he had suspended all passenger air travel with immediate effect.
