{"id":100146,"date":"2020-03-20T22:30:30","date_gmt":"2020-03-21T04:30:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/?p=100146"},"modified":"2020-03-20T08:08:56","modified_gmt":"2020-03-20T15:08:56","slug":"global-pandemic-coronavirus-has-shaken-the-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/2020\/03\/20\/global-pandemic-coronavirus-has-shaken-the-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Global Pandemic: Coronavirus has shaken the world"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Corona virus has today impacted\n182 countries with 246,467 confirmed cases and 10,047 deaths. In fact, though China\nhad 80,967 confirmed cases the death toll was 3,248 and China proudly claims\nzero cases in China. However, Italy with 41,035 confirmed cases has 3,405\ndeaths exceeding that of China. What did China do right and what is Italy doing\nwrong? This is the question that engulfs most countries now dealing with the\ncoronavirus coupled with indiscipline and selfish attitude of citizens as seen\nin the case of Sri Lanka. The peak in cases and contaminations has been as a\nresult of contaminated Sri Lankans arriving from Italy in secret and refusing\nto be quarantined. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>31 Dec 2019<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"511\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/c1_3539259.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-100147\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/c1_3539259.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/c1_3539259-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>China informs WHO of flu-like\ncases in Wuhan province. Health authorities began tracing source of flu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1 Jan 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>US Centre for Disease Control\n&amp; Prevention says Wuhan seafood market is the suspected hub of the flu<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>3 Jan 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Passengers arriving from Wuhan to\nChangi airport undergo temperature screening<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>5 Jan 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>WHO issues travel restrictions on\ntravel\/trade with China<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>6 Jan 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>China reports 60 cases with 7 in\ncritical condition. Health authorities rule out bird flu, seasonal flu, SARS,\nMERS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>7 Jan 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Virus is identified as\nCORONAVIRUS \u2013 temporarily it is named 2019-nCoV<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>8 Jan 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Outside China \u2013 1<sup>st<\/sup>\nsuspected coronavirus cases in Thailand with 4 persons showing flu-like\nsymptoms <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>9 Jan 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Chinese Centre for Disease\nControl &amp; Prevention declares new virus associated to SARS-CoV group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>11 Jan 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1<sup>st <\/sup>coronavirus death in Wuhan of a 61year old man who had\nbeen admitted to hospital for fever on 27 December. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>No of infected in China is 41.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>13 Jan 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1<sup>st<\/sup> confirmed coronavirus case in Thailand was a Chinese woman returning to Thailand from Wuhan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>15 Jan 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1<sup>st<\/sup> confirmed\ncoronavirus case in Japan of a person who stayed in Wuhan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>17 Jan 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2<sup>nd<\/sup> coronavirus death\nin China of a 69 year old man in Wuhan. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>US begins screening of passengers\nfrom Wuhan at San Francisco, JFK, Los Angeles airports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>20 Jan 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Death toll &#8211; China announces 3<sup>rd<\/sup> death &amp; over 200 new\ncases.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>1<sup>st<\/sup> case detected in South Korea of a\nChines person arriving from Wuhan<\/li><li>A British tourist in Thailand feared to be\ninfected.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>21 Jan 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Australia announces its first coronavirus case a\nvictim in Brisbane who tested positive after returning from Wuhan.<\/li><li>Chinese announces over 300 cases<\/li><li>US confirms 1<sup>st<\/sup> coronavirus case of\nperson in 30s admitted to Washington hospital after returning from China. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>22 Jan 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Over 500 people infected with death toll at 17.<\/li><li>WHO declares international health emergency.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>23 Jan 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>China cancels New Year celebrations due on 25\nJan 2020<\/li><li>China declares travel ban to &amp; from Wuhan\ncity. China also imposes travel ban on Huanggang &amp; Ezhou cities. Singapore\nconfirms 1<sup>st<\/sup> case. <\/li><li>US companies announce plans to develop drugs\n&amp; vaccines to combat virus.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>24 Jan 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"564\" height=\"381\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/main-qimg-3e26a66afa941caa85860ed6abe32bf4.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-100151\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/main-qimg-3e26a66afa941caa85860ed6abe32bf4.jpeg 564w, https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/main-qimg-3e26a66afa941caa85860ed6abe32bf4-300x203.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 564px) 100vw, 564px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>China commences a 1000 bed hospital in Wuhan to\nbe completed in 6 days.<\/li><li>China declares 830 confirmed cases with 95 in\ncritical condition.<\/li><li>China imposes travel restrictions on Chibi,\nZhijian, Huangshi, Xiantao, Enshi, Qianjian &amp; Xianning cities.