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The US could face shortages of crucial medicines like antibiotics and a heart drug because of the coronavirus. Here’s what you need to know.
- As the coronavirus outbreak continues to disrupt business in China, it could lead to a shortage for some prescription drugs.
- Already, the US Food and Drug Administration reported a shortage for one drug connected to the outbreak, though it didn’t name the drug.
- China makes a lot of the key ingredients used in pharmaceuticals, especially antibiotics and the heart medication heparin.
- The spread of coronavirus and the subsequent closures of factories where ingredients are made could lead to a shortage if the shutdowns persist beyond another month or two.
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‘We’re gearing up for something extremely significant’: Top hospitals across the US told us how they’re preparing for the coronavirus outbreak
In a presentation hosted by the American Hospital Association, which represents thousands of hospitals and health systems, one expert projected there could be as many as 96 million cases in the US, 4.8 million hospitalizations, and 480,000 deaths associated with the novel coronavirus.
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Coronavirus spread could last into next year, but impact could be blunted, CDC official says -STAT
A top federal health official said Monday that the evolving coronavirus outbreak could persist in the United States into next year, while stressing that public health interventions could still reduce the spread of the virus and cases of illness and death.
“As the trajectory of the outbreak continues, many people in the U.S. will at some point, either this year or next, get exposed to this virus,” Nancy Messonnier of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on a call with reporters. “And there’s a good chance many will become sick.”
She also said that high-risk Americans should stock up on their medications and groceries, and that family members of those high-risk people should create a plan should they get sick and they can no longer help their relatives.
UK advises Britons against non-essential travel to Italy
(Reuters) – Britain’s Foreign Office on Monday advised here Britons against all but essential travel to Italy after Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said the whole country would be placed under lockdown due to the coronavirus outbreak.
Schools shut in Madrid region and Basque capital over coronavirus
MADRID (Reuters) – Kindergartens, schools and universities in the Madrid region will close for two weeks from Wednesday as a precaution against coronavirus, officials said on Monday, as the disease spread further around Spain.
7 pm EST update. An increase of 2,239 cases and 104 deaths. 3.5% Serious cases. Deaths 3.5%
The CDC has confirmed that 78 labs across the country have been certified to conduct as many as 75,000 coronavirus tests each. Dr. Nancy Messonnier, director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, said Monday during a briefing that the 78 public and commercial labs had been certified to carry out coronavirus tests.
New York Is Producing Its Own Hand Sanitizer To Combat Price Gouging
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo unveiled a new line of NY-branded hand sanitizer, called ‘NYS Clean,’ during a press conference Monday morning where he confirmed that the number of Covid-19 cases in New York State had climbed to 142.
The hand sanitzer, Cuomo said, will be produced by Corcraft, the business name of the New York State Department of Corrections, which uses prison labor, and pays prisoners an average of 65 cents an hour, to create things like license plates, Gothamist reports. At $6 a gallon, the moonshine sanitizer will be significantly cheaper than the store-bought stuff, which has recently been selling as high as $100+ a gallon
Burkina Faso confirms first cases of coronavirus
French minister caught coronavirus after parliament visit
PARIS (Reuters) – France’s culture minister has become the latest politician to contract the coronavirus, a government colleague said on Monday, after several lawmakers came down with the COVID-19 illness.
US warns 7 companies over fraudulent coronavirus claims
U.S. regulators warned seven companies to stop selling soaps, sprays and other concoctions with false claims that they can treat the new coronavirus or keep people from catching it.
The warnings were emailed Friday to companies based in the U.S., Canada and the U.K. and were announced Monday. Nearly all the targeted companies had complied by Monday morning, with mentions of the virus or products to treat it taken off their websites.
Italy extends coronavirus lockdown to include entire country in unprecedented move
Movement across Italy will be sharply restricted within hours, Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte announced on Monday, in an unprecedented clampdown aimed at beating the coronavirus in Europe’s worst-affected country.
Mr Conte told reporters that measures introduced just two days ago in much of the north were no longer sufficient after a jump in deaths tied to the highly infectious disease, and said the entire nation had to make sacrifices to stop its spread.
Italy imposes nationwide restrictions to contain new virus
MILAN (AP) — Italian Premier Giuseppe Conte says travel restrictions and other strict public health measures will be imposed nationwide starting Tuesday to try to stop the spread of the new coronavirus.
