- The coronavirus has killed 2,761 people and infected more than 80,000 people worldwide. The daily number of new patients outside China is now higher than that recorded in this country.
- Some 40 countries are now affected, including Italy, struck by the epidemic in record time, which now has 400 cases and deplores twelve deaths.
- In France, six new cases have been identified, including one fatal in the Oise. The health authorities are preparing for the same explosive scenario as in the neighboring Alps.
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9:20. Closure of public places in Iraq. While a first case of coronavirus was identified in Baghdad, the second most populous capital of the Arab world, the authorities decided to close schools, universities and cinemas until March 7.
9:10. Cancellation of the watchmaking fair in Geneva. The Fondation de la Haute Horlogerie, in charge of organizing the Geneva watchmaking fair which was to be held from 25 to 29 April, has decided to cancel the event due to the risk that an international event may entail. Currently in Switzerland, two people are infected with the coronavirus.
9 hours. Meeting of parliamentarians in Matignon. Party leaders and parliamentary group chairs are invited to Matignon at 11:30 am for an information meeting on the coronavirus.
8:50. No postponement for the time of municipal elections. “Given the data at hand today, we are not planning to prevent municipal elections today,” said government spokeswoman Sibeth Ndiaye on Europe 1. “In none of the ministerial meetings that concern the coronavirus, the question did not arise to cancel the municipal elections, “she added.
8:30. The Covid-19 could cause SEB to lose 250 million euros. The French giant of the small household appliances SEB estimated would cause a loss of 250 million euros of turnover in the first quarter and evokes a “reduced visibility” for the continuation. Seven of the group’s 42 industrial sites are in China. Six of them have gradually resumed their activity with a return to full production capacity scheduled for the end of March.
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8:10. Saudi Arabia suspends the entry of pilgrims into its territory. Saudi Arabia has decided to “temporarily” suspend the entry into its territory of pilgrims going to Mecca, in order to “prevent the arrival of the new coronavirus in the kingdom and its spread,” announced the ministry of Foreign Affairs.
8 hours. A first case of coronavirus in northern California, in the United States. According to health authorities, this infected person living in Solana contracted the virus without traveling outside the United States, or coming into close contact with another infected patient. This brings the number of infected people in the United States to 60, if you include the Americans who have been repatriated.
7:50. Two badminton tournaments canceled. More and more sporting events are canceled or postponed, such as the match between Ireland and Italy scheduled for the beginning of March for the Six Nations tournament. Recently, two badminton tournaments qualifying for the Tokyo Olympic Games scheduled for March in Germany and Poland have been postponed indefinitely.
7:40. The United States and South Korea postpone military exercises. The Joint United States and South Korean Forces Command – the largest contagious outbreak outside of China – has decided to postpone joint military exercises scheduled for the spring “until further notice”. These maneuvers are regular in front of the North Korean border.
7:30. The crew of the Diamond Princess begins to disembark. 240 crew members of the liner quarantined in Japan for more than three weeks due to the coronavirus have started to land. The passengers had already found land after 14 days of quarantine. The staff – around a thousand people – remained on board. “Those who do not show symptoms will be sent to the National Tax Faculty” for observation in Saitama near Tokyo, said a government official. This place served as a quarantine site for Japanese returnees from the Chinese city of Wuhan, the cradle of the new coronavirus. In total, nearly 700 cases of people infected with the coronavirus were identified out of the 3,700 people on board.
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7:20. A first case of coronavirus in Denmark. The contaminated man, whose case is described without danger, returned from northern Italy. “The man who returned from a ski holiday in Lombardy with his wife and son Monday, February 24, suffered since then from coughs and fever. The man was tested positive but the results of the tests of his wife and son are negative, “said in a statement the Public Health Agency.
7 hours. “Nothing is inevitable” for Donald Trump. The American president spoke about the spread of the coronavirus in the United States, which currently has fifteen detected cases. The president assured that his country was ready to face “a much larger scale”. “There is a chance that it will worsen, a chance that it will worsen significantly,” admitted Donald Trump in a press conference. But nothing is inevitable ”. Vice President Mike Pence has been appointed to coordinate the fight against coronavirus in the United States.