<\/li><li>Malaysia, Canada, Thailand, Singapore &amp;\nUganda airports implement different measures to screen passengers. <\/li><li>Starbucks, McDonalds shuts down in Hubei\nprovince.<\/li><li>Thailand suspends flights from its airport to\nWuhan till 4<sup>th<\/sup> February.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>25 Jan 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Death toll is 41 with 1320 confirmed cases of which 1297 from China and\n23 outside China. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Canada reports case of a 50year old man\nreturning from Wuhan on 22 Jan<\/li><li>Hong Kong announces health emergency &amp;\ncancels all official visits to China. 5 cases reported in Hong Kong. <\/li><li>Nepal reports case of a student returning from\nChina. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>26 Jan 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Death toll &#8211; China\u2019s death rises from 56 on 25<sup>th<\/sup> Jan to 1975\nby 26<sup>th<\/sup> Jan.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>France prepares to evacuate citizens from Wuhan.\nFrance reports 3 cases<\/li><li>Ivory Coast confirms suspected case.<\/li><li>Mexico reports 1<sup>st<\/sup> confirmed case<\/li><li>Shanghai reports 1<sup>st<\/sup> death of 88 year\nold man<\/li><li>US announces special flight to evacuate all\nAmerican citizens from Wuhan on 28 Jan<\/li><li>US confirms 3<sup>rd<\/sup> case from California.<\/li><li>Hong Kong and Taiwan restricts visitors from\nHubei province.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>27 Jan 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Death toll is 81 \u2013 confirmed cases in China is 2744 with about half\nfrom Hubei province.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Malaysia temporarily bans Chinese visitors from Wuhan.<\/li><li>South Korean announce its 4<sup>th<\/sup> case.<\/li><li>Spain &amp; Portugal announce evacuation of citizens from Wuhan.<\/li><li>Sri Lanka reports 1<sup>st<\/sup> coronavirus confirmed case of 40 year old Chinese tourist from Wuhan. http:\/\/www.asianews.it\/news-en\/First-local-coronavirus-case-in-Sri-Lanka-49529.html <\/li><li>US, Taiwan, Singapore announce 5 cases of coronavirus<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>28 Jan\n2020<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"647\" height=\"363\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/coronavirus_india-647x363.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-100152\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/coronavirus_india-647x363.jpeg 647w, https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/coronavirus_india-647x363-300x168.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 647px) 100vw, 647px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Death toll &#8211; China\nconfirms 107 deaths with 4515 confirmed cases and 6973 Air<\/strong> Canada\/Finnair cancels\nsome flights to China<\/li><li>China researchers explores use of natural products &amp; their\ntraditional medicines to combat coronavirus.<\/li><li>Japan sends flight to evacuate citizens from Wuhan<\/li><li>Japan, Taiwan, Cambodia, Germany confirm 1<sup>st<\/sup> cases<\/li><li>Sri Lanka suspends visa on arrival for Chinese <\/li><li>White House may suspend flights to China<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>29 Jan\n2020<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Death\ntoll &#8211; China confirms 132 deaths \/ 5974 infected \/ 1459 new cases<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Australia confirms 2<sup>nd<\/sup> case (Queensland 1<sup>st<\/sup>\n\/ 2<sup>nd<\/sup> Victoria) confirmed cases 7<\/li><li>Australian researchers become 1<sup>st<\/sup> to recreate new\ncoronavirus outside China <\/li><li>British Airways suspends flights to &amp; from mainland China<\/li><li>Finland confirms 1<sup>st<\/sup> case<\/li><li>Germany confirms 3 more cases (total 4)<\/li><li>India sends plane to airlift 250 citizens from Wuhan<\/li><li>New Zealand and Australia join to evacuate nationals from Wuhan<\/li><li>UAE confirms 4 members of same Chinese family infected<\/li><li>US evacuates nationals from Wuhan<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>30 Jan\n2020<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Death\ntoll 170 \u2013 7783 infected \/ 7678 from China<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>23 countries including China affected<\/li><li>India &amp; Philippines confirm 1<sup>st<\/sup> cases<\/li><li>Italy confirms 2 cases<\/li><li>Portugal sends plane to evacuate EU citizens from Wuhan <\/li><li>Russia closes 2700mile border with China<\/li><li>US confirms 1<sup>st<\/sup> case of person-to-person transmission<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>31 Jan\n2020<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Death\ntoll 213 \/infected cases 9776 \u2013 WHO declares global emergency<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>China sends flights to Thailand &amp; Malaysia to bring back\ncitizens to Wuhan <\/li><li>Mongolia &amp; Singapore closes borders to China <\/li><li>New Zealand confirms 1<sup>st<\/sup> suspect case<\/li><li>Thailand confirms first Thai corona case<\/li><li>UK confirms 2 cases of coronavirus<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1<sup>st<\/sup>\nFeb 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Death\ntoll 259 \u2013 46 new deaths in China \/ 11374 infected across 26 countries<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>16 member Sri Lankan airline crew volunteer to fly to Wuhan to bring 33 Sri Lankan students back to Sri Lanka https:\/\/www.newsfirst.lk\/2020\/02\/02\/the-heroic-act-of-the-16-crew-members-of-sri-lankan-airlines\/<\/li><li>Australia bars entry to non-citizens coming from China<\/li><li>China announces 243 coronavirus patients discharged from hospital <\/li><li>No deaths reported outside mainland China<\/li><li>Russia reports 2 cases<\/li><li>Spain &amp; Sweden reports 1 case each <\/li><li>US denies entry to foreign nationals who have visited China in last 2 weeks<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2<sup>nd<\/sup>\nFeb 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Death\ntoll 305 <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>1<sup>st<\/sup> coronavirus patient from Wuhan, a 44 year old\nChinese outside China dies in Philippines (304 in China) <\/li><li>H5N1 bird flu also reported and China culls chickens in\nShaoyang\/Hunan Province <\/li><li>Over 3000 new cases in China \/ 19544 cases <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>3<sup>rd<\/sup>\nFeb 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Death\ntoll 362 &#8211; including 1 in Philippines<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>1000 bed Huoshenshan hospital built within 10 days<\/li><li>17386 cases globally \/ 17238 cases in China \/ 2296 severe cases<\/li><li>Australia brings back 243 citizens<\/li><li>India reports new case (3 in total) all from Kerala<\/li><li>US confirms 2 new cases (11 in total)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>4 Feb\n2020<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Death\ntoll 427 \/ confirmed cases 20,623, 646 infected have recovered.