Conte said Monday night that a new government decree will require people throughout the country of 60 million people to demonstrate a need to work, health conditions or other limited reasons to travel outside the areas where they live.
Ohio announces 3 positive tests as state’s 1st virus cases
Madrid to close all schools for 2 weeks after virus spike
Fifth UK patient has died from coronavirus
Germany reports first two deaths from coronavirus
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany confirmed its first two deaths from the coronavirus on Monday and the overall number of new infections rose by more than 200, in the latest signs that the epidemic is spreading rapidly in Europe’s largest economy.
University of Kansas Hospital has patient with coronavirus
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A woman who is the first case of coronavirus in Kansas has been admitted to the University of Kansas Hospital for monitoring but is doing well, state and hospital officials said Monday.
The Latest: Cruise ship with 21 virus cases docks in US
ROME (AP) — A cruise ship with a cluster of coronavirus cases has arrived at a port in the San Francisco Bay Area after it was forced to idle off the California coast for days.
Iraq orders closure of holy city of Najaf: state news agency
Canada reports first coronavirus death, at care home
(Reuters) – Canada has recorded its first death from the new coronavirus, a resident at a British Columbia long-term care facility, the province’s health officer Bonnie Henry said on Monday at a press conference.
Millions of masks stockpiled in Canada’s Ontario expired before coronavirus hit
TORONTO (Reuters) – Millions of face masks stockpiled by Ontario in the aftermath of the SARS outbreak to protect healthcare workers during a future epidemic have expired, according to provincial officials and documents, raising questions about the readiness of Canada’s most populous province to deal with the spreading coronavirus.
S. Korea’s virus cases near 7,500, but pace of new infections slows
SEOUL, March 9 (Yonhap) — South Korea’s coronavirus caseload approached 7,500 on Monday, but the pace of new infections slowed after the extensive testing of members of a religious sect at the center of the disease’s rapid spread was completed. Still, health authorities remained on high alert over new clusters of infections.
Virus patients to face fines over info concealment
SEOUL/SEJONG, March 9 (Yonhap) — South Korean health authorities warned Monday that any new coronavirus patients will face fines for concealing their travel history, residences and other important information.
Covid-19: St Patrick’s Day festivities off nationwide
Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe has said cancelling the St Patrick’s Day festivities was the right thing to do.
Number of confirmed UK coronavirus cases rises to 319, health ministry says
UK says all those returning from Italian areas under lockdown must self-isolate – Reuters
‘Never seen anything like it’: Maryland shoppers stock up as the coronavirus spreads
Wednesday, the store brought in two cases of Purell hand sanitizer. They sold out that day.
“I think rubbing alcohol will be the next thing to go,” said general manager Tom Gilbert as he motioned toward a shelf missing the first two rows of merchandise.
The Sacco team that isolated the Italian coronavirus strain: who are the three precarious researchers
The youngest of them is not even thirty years old, the oldest (an inappropriate term) forty. All three are precarious. They work together with the Polish colleague Maciej Tarkowski, also without a permanent position. And to the two professors of the State Claudia Balotta and Gianguglielmo Zehender. Here is the research team of the Sacco and of the University of Milan that isolated the Italian coronavirus strain
7th coronavirus victim in Pennsylvania in critical condition
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A Montgomery County resident has been hospitalized after testing positive for COVID-19, state officials said Monday.
The person, who is in critical condition at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania is the seventh person in the state to test positive for the new coronavirus.
Passenger reaction to sneezing person causes plane to divert
DENVER (AP) — A commercial flight to Colorado ski country to Newark, New Jersey made an unscheduled stop in Denver after several passengers became disruptive because they were seated next to someone who they thought was sick, officials said.
A small group of passengers became disruptive on Flight 1562 after they were seated next to someone who was sneezing and coughing, United Airlines officials told Denver media.
Slovakia bans public events, quarantines people returning from coronavirus-affected countries
BRATISLAVA (Reuters) – The Slovak government has ordered a 14-day ban on all cultural, sporting and other events organized by public authorities to avoid the spread of coronavirus, Prime Minister Peter Pellegrini said on Monday.
Threat of coronavirus pandemic ‘has become very real’: WHO’s Tedros
GENEVA (Reuters) – “Now that the virus has a foothold in so many countries, the threat of a pandemic has become very real,” Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO director-general, told a news conference.
WHO: 70% of sick in China have recovered
(AP) Officials at the World Health Organization said Monday that of about 80,000 people who have been sickened by COVID-19 in China, more than 70% have recovered and been discharged from hospitals.
Patients are typically released when they test negative twice for the virus within 24 hours, meaning they’re no longer carrying the virus, although some countries may be using a slightly different definition, that may include when people have no more respiratory symptoms or a clear CT scan.
UK preparing further steps to tackle coronavirus, PM Johnson
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain is making extensive preparations for additional measures to tackle the coronavirus outbreak, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday.
Fourth person dies from coronavirus in Britain: health minister
LONDON (Reuters) – A fourth person in Britain has died from coronavirus, health minister Matt Hancock said on Monday in a statement to parliament.
Seattle Health Care System Offers Drive-Through Coronavirus Testing For Workers
Employees of the University of Washington’s UW Medicine system can now get tested for coronavirus without leaving their cars.
The system’s medical center in northwest Seattle has turned a hospital garage lot into a drive-through clinic that can test a person every five minutes. They typically get results within a day or so.
Ministers will within a fortnight advise anyone with a fever or a mild respiratory tract infection to stay at home for seven days – Guardian
We are now very close to the time, probably within the next 10 to 14 days, when the modelling would imply we should move to a situation where everybody with even minor respiratory tract infections or a fever should be self-isolating for a period of seven days.
Israel will force anyone arriving in the country, from any part of the world, to self-isolate for at least 14 days- Guardian
Israel already requires travellers arriving from more than a dozen countries to spend two weeks in home isolation, effectively killing off incoming tourism.
Coronavirus cases in Philippines now at 24
MANILA, Philippines (3rd update; First published at 5:06 p.m.) — President Rodrigo Duterte announced on Monday night that there are four more confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in the country, raising the official count to 24.
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LIST: Confirmed COVID-19 cases in the Philippines
Amid the newfound noise that comes with the department’s most recent announcements, here’s a running list of the confirmed cases of novel coronavirus in the Philippines. More at the headline link.
Classes in Manila suspended from March 9-15 over coronavirus fears
MANILA, Philippines — Manila City Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso on Monday ordered the suspension of classes in the capital city from March 9 to 15 as more cases of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) were recorded in Metro Manila.
The class suspension covers all levels in public and private schools in Manila, Moreno said in a Facebook live.
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Missouri coronavirus quarantine violation closes schools
LADEU, Mo. (AP) — Two Catholic schools in suburban St. Louis have temporarily closed and some students at a third school have been told to stay home after the father of the first person in Missouri to become ill with the coronavirus attended a dance with another child.
Amtrak also is cleaning a train the ill woman took to Missouri from Chicago.
St. Louis County Executive Sam Page said at a news conference Sunday that the patient’s family was told on Thursday to self quarantine at their home in Ladue but didn’t follow health department instructions, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.
D.C. hit by coronavirus, hundreds asked to self-quarantine
Dow drops 1,500 points as oil price plunge shocks markets
First Kentucky coronavirus patient worked at retail store
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — The first Kentucky patient to test positive for the new coronavirus worked at the Walmart in Cynthiana, Gov. Andy Beshear said Monday.
Six coworkers who worked closely with the patient have self-isolated themselves and none have shown symptoms of the illness, health officials said.
Oil crash sparks ‘Black Monday’ meltdown on virus-hit markets
Iran temporarily releases 70,000 prisoners as coronavirus cases surge
Coronavirus kills 237 in Iran, 7,161 infected: Health Ministry
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran has had 237 deaths from coronavirus and 7,161 infections, Health Ministry spokesman Kianush Jahanpur said on state TV on Monday.
Albania halts schools, Italy flights, ferries over coronavirus
Florida theme parks keep eye on virus as spring break nears
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — As Florida’s busy spring break season kicked off this month, coronavirus czar Vice President Mike Pence addressed something that’s been on the mind of tens of thousands of families preparing to travel to theme parks: Is it safe?
Over the weekend, Pence stressed it is safe for healthy Americans to travel, noting “one of our favorite places to go when my children were young and even before my children came was in Orlando.”
“Whether it be Disney World, whether it be other destination, whether it be cruise ships … those most at risk are seniors with serious or chronic underlying health conditions.”