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Malaysia reports 1<sup>st<\/sup> citizen infected \u2013 41year old\nMalaysian who traveled to Singapore for a conference (2<sup>nd<\/sup> case a\n61year old Chinese \u2013 total 10 cases)<\/li><li>Belgium reports 1<sup>st<\/sup> confirmed citizen after 9 citizens\nreturn from Wuhan<\/li><li>Hong Kong reports 1<sup>st<\/sup> death (1<sup>st<\/sup> death\noutside China in Philippines) <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>5 Feb\n2020<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Death\ntoll 492 \/ Japan confirms 10 cases on cruise (3 Japanese, 2 Australians, 3 Hong\nKong, 1 US, 1 Filipino crew member) Virus infected 24,527 \u2013 3219 cases in China\nserious<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>2 Malaysian evacuees (45 year old man and 9 year old son from Wuhan\ntests positive \u2013 Malaysian cases 12 (9 Chinese \u2013 3 Malaysian)<\/li><li>US confirms new case from Wisconsin who travelled to Beijing (US\ntotal 12)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>6 Feb\n2020<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Death\ntoll 565 \/ 73 new deaths in mainland China since 4<sup>th<\/sup> Feb \/ 28,275\ntotal cases of which 28049 in China \/ 3859 sever cases. 1153 patients recovered\nin China. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/200203221158-coronavirus-cruise-ship-restricted-1024x646.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-100154\" \/><figcaption>Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Feb. 4, 2020, shows luxury cruise ship Diamond Princess off Daikoku Pier in Yokohama near Tokyo. The previous day, an elderly passenger who disembarked in Hong Kong late January was found infected with a new coronavirus, leading health officials to quarantine all the 3,700 passengers and crew members. (Photo by Kyodo News via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>2 new cases in Vietnam (Total 12) <\/li><li>India confirm 645 evacuees from Wuhan were tested negative.<\/li><li>Japan says 10 more passengers on cruise ship tested positive <\/li><li>Singapore 30 cases<\/li><li>UK \u2013 3<sup>rd<\/sup> case<\/li><li>US citizen dies in Wuhan<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>7 Feb\n2020<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Death toll\n638 \/ 31,428 infected \u2013 31,161 from mainland China<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"538\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/PRC_126010194_1579952209-1024x538.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-100153\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/PRC_126010194_1579952209-1024x538.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/PRC_126010194_1579952209-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/PRC_126010194_1579952209-768x403.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/PRC_126010194_1579952209.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/N7A5NOSJSQI6VHDVZP5ZHYH6S4-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-100161\" \/><figcaption>A makeshift memorial for Li Wenliang, a doctor who issued an early warning about the coronavirus outbreak before it was officially recognized, is seen after Li died of the virus, at an entrance to the Central Hospital of Wuhan in Hubei province, China February 7, 2020. REUTERS\/Stringer<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Chinese doctor who tried to issue warning about the virus dies\nwhile working in hospital<\/li><li>Japan reports 41 new cases on cruise ship \u2013 total now 61 inside\nship<\/li><li>Taiwan confirms 3 new cases with total now 16 cases<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>8 Feb 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Death toll 724 \/ 86 new\ndeaths in China \/ 34,881 cases of which 34546 mainland China, 6161 serious<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>60year old Japanese man dies in Wuhan<\/li><li>China opens 2<sup>nd<\/sup> prefabricated hospital with 1600 beds\nin Wuhan.<\/li><li>France reports 5 new cases of British nationals including child\ntesting positive \u2013 they had arrived from Singapore (total 11)<\/li><li>Hong Kong imposes 14 day quarantine for everyone arriving from\nmainland China. Visitors must quarantine themselves in hotel rooms or govt\ncentres\/returning nationals must stay inside their homes.<\/li><li>UAE confirms 2 \u2013 Chinese &amp; Filipino (total 7)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>9 Feb 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Death toll 813\n(surpassing death toll of SARS in 2002-2003 that claimed 774 lives) 811 from\nmainland China &amp; one each from Hong Kong and Philippines\/600 recovered\ncases \u2013 total cured cases 2649 as of 8<sup>th<\/sup> Feb <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>37,549 global cases\n37,198 in mainland China \/ 2656 new confirmed cases \/ 3916 suspected cases \/ 87\nserious \/ 89 deaths on 8<sup>th<\/sup> Feb alone.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>UK reports 4<sup>th<\/sup> case contracted virus in France.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>10 Feb 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Death toll 910 \/ 97\ndeaths on 9<sup>th<\/sup> Feb \u2013 70 onboard Japanese cruise ship) Global cases\n40,547 \u2013 40,171 in mainland China. China reports 3281 recoveries.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Japan increases cruise ship cases to 135 with 70 confirmed on 9<sup>th<\/sup>\nFeb<\/li><li>Malaysia confirms 6<sup>th<\/sup> case \u2013 31 year old man who\nworked in Macau, China &amp; returned to Malaysia on 1<sup>st<\/sup> Feb (total\n18)<\/li><li>UAE reports 8<sup>th<\/sup> case \u2013 an Indian who was in contact\nwith diagnosed person<\/li><li>UK reports 4 new cases (total 8)<\/li><li>US reports new case in California \u2013 from an evacuee from Wuhan\n(total 13)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>11 Feb 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Death toll 1018 \u2013 108\nnew deaths in China.42,638 confirms in mainland China\/global cases 43,000<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Germany confirms 2 new cases \u2013 total 16<\/li><li>Hong Kong reports 7 cases \u2013 total 49 (2 cases in same building\nbut different floors \/ so 100 evacuated from building)<\/li><li>Ukraine tests 5 citizens for virus as 3 returned from China\nwhile 2 were in contact with them<\/li><li>Vietnam confirms 3month baby infected by grandparent \u2013 total 15<\/li><li>WHO names coronavirus \u2013 Covid-19<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>12 Feb 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Death toll 1115\/global\ncases 45,100 \u2013 44,653 from mainland China\/recoveries increase \u2013 1.3% on 27 Jan\nto 8.2% by 10<sup>th<\/sup> Feb<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Japan cruise ship cases increase to 174<\/li><li>Mobile World Congress cancelled<\/li><li>Singapore DBS bank evacuates 300 employees after 1 employee is\nconfirmed with virus \u2013 total 50 (one of the highest outside China)<\/li><li>UK reports 9<sup>th<\/sup> case<\/li><li>US confirms 2<sup>nd<\/sup> case among evacuees from Wuhan \u2013\ntotal 14<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>13 Feb 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Death toll \u2013 1369 \/ 254\nnew deaths \/ new cases 15,200 total 60,300 globally \/ 14840 new cases in Hubei\nprovince.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Hong Kong reports new case \u2013 total 51<\/li><li>Japan reports 1<sup>st<\/sup> covid-19 death \u2013 a woman in her 80s\n\u2013 total 248 including 219 from cruise ship \/ 44 new cases<\/li><li>Malaysia confirms 19<sup>th<\/sup> case \u2013 39year old woman\nreturning from Wuhan. She is related to 14<sup>th<\/sup> &amp; 16<sup>th<\/sup>\ncovid-19 cases<\/li><li>US announces 15<sup>th<\/sup> case in Texas&nbsp;<\/li><li>Vietnam confirms 16<sup>th<\/sup> case \u2013 50 year old man from Son\nLoi which reports 8 cases (city under lockdown for 20 days)<\/li><li>Spain confirms 1<sup>st<\/sup> death <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>14 Feb 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Death toll 1383 \/ total\ndeaths from mainland China is 1380 (3 others \u2013 Philippine \/ Hong Kong &amp;\nJapanese)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Cambodia \u2013 cruise ship docks after being turned away by 5\ncountries<\/li><li>Facebook cancels Global Marketing Summit in San Francisco<\/li><li>Global infections 64,429 \/ 63,911 from China, Hong Kong &amp;\nMacau.<\/li><li>IBM cancels RSA Cybersecurity conference in San Francisco<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>15 Feb 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Death toll 1526 \/ 143\nnew deaths \/ Globally 67,000 of which 66,492 from China<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Egypt reports 1<sup>st<\/sup> case \u2013 a foreigner<\/li><li>France reports 1<sup>st<\/sup> covid-19 death \u2013 80year old\nChinese tourist who came to France from Hubei on 16 Jan (4<sup>th<\/sup>\ninternational \u2013 1<sup>st<\/sup> outside Asia) <\/li><li>India also announces plans to evacuate Indians onboard cruise\nship<strong> <\/strong><\/li><li>Malaysia reports 2 cases \u2013 total 21<\/li><li>Thailand reports new case \u2013 total 34<\/li><li>US airlifts Americans on Japanes cruise ship<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>16 Feb 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Death toll 1669 \/ 142\nnew deaths in China \/ Deaths in China 1665 \/ Total positive cases 69,186 with\n68,500 cases in China. Severe cases 11,273. Total recoveries 9600<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Germany releases 100 German evacuees arriving from Wuhan from\nquarantine in Frankfurt military base (none tested positive)<\/li><li>South Korea confirms 29<sup>th<\/sup> case \u2013 82 year old with no\nhistory of overseas travel or contact with any confirmed patients.<\/li><li>UAE reports 9<sup>th<\/sup> case \u2013 37 year old Chinese<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>17 Feb 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Death toll 1775 \/ 105\nnew deaths in China \/ Global infected 71,000 including 70,548 from China.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Japanese cruise ship cases rises to 454 out of 1723 tested \/ 14\nnew US passengers test positive \/ Australia plans repatriation from ship<\/li><li>More than 200 Australian evacuees from Wuhan return home after 14\ndays quarantine on Christmas Island. None tested positive. <\/li><li>Philippines confirms 16<sup>th<\/sup> new case onboard ship\nmaking 27 Filipinos\u2019 infected.<strong> <\/strong><\/li><li>Singapore confirms 2 new cases (1yr old male from Wuhan and 35\nyear old male with no recent travel history to China) \u2013 total 77<\/li><li>Taiwan reports 1<sup>st<\/sup> death \u2013 61 year old man with\ndiabetes &amp; hepatitis B<\/li><li>Thailand reports new case \u2013 60 year old Chinese woman whose\nfamily members were diagnosed earlier \u2013 total 35<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>18 Feb 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Death toll 1873 \/ 98\nnew deaths \/ 73,000 cases of which 72,436 from China<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Hong Kong reports 2 new cases \u2013 total 62<\/li><li>Japanese cruise ship cases 542 out of 2404 tested<\/li><li>Singapore confirms 4 new cases \u2013 total 81 \/ 29 recoveries<\/li><li>South Korea confirms 31<sup>st<\/sup> case \u2013 61 year old woman<\/li><li>South Korea to send flight to bring back 5 nationals from\nJapanese ship<\/li><li>Taiwan announces 4 of its 20 nationals flown back tests positive\n<\/li><li>UK plans to send flight to evacuate nationals from Japanese\ncruise ship<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>19 Feb 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Death toll 2004 \/ 1749\nnew cases but 1824 recovers \/ total 75,000 infected.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Hong Kong reports 2<sup>nd<\/sup> death \u2013 70year old man <\/li><li>Japan announces 621 out of 3011 people tested confirmed with\nvirus. 79 increase from last count. Passengers who tested negative disembark\nafter 14 day quarantine.<\/li><li>South Korea reports 19 new cases \u2013 total 51\/11 of new cases\ncontacts of 31<sup>st<\/sup> case.<\/li><li>Chinese woman confirmed\nwith corona recovers completely in Sri Lanka and is released from hospital<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"550\" height=\"310\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Cured-Chinese-girl-hugged-by-Sri-Lankan-Health-Minister.