Mask-clad Chinese workers cautiously return to the office
Beijing’s city government is requiring that the number of people in each office be limited to no more than 50% of usual staffing levels. Protective face masks are required, and office workers must be seated at least 1 meter (3.3 feet) apart. Workers are not supposed to face each other when eating.
Saudi Arabia to fine people up to $133,000 for hiding health details on entry
DUBAI (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia said on Monday it will impose a fine of up to 500,000 riyals ($133,000) on people who do not disclose their health-related information and travel details at entry points, as the Gulf state works to prevent the spread of coronavirus.
UAE reports 14 new coronavirus cases, tally reaches 59
Number of confirmed UK coronavirus cases rises to 319, health ministry says
Hands off: ‘No touch’ virus policy for Philippines president
MANILA, March 9 — Well-wishers will not be allowed to touch Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte under new measures announced today by his security detail, as the deadly coronavirus spreads in the country.
At 74, Duterte is in a vulnerable age group for the virus, which has proven particularly harmful in older people with pre-existing conditions.
Coronavirus kills 237 in Iran, 7,161 infected: Health Ministry
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran has had 237 deaths from coronavirus and 7,161 infections, Health Ministry spokesman Kianush Jahanpur said on state TV on Monday.
Indonesia confirms 13 more people infected with coronavirus, total 19
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia said on Monday that the number of confirmed cases of people infected with the coronavirus had risen by 13, including 11 Indonesians and two foreigners, taking the total number of cases to 19 in the Southeast Asian country.
Six die in Italy prison riot over anti-coronavirus measures
ROME (Reuters) – Six inmates were killed in a prison riot in Italy and guards were taken hostage at another jail, as unrest spread in prisons across the country over measures to contain the coronavirus, including restrictions on visits.
Disneyland Paris maintenance worker tests positive to coronavirus
PARIS (Reuters) – A Disneyland Paris maintenance worker tested positive for coronavirus over the weekend, a spokesman for the theme park said on Monday.
Europe told to act now as coronavirus locks down north Italy and markets plunge
ROME (Reuters) – Italy’s prime minister promised “massive shock therapy” to beat the coronavirus on Monday and urged Europe to act decisively after markets plunged and his country sealed off much of its wealthy industrial north.
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Coronavirus: cautious optimism in South Korea as new infections fall for third straight day
The coronavirus outbreak in South Korea is showing signs of slowing with the pace of growth of new infections falling for the third straight day, the country’s top government minister said on Monday.
2-year-old coronavirus patient discharged upon recovery
A 2-year-old boy who had contracted coronavirus infection was discharged upon recovery on Monday morning, said the Shanghai Health Commission.
The boy, who first went to a hospital with a cough, was diagnosed with coronavirus on February 25 and transferred to the Children’s Hospital of Fudan University for treatment.
India denies entry to cruise ships over Covid-19 threat
NEW DELHI, March 9 — India has banned all foreign cruise ships from its ports because of the coronavirus, with one European vessel turned away from Mangalore in the south at the weekend, officials said today.
Cruise ships are seen as fertile breeding ground for the deadly virus, with more than 700 cases and six linked deaths from the Diamond Princess held off Japan last month.
China stocks join global sell-off on oil plunge, coronavirus impact fears
SHANGHAI, March 9 — China stocks slumped today, as fears over the economic impact of the global coronavirus epidemic were exacerbated by a crash in oil prices that battered financial markets around the world.
Costa Rica raises coronavirus cases to nine, including three Americans
Nikkei dives on virus fears, oil plunge
2 members of Congress say they met man with coronavirus
WASHINGTON (AP) — Two members of Congress, Sen. Ted Cruz and Rep. Paul Gosar, say they are isolating themselves after determining they had contact at a political conference in suburban Washington with a man who has tested positive for coronavirus.
Nation’s capital and region hit by coronavirus outbreak
WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation’s capital and its surrounding area were dragged over the weekend into the coronavirus outbreak as a senior leader of a prominent Episcopal church in Washington, D.C., was identified as the first person in the city to test positive for the virus.
Saudi Arabia reports four new coronavirus cases
Japan’s Kobe confirms coronavirus case in woman in her 40s
TOKYO (Reuters) – The Japanese city of Kobe said on Monday a woman in her 40s has tested positive for the coronavirus.