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-100155\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Cured-Chinese-girl-hugged-by-Sri-Lankan-Health-Minister.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Cured-Chinese-girl-hugged-by-Sri-Lankan-Health-Minister-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-wordpress wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-economynext\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"jSSh0ASFz3\"><a href=\"https:\/\/economynext.com\/sri-lanka-discharges-fully-recovered-chinese-coronavirus-patient-51701\/\">Sri Lanka discharges fully recovered Chinese Coronavirus patient<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;Sri Lanka discharges fully recovered Chinese Coronavirus patient&#8221; &#8212; EconomyNext\" src=\"https:\/\/economynext.com\/sri-lanka-discharges-fully-recovered-chinese-coronavirus-patient-51701\/embed\/#?secret=VkByd12YGs#?secret=jSSh0ASFz3\" data-secret=\"jSSh0ASFz3\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>20 Feb 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Death toll 2218 \/\n75,700 global 74576 in China \/ Recoveries 16,300<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>180 Australians repatriated from cruise ship &amp; quarantined\nfor 14 days<\/li><li>2 Japanese passengers from cruise ship die (both in their 80s)<\/li><li>India plans to restrict export of antibiotics &amp; vitamins\nfrom China.<\/li><li>Iran reports 3 new cases after death of 2 elderly citizens.<\/li><li>South Korea reports 1 death \/ 31 new cases \u2013 total 82. Out of 31\nnew cases 23 were related to Church of Jesus cluster.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>21 Feb 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Death toll 2247 \/\nGlobal 76,000 with 75,400 from mainland China \/ recoveries 18,200<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>2 Australian evacuees from cruise ship tests positive \u2013 total\ncruise ship positive cases 634<\/li><li>29year old Chinese doctor (Pen Yinhua) who delayed his wedding\nto treat patients dies.<\/li><li>Canada flies 200 citizens from Japanese cruise ship &amp;\nquarantined for 14 days<\/li><li>China reports more than 200 cases in prisons outside Hubei<\/li><li>Italy confirms new case 38 year old man \u2013 total 4 (2 chinese \/ 2\nItalian)<\/li><li>South Korea 156 new cases of which 39 traced to church cluster \u2013\ntotal 204 from Daegu city<\/li><li>Ukraine protestors attack China evacuee buses after fake email \u2013\nall tested negative<\/li><li>US reports new case in California \u2013 total 16<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>22 Feb 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Death toll 2360 \/\nGlobal 77,659&nbsp; of which 76,288 from China\n\/ recoveries more than 20,000<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Iran reports 2 more deaths \u2013 4 dead<\/li><li>Italy reports 1 death 78 year old man &amp; 16 new cases \u2013 total\n20<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>23 Feb 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Death toll 2458 \u2013 2443\ndeaths in China \/ Global 78,600<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>4 Indians on cruise ship test positive \u2013 12 Indians now positive\non cruise ship<\/li><li>Iran reports 2 more deaths \u2013 total 8 deaths \u2013 total cases 43<\/li><li>Italy \u2013 79 a surge since last count of 20<\/li><li>Singapore \u2013 total 89 and 51 recoveries<\/li><li>South Korea \u2013 2 new deaths with total 4 deaths &#8211; total cases 556\nfrom church cluster<\/li><li>South Korea \u2013 5<sup>th<\/sup> death \u2013 46 new cases \u2013 total 602<\/li><li>UK reports 4 new cases all evacuees from cruise ship \u2013 total 13<\/li><li>Afghanistan 3 citizens of Herat who had returned from Qom, Iran were suspected<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>24 Feb 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Death toll \u2013 2600 \/\nGlobally 79,000 with 77,000 from China <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Afghanistan confirmed 1<sup>st<\/sup> case<\/li><li>Bahrain confirms 1 case \u2013 total 2<\/li><li>Iran confirms 50 deaths \/ Turkey, Pakistan, Afghanistan &amp;\nArmenia closes borders with Iran \/ Saudi, Kuwait, Iraq, Turkey, Afghanistan\nimposes travel &amp; immigration restrictions on Iran<\/li><li>Iraq confirmed 1<sup>st<\/sup> case <\/li><li>Israel confirms 2<sup>nd<\/sup> case of Israeli returning from\nJapanese cruise ship<\/li><li>Italy reports 7 deaths \u2013 total 229 cases \/ 50,000 people in 11\ntowns in Lombardy and Veneto under quarantine<\/li><li>Japanese cruise ship \u2013 1 death of Japanese passenger in 80s \u2013\ntotal cases 691 with 3 deaths<\/li><li>Kuwait confirms 1<sup>st<\/sup> case of citizen returning from\nIran \u2013 total 5<\/li><li>Oman confirms 1<sup>st<\/sup> case of 2 women returning from Iran\n<\/li><li>South Korea reported 161 new additional cases with 7 deaths \u2013\ntotal 833<\/li><li>Spain confirms 3<sup>rd<\/sup> case \u2013 Italian male on holiday <\/li><li>US confirms 53 cases \u2013 14 in US and 39 Americans onboard cruise\nship<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>25 Feb 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Death toll 2700 \/\nGlobal cases 80,000 recoveries 27,000<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>26 Feb 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Death toll 2750 \/\nGlobally 81,000 \/ recovered 30,000<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/iran-coronavirus-harirchi-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-100156\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/iran-coronavirus-harirchi-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/iran-coronavirus-harirchi-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/iran-coronavirus-harirchi-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/iran-coronavirus-harirchi.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Iranian Deputy Health Minister Iraj Harirchi wipes the sweat off his face, during a press conference with the Islamic republic&#8217;s government spokesman Ali Rabiei in the capital Tehran on February 24, 2020. &#8211; Iran&#8217;s deputy health minister confirmed on February 25, that he has tested positive for the novel coronavirus, amid a major outbreak in the Islamic republic. Harirchi coughed occasionally and appeared to be sweating during the press conference with Rabiei in Tehran. (Photo by MEHDI BOLOURIAN \/ FARS NEWS \/ AFP) (Photo by MEHDI BOLOURIAN\/FARS NEWS\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Algeria reports 1<sup>st<\/sup> case \u2013 Italian arriving on 17 Feb\n(2<sup>nd<\/sup> African country with confirmed case)<\/li><li>Austria reports first 2 cases in Tyrol province sharing border\nwith Italy<\/li><li>Bahrain confirms 6 new cases \u2013 two Bahraini &amp; 4 Saudi who\narrived from Iran (total 8 cases)<\/li><li>Bahrain confirms 9 new cases \u2013 total 26<\/li><li>Brazil reports 1<sup>st<\/sup> case<\/li><li>Croatia confirms 3<sup>rd<\/sup> case \u2013 man working in Italy<\/li><li>Croatia reports 1<sup>st<\/sup> case \u2013 person who was in Milan\nfrom 19-21 Feb<\/li><li>El Salvador bans visitors from Italy &amp; South Korea \/\nSalvadorean citizens arriving from Italy &amp; South Korea to face 30 day\nquarantine<\/li><li>France reports 2<sup>nd<\/sup> death \u2013 60 year old French man in\nParis \/ total cases 18<\/li><li>Georgia confirms 1<sup>st<\/sup> national to test positive \u2013\nreturning from Iran<\/li><li>Greece confirms 1<sup>st<\/sup> case \u2013 38 year old who visited\nItaly<\/li><li>India to charter flight to evacuate 120 Indians from cruise ship<\/li><li>Iran death toll 19 \u2013 3 new deaths \/ 139 confirmed cases<\/li><li>Iran Deputy Health Minister tests positive \u2013 1 more death (total\n16 deaths &amp; 95 confirmed cases)<\/li><li>Iraq confirms 4 new positive cases (total 5 positive) \u2013Iraqi\nfamily who travelled to Iran<\/li><li>Italy 322 confirmed cases \u2013 11 deaths \/ 1 recovery<\/li><li>Italy reports 400 cases \u2013 1 death (total deaths 12) \/ 1 recovery<\/li><li>Jamaica &amp; Cayman Islands deny entry to Meraviglia cruise\nship carrying sick crew member<\/li><li>Japan closes schools <\/li><li>Japan reports 4<sup>th<\/sup> death of corona victim on cruise\nship (80year old Japanese)<\/li><li>Japan reports 705 cases from cruise ship \u2013 authorities test 4061\npeople \/ death toll 4 from ship and Japan has 2 deaths<\/li><li>Kuwait confirms 3 new \u2013 returnees from Iran (total 8 cases)<\/li><li>Kuwait reports 6 new cases \u2013 total 12<\/li><li>Malaysia sends 2<sup>nd<\/sup> flight to evacuates 66 citizens\nfrom Wuhan<\/li><li>North Macedonia reports 1<sup>st<\/sup> case \u2013 woman travelling\nfrom Italy<\/li><li>Norway reports 1<sup>st<\/sup> case \u2013 person returning from China<\/li><li>Pakistan reports 1<sup>st<\/sup> 2 cases \u2013 traveling to Iran<\/li><li>Philippines sends 2 flights to repatriate 400 Pilippinos from\ncruise ship<\/li><li>Romania confirms 1<sup>st<\/sup> case \u2013 man in contact with\nItalian diagnosed with virus who was in Romania from 18-22 February<\/li><li>South Korea reports 84 new cases \u2013 total 977 (deaths 10)<\/li><li>South Korea reports additional 169 new cases &amp; 1 death \u2013\ntotal 1261 confirmed and 12 deaths<\/li><li>Switzerland confirms 1<sup>st<\/sup> case in Ticino \u2013 a man who\nhad gone to Italy to attend event.<\/li><li>Thailand confirms 2 new cases of Thai nationals \u2013 total 37 cases<\/li><li>Thailand confirms 3 new cases (2 returning from Japan &amp; came\nin contact with 3<sup>rd<\/sup>) \u2013 total 40 confirmed <\/li><li>US forces in Korea confirm US service member tests positive<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>27 Feb 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Death toll 2800 \u2013 2640\nfrom China \/ Global 82,000 \/ recoveries 32,000<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/27virus-iran-superJumbo-1024x676.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-100158\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>China announces 10,000 yuan ($1400) to those who self-report for\nconfirmed cases<\/li><li>Denmark reports 1<sup>st<\/sup> case \u2013 returning from holiday to\nItaly<\/li><li>Estonia reports 1<sup>st<\/sup> case \u2013 travelled to Iran<\/li><li>Finland reports 2<sup>nd<\/sup> case &#8211; female who visited Italy<\/li><li>France confirms 38 cases \u2013 20 new confirmed cases<\/li><li>Greece reports 2 new cases \u2013 travelling to Italy (total 3)<\/li><li>India evacuates 119 citizens and 2 Sri Lankans, 1 Nepalese, 1\nSouth African, 1 Peruvian from cruise ship<\/li><li>Iran\u2019s Vice President for Women &amp; Family Affairs also tests\npositive \u2013 4 new deaths \u2013 total death 26 \/ 106 new cases \u2013 total infected 245<\/li><li>Iraq confirms 6<sup>th<\/sup> case \/ 1<sup>st<\/sup> case in\nBaghdad \u2013 male returning from Iran. Iraq suspends public gatherings and bans\ntravel to and from 9 countries including Kuwait and Bahrain.<\/li><li>Italy \u2013 total cases 655 \/ death toll 17 \/ recoveries 45<\/li><li>Japan reports 4<sup>th<\/sup> death \u2013 Japanese man in his 80s who\ntested positive on 22<sup>nd<\/sup> Feb (death after 5 days) &#8211; Japanese woman\ntests positive twice late January &amp; recovered but again positive.<\/li><li>Kuwait confirms 43 cases <\/li><li>Lebanon reports 2<sup>nd<\/sup> case \u2013 man who returned from Iran<\/li><li>Lebanon reports 3<sup>rd<\/sup> case \u2013 man returning from Iran<\/li><li>Malaysia reports 1 new case who travelled to Japan \u2013 total 23 <\/li><li>Netherlands reports 1<sup>st<\/sup> case \u2013 travelling to Italy\u2019s\nLombary region<\/li><li>Northern Ireland reports 1<sup>st<\/sup> case \/ UK total 16<\/li><li>Oman reports 6<sup>th<\/sup> case \u2013 man returning from Iran<\/li><li>San Marino reports 1<sup>st<\/sup> case<\/li><li>Saudi Arabia suspends Mecca pilgrimage<\/li><li>South Korea report 334 new cases \u2013 total 1766 \/ 1 death \u2013 total\ndeath 13<\/li><li>Spain confirmed cases 15<\/li><li>Sweden reports 5 new cases \u2013 total 7<\/li><li>Swiss confirms 9 cases \u2013 last a woman staffer in day care who\ntravelled from Milan \u2013 kids quarantined<\/li><li>UK reports 2 new cases contracted in Italy &amp; Spain \u2013 total\n60 including 42 repatriated from cruise ship &amp; 3 evacuees from Wuhan<\/li><li>UN lifts sanctions on medical equipment to North Korea to\nprevent spread of virus<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>28 Feb 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Death toll 2850 \/\nGlobally 83,300 of which 78,000 from China \/ recoveries globally 36,000<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Belarus reports 1<sup>st<\/sup> case&nbsp; <\/li><li>Croatia reports 2 cases who had contact with initial cases \u2013\ntotal 5 <\/li><li>Cruise ship \u2013 5<sup>th<\/sup> passenger dies \u2013 Japanese woman in\n70s who tested positive on 6 Feb and got pneumonia on 12<sup>th<\/sup> Feb<\/li><li>Cruise ship death \u2013 6 (last death a UK man)<\/li><li>France