Egypt reports first death from virus, Iran toll jumps by nearly 50
Egypt registered its first death from the coronavirus on Sunday, the same day that Iran announced 49 new virus fatalities and Middle Eastern countries imposed travel restrictions to slow the spread of the virus in the region.
Egyptian Health Ministry spokesman Khaled Megahed said the country’s first fatality was a 60-year-old German man who had a high temperature when he arrived in Hurghada on Friday from the city of Luxor.
How China’s investment in health care AI helps it deal with the coronavirus crisis
When China announced its initial team of national artificial intelligence (AI) champions in 2017, Tencent Holdings was tasked with leading the development of computer vision for medical diagnosis.
Soon after, the company launched an AI medical imaging platform capable of diagnosing a broad list of illnesses, and a cloud-based ecosystem for sharing and collaboration between domestic health care AI companies.
Saudi Arabia locks down province, halts travel with nine nations over coronavirus
DUBAI (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia imposed on Sunday a temporary lockdown on its eastern oil-producing province of Qatif, home to most of its 15 coronavirus infections, and suspended schools and universities nationwide.
DOH bares 10 more coronavirus cases; PH tally rises to 20
MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Health (DOH) has confirmed 10 additional cases of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the country, bringing the latest tally to 20.
“DOH reported 10 more coronavirus cases on top of four new cases announced yesterday. This brings the total number of confirmed cases to 20,” DOH Assistant Secretary on public health services Ma. Rosario Vergeire announced in a press briefing on Monday afternoon.
Duterte declares state of public health emergency over coronavirus
MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte has signed a proclamation declaring a state of public health emergency due to the 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) threat.
Thailand tourist arrivals in February fall 44.3% due to coronavirus
BANGKOK (Reuters) – The number of tourist arrivals in Thailand fell 44.3% in February from a year earlier, due to the coronavirus epidemic, the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) said on Monday.
Cruise ship turned away by Malaysia, Thailand over coronavirus to dock in Singapore
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Singapore will allow cruise ship Costa Fortuna to dock in the city-state on Tuesday, authorities said, after it was turned away from ports in Malaysia and Thailand over coronavirus fears.
Costa Fortuna departed from Singapore, where it is home-ported, on March 3.
Germany reports more than 200 new coronavirus cases – Robert Koch Institute
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany on Monday reported 210 new confirmed cases of the coronavirus, the Robert Koch Institute said.
China firm develops system to recognize faces behind coronavirus masks
BEIJING (Reuters) – A Chinese company says it has developed the country’s first facial recognition technology that can identify people when they are wearing a mask, as most are these days because of the coronavirus, and help in the fight against the disease.
It can identify everyone in a crowd of up to 30 people “within a second”, Huang says.
“When wearing a mask, the recognition rate can reach about 95%, which can ensure that most people can be identified,” Huang said, adding the success rate for people without mask is about 99.5%.
One person in Japan’s Kanagawa prefecture dies from coronavirus – media
TOKYO (Reuters) – One person in Japan’s Kanagawa prefecture, which borders Tokyo, has died from the coronavirus, broadcaster Nippon TV reported on Monday, citing the prefecture’s governor.
Foreigners in Beijing should refrain from unnecessary travel during epidemic – government
BEIJING (Reuters) – Foreigners in China’s capital of Beijing should refrain from unnecessary travel during the coronavirus outbreak, a local government official said on Monday, adding that the city faces mounting pressure due to a rising number of imported cases from abroad.
Japan Airlines cabin attendant tests positive for coronavirus
TOKYO (Reuters) – A Japan Airlines Co Ltd (9201.T) cabin attendant has tested positive for coronavirus, the airline said on Monday, the latest case in what has become a widening outbreak for Japan.
Japan’s Sagawa Express says parcel delivery man tested positive for coronavirus
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s Sagawa Express, a unit of SG Holdings Co Ltd (9143.T), said on Monday a delivery man in his 60s of its partner company had tested positive for the coronavirus.
Chinese driverless delivery van start-up sees demand surge amid coronavirus outbreak
The coronavirus has hurt many companies in China and around the world. Neolix, a driverless delivery business based in Beijing, is not among them – in fact, it has seen a jump in demand.
The start-up, which has attracted customers including Alibaba Group, Meituan Dianping and JD.com, has booked orders for more than 200 vehicles in the past two months; before then, it had only produced 125 units since manufacturing began last May, founder Yu Enyuan said in an interview.