confirmed 19 cases \u2013 total 57 cases \u2013 2 deaths<\/li><li>Greece confirms 4<sup>th<\/sup> case \u2013 36year old woman arriving\nfrom North Italy<\/li><li>Hong Kong \u2013 dog tests positive from infected owner<\/li><li>Iran death toll 34 \u2013 confirmed cases 388<\/li><li>Italy confirmed cases 888 \u2013 deaths 21 (4 new deaths)<\/li><li>Japan reports 5<sup>th<\/sup> death \u2013 man in 70s who was\nhospitalized on 6Feb with fever<\/li><li>Kuwait confirms 2 new cases in contact with Iranian citizens \u2013\ntotal 45<\/li><li>Lithuania reports 1<sup>st<\/sup> case \u2013 woman returning from\nItaly <\/li><li>Malaysia reports 2 new cases \u2013 total 25 \/ Malaysia restricts\ntravel to Koreans<\/li><li>Netherlands reports 2<sup>nd<\/sup> case \u2013 but not linked to\nfirst<\/li><li>New Zealand confirms 1<sup>st<\/sup> case \u2013 person arriving from\nIran via Bali \/ NZ restricts travel to Iran <\/li><li>Nigeria reports 1<sup>st<\/sup> case \u2013 Italian man arriving in\nLagos (1<sup>st<\/sup> in sub-saharan region)<\/li><li>South Korea \u2013 315 additional cases total 2337 \/ death toll 13<\/li><li>Thailand reports additional case patient arriving from South\nKorea on 24Feb \u2013 41 cases<\/li><li>UAE reports 6 additional cases (4 from Iran\/1 from Bahrain, 1\nfrom China) \u2013 total 19<\/li><li>UK confirmed cases 20 \/ Wales confirmed 1<sup>st<\/sup> case who\narrived from North Italy<\/li><li>US total cases 62 (Oregon &amp; California)<\/li><li>Western Australia registers 2<sup>nd<\/sup> case \u2013 woman on\ncruise ship \u2013 total 24<\/li><li>WHO declares coronavirus risk Very High\u201d<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>29 Feb 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Death toll 2900 \/\nGlobally 85,000 \/ recoveries 39,000<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1 Mar 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Death total 2970 \/ Global 86,500 with 79,824 from China (Mainland China reported 573 new<\/strong> Armenia reports 1 \u2013 arriving from Iran<\/li><li>Australia reports 78year old mans death who travelled in Japanese cruise ship \u2013 total death in Australia 27<\/li><li>Azerbaijan reports 1<sup>st<\/sup> case \u2013 Russian arriving from Iran<\/li><li>Bahrain confirms 2 cases \u2013 1 from Saudi total 38<\/li><li>Bahrain reports 6 new cases (5 Bahraini and 1 Saudi arriving from Iran) \u2013 total 47<\/li><li>Brazil reports 2<sup>nd<\/sup> case \u2013 traveled to North Italy<\/li><li>Czech Republic reports 3 \u2013 all travelled to North Italy<\/li><li>cases and 35 more deaths) \/ recoveries 42,000<\/li><li>Denmark confirms 2<sup>nd<\/sup> case \u2013 man returning from Italy<\/li><li>Dominican Republic reports 1 \u2013 arriving from Italy<\/li><li>Ecuador reports 1<sup>st<\/sup> case <\/li><li>Ecuador reports 5 new cases \u2013 total 6 (all 5 had direct contact with 1<sup>st<\/sup>)<\/li><li>Finland reports 4 new cases \u2013 total 6<\/li><li>Finland total cases 3<\/li><li>France reports 130 cases \u2013 9 in serious condition \/ France closes Louvre Museum<\/li><li>Georgia confirms 2<sup>nd<\/sup> case \u2013 31year old woman travelling to Italy<\/li><li>Greece confirms 3 new (2 related to existing cases while other had visited Italy)\u2013 total 7<\/li><li>Iran reports 11 new \u2013 total 978 cases confirmed cases 593 \/ 9 new deaths (includes an MP) &#8211; death toll 54<\/li><li>Iraq total cases 8 <\/li><li>Ireland records 1<sup>st<\/sup> case \u2013 travelled to North Italy<\/li><li>Israel total cases 7 \u2013 man arriving from Italy last case<\/li><li>Italy confirmed cases 1128 \u2013 29 deaths<\/li><li>Italy total cases 1577 \u2013 deaths 34 \/ 83 recovered<\/li><li>Kuwait reports 1 case \u2013 total 46<\/li><li>Lebanon reports 1 confirmation \u2013 total 10<\/li><li>Lebanon total cases 4 <\/li><li>Luxembourg reports 1<sup>st<\/sup> case \u2013 man arriving from Italy<\/li><li>Mexico reports 1<sup>st<\/sup> 2 cases<\/li><li>Mexico reports 5 \u2013 who had travelled to Italy<\/li><li>Monaco reports 1<sup>st<\/sup> case<\/li><li>Norway confirms 3 positive \u2013 total 4<\/li><li>Norway reports 19 \u2013 5 hospital workers<\/li><li>Pakistan reports 2 cases \u2013 total 4<\/li><li>Qatar reports 2 additional cases repatriated from iran \u2013 total 3<\/li><li>Qatar reports new case \u2013 who arrived from Iran<\/li><li>Romania reports 2 additional cases \u2013 total 3<\/li><li>Scotland reports 1<sup>st<\/sup> case \u2013 travelling to Italy<\/li><li>Singapore confirms 4 cases \u2013 total 102 \/ 3 discharged \u2013 recovered 72<\/li><li>Singapore records 4 additional cases \u2013 total 106\/recoveries 74 \u2013 2 discharged<\/li><li>South Korea new cases 201, total cases 3736, deaths 18 &#8211; closes some churches https:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2020\/02\/26\/asia\/shincheonji-south-korea-hnk-intl\/index.html <\/li><li>South Korea reports 594 additional cases &amp; 1 death \u2013 death total 17 \/ total cases 3150<\/li><li>Thailand reports 1<sup>st<\/sup> death \u2013 35 year old man who also had dengue \u2013 total cases 42<\/li><li>UK reports 12 new \u2013 total 36<\/li><li>US imposes travel restrictions to South Korea, Iran, Italy<\/li><li>US reports 1<sup>st<\/sup> death \u2013 50s man from Seattle, Washington<\/li><li>US reports 2<sup>nd<\/sup> death in Washington man in 70s <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2 Mar 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Death toll 3000 with\n2912 from China \u2013 42 deaths \/ Global 89,000 \/ recoveries 45,000 <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Algeria reports 2 cases \u2013 total 3<\/li><li>Andorra reports 1<sup>st<\/sup> case \u2013 20year old who had visited\nItaly<\/li><li>Australia confirms 2 new cases \u2013 41 year old woman whose brother\nreturned from Iran and 31 year old doctor \u2013 total cases 33<\/li><li>Egypt reports 2 cases \u2013 1<sup>st<\/sup> confirmed case had\nrecovered<\/li><li>EU centre for disease and prevention control raises virus risk\nlevel to high after confirming 18 out of 27 EU states and 38 EU citizens dying\nfrom virus<\/li><li>France reports 2 new deaths \u2013 total 4<\/li><li>Germany reports cases rise to 150 from 129 on 1<sup>st<\/sup>\nMarch<\/li><li>Iceland reports 1<sup>st<\/sup> 3 cases \u2013 all 3 had travelled to\nItaly<\/li><li>India confirms 2 new cases (1 having traveled from Italy the\nother an Italian in Rajasthan) \u2013 total 5. India claims evacuees from China and\nJapanese cruise ship tests negative.