UK coronavirus strategy: ‘keep calm and wash your hands’
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson chairs his second coronavirus emergency meeting in the Cabinet War Rooms Monday as concerns mount that his government is failing to take the proper measures to protect the country from a major outbreak.
As of Sunday night, the number of confirmed UK coronavirus cases rose by 30 per cent to 273, up 64 from a day earlier, the largest one-day jump. More than 23,500 people have been tested for the virus, and three people have died from Covid-19, disease it causes.
Coronavirus: top Chinese expert predicts global spread until at least June
Leading Chinese epidemiologist Zhong Nanshan has said he estimates that the epidemic will spread globally until at least June.
In a clip released on Sunday by Guangdong Television, Zhong also reiterated that China’s focus needed to shift from containing the spread to preventing imported cases, especially for Guangdong province, which is a major international travel hub.
Hong Kong should impose travel restrictions on anyone coming from Italy or India, government adviser says
5:50 am EST An increase of 904 cases and 25 deaths since 7 pm last night. Critical cases 5.2%. Case fatality rate of 3.4%
Britain sets up team to tackle coronavirus disinformation
LONDON (Reuters) – The British government said on Monday it had set up a team to tackle “interference and disinformation” around the spread of coronavirus.
The government said the counter-disinformation team would try to establish the extent and impact of false or manipulated information aimed at misleading people “either for the purposes of causing harm, or for political, personal or financial gain”.
Albania confirms first coronavirus cases, in father and son back from Italy
TIRANA (Reuters) – Albania reported its first coronavirus infections on Monday, in a father and son who had returned from Italy.
Germany promises support to companies, urges public to stay home
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany promised aid to companies hit by demand collapsing as a result of the coronavirus epidemic, while its health minister urged a halt to large public events in the hope of reducing the burden on the healthcare system.
Women more likely to survive coronavirus in China, studies find
Women may be more likely to survive the deadly coronavirus, but they also appear to be more likely to have depression, anxiety and insomnia as they assume most of the burden of caring for patients, Chinese researchers have found.
The virus has caused less serious symptoms and lower mortality in women compared to men, according to two research papers by doctors working in the central Chinese city of Wuhan, the epicentre of the disease. The papers have yet to be peer reviewed.
Portugal’s president self-isolates amid outbreak
The office of Portugal’s 71-year-old president said Sunday that he has cancelled all public activities and will stay at home amid the coronavirus outbreak.
President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa recently received a group of students from a school which has since been closed following the detection of a student with COVID-19.
Officials set to receive thousands from ship hit by virus
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia closed off air and sea travel to nine countries affected by the new coronavirus Monday as Mideast stock markets tumbled over fears about the widening outbreak’s effect on the global economy.
China’s coronavirus response slowed by bureaucracy, unstable funding as government never empowered lower level officials
- China’s spending on health has grown 10 times since 2002 with thousands of local centres for disease control and prevention established across the country
- But unstable funding, complicated bureaucracy and an insufficient labour force still left China ill-equipped to deal with the latest coronavirus outbreak
S. Korea reports 96 more cases of new coronavirus, total now at 7,478
Foreign stock sell-off hits record high amid growing virus angst, oil crash
SEOUL, March 9 (Yonhap) — Foreign investors’ sell-off of South Korean stocks reached a record high on Monday as investors rushed to pull out of emerging markets amid the growing coronavirus scare and a sharp decline in oil prices, according to the country’s bourse operator.
Mask rationing system kicks off, confusion in some areas
SEOUL/Daegu, March 9 (Yonhap) — South Korea on Monday launched a mask rationing system aimed at stabilizing supply amid the coronavirus outbreak, but confusion was reported in some areas as consumers adjusted to the new system.
Under the measure that took effect earlier in the day, citizens can only buy up to two protective masks per week from pharmacies, on designated days of the week, depending on the final digit of their year of birth.
Japan’s Abe, under fire over coronavirus, to alter law to allow emergency declaration
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan is set this week to revise a law allowing Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to declare a formal state of emergency over the coronavirus, if needed, as Abe faces persistent criticism for his handling of the outbreak ahead of the Tokyo Olympic Games.
South Korea reports 96 new coronavirus cases, total 7,478
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea reported 96 new coronavirus cases on Monday, taking the country’s total infections to 7,478, the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said.
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