&nbsp; <\/li><li>Indonesia reports 1<sup>st<\/sup> two cases <\/li><li>Iran \u2013 66 dead<\/li><li>Iran confirms 1501 cases and 66 deaths<\/li><li>Iran reports 12 deaths total death toll 66 \/ 523 additional\ncases to total 1501<\/li><li>Israel reports 10 cases<\/li><li>Italy reports 52 dead (34 deaths by 1<sup>st<\/sup> March) \/ 1835\ncases with 1254 from Lombardy region<\/li><li>Japan reports 15 new cases<\/li><li>Jordan confirms 1<sup>st<\/sup> case \u2013 citizen arriving from\nItaly <\/li><li>Kuwait confirms 10 new cases \u2013 total 56<\/li><li>Morocco confirms 1<sup>st<\/sup> case \u2013 national returning from\nItaly<\/li><li>Oman bans visitors affected by coronavirus<\/li><li>Pakistan reports new case returning from Iran \u2013 total 5<\/li><li>Portugal reports 1<sup>st<\/sup> two case \u2013 man who visited Italy\nand another returning from Spain<\/li><li>Qatar 4 new cases (2 Qatari &amp; 2 foreign domestic workers all\nhad gone to Iran) \u2013 total 7<\/li><li>Saudi Arabia confirms 1<sup>st<\/sup> case &#8211; citizen returning\nfrom Iran as positive <\/li><li>South Korea reports 479 new cases \u2013 total 4212 with 22 deaths<\/li><li>Sun Princess cruise ship faces protests when attempting to dock\nat Reunion Island.<\/li><li>Tunisia confirms 1<sup>st<\/sup> case \u2013 national returning from\nItaly<\/li><li>UAE evacuates citizens from Iran<\/li><li>UK cases 40 <\/li><li>US reports 4 deaths \u2013 total deaths 6 \/ total cases 91 of which\n45 were from cruise ship and 3 from Wuhan<\/li><li>WHO confirms its staff member tested positive.<\/li><li>Wuhan closes 1 of 16 covid-19 hospital after discharging final\npatients<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>3 Mar 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Death toll 3100 with 2943 from China \/ Global cases 90,000 with\n80,000 from China \/ 2742 recovered<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Argentina reports 1<sup>st<\/sup> case \u2013 man arriving from Italy <\/li><li>Canada confirms 3 more cases \u2013 total 33<\/li><li>Chile reports 1<sup>st<\/sup> case \u2013 33 year old Chilean arriving\nfrom Singapore <\/li><li>China 125 tests positive \u2013 31 deaths<\/li><li>Czech Republic reports 2 new cases \u2013 2 women who had contact\nwith virus infected persons<\/li><li>Germany reports total cases 196 <\/li><li>Iran reports 11 deaths \u2013 total death toll 77 \/ number of cases\n2336<\/li><li>Iran temporarily releases 54,000 prisoners to stop spread of\nvirus<\/li><li>Italy death toll 79 \u2013 total confirmed cases 2263 \/ 160 recovered<\/li><li>Malaysia reports 7 new cases \u2013 total 36<\/li><li>Portugal reports 2 more positive cases \u2013 total 4<\/li><li>Qatar reports new case \u2013 total 8<\/li><li>Senegal reports 1<sup>st<\/sup> case \u2013 French man arriving from\nFrance on 26 February<\/li><li>South Korea reports 600 new cases \u2013 6 deaths \/ total cases 4812\n\u2013 total deaths 28<\/li><li>UAE reports 6 new cases (2 Italian, 2 Russian, 1 Colombian, 1\nGerman) \u2013 total 27<\/li><li>Ukraine reports 1<sup>st<\/sup> case \u2013 man arriving from Italy<\/li><li>US death toll \u2013 9 all from Washington \u2013 total cases 124<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>4 Mar 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Death toll 3198 \/\nGlobal 93,000 \/recoveries 50,000<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Germany cases increase to 240<\/li><li>India confirms cases in 2 states \u2013 total 28 (16 Italian\nnationals \/ 1 indian driver\/6 \u2013 family from Agra \/3 in Kerala \/ 1 in\nHyderabad\/1 in Delhi)<\/li><li>Iran death toll 92 \u2013 confirmed cases 2922<\/li><li>Malaysia confirms 14 new cases \u2013 total 50 \/ recovered 22<\/li><li>South Korea reports 516 new cases \u2013 total cases 5328 \/ 4 new\ndeaths &#8211; death toll 32<\/li><li>UAE suspends international patient care services temporarily<\/li><li>UK reports 34 new cases (29 had travelled abroad) \u2013 total cases\n85<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>5 Mar 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Death toll 3200 \/\nGlobally 95,000 \u2013 with 80,000 in China \/recoveries 53,000<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Algeria reports 9 new cases \u2013 total 17<\/li><li>Austria confirms 42 cases<\/li><li>Bahrain confirms 3 new cases<\/li><li>Belgium reports 27 new cases \u2013 total 50 confirmed cases<\/li><li>Brazil reports 8 cases<\/li><li>Croatia reports 10<sup>th<\/sup> confirmed case<\/li><li>Czech Republic confirms 12 cases<\/li><li>Czech Republic confirms 3 positive \u2013 total 8<\/li><li>Dubai \u2013 Indian student tests positive<\/li><li>Ecuador reports 10 cases <\/li><li>Ecuador reports 3 new cases \u2013 total 13<\/li><li>Estonia confirms 3<sup>rd<\/sup> case \u2013 person who was on same\nflight as 2<sup>nd<\/sup> case<\/li><li>France confirms 423 cases \u2013 7 deaths. A French legislator also\nhospitalized<\/li><li>France reports 285 confirmed cases<\/li><li>Gibraltar reports 1<sup>st<\/sup> case <\/li><li>Greece reports case \u2013 total 9<\/li><li>Hungary confirms 1<sup>st<\/sup> 2 cases \u2013 Iranian students<\/li><li>Iceland confirms 10 cases \u2013 total 26<\/li><li>Iceland reports 8 new positive cases \u2013 total 34 positive<\/li><li>India reports 30 cases<\/li><li>Iraq reports 3<sup>rd<\/sup> death \u2013 65year old from Baghdad<\/li><li>Ireland reports 4 cases \u2013 total 6<\/li><li>Italy confirms 41 death \u2013 death toll 148 \/ 3858 infected<\/li><li>Japan reconfirms 696 cases &amp; corrects previous erroneous\ncount<\/li><li>Lebanon confirms 2 new cases<\/li><li>Luxembourg confirms 2<sup>nd<\/sup> case<\/li><li>Malaysia reports new cases \u2013 total 55<\/li><li>Netherlands confirms 44 new cases \u2013 total 82<\/li><li>Norway confirms 91 infected<\/li><li>Pakistan confirms 6<sup>th<\/sup> cases<\/li><li>Palestine confirms 7 cases <\/li><li>Poland reports 1<sup>st<\/sup> case <\/li><li>Portugal reports 6<sup>th<\/sup> case \u2013 a woman who had been in\nItaly<\/li><li>Romania reports 6<sup>th<\/sup> confirmed case<\/li><li>San Marino reports 15 cases<\/li><li>Saudi Arabia confirms 2<sup>nd<\/sup> case \u2013 patient from Iran <\/li><li>Saudi Arabia confirms 3 new cases \u2013 total 5<\/li><li>Senegal confirms 2 cases \u2013 total 4<\/li><li>Slovenia reports 6 confirmed cases \u2013 1<sup>st<\/sup> case\nreported on 4<sup>th<\/sup> March<\/li><li>South Korea reports 3 new deaths \u2013 total deaths 35 \/ infected\n5766<\/li><li>Spain reports 3<sup>rd<\/sup> death \u2013 99 year old woman<\/li><li>Spain reports 3<sup>rd<\/sup> death \u2013 99 year old woman in\nnursing home in Madrid where 9 others tested positive<\/li><li>Sweden reports 16 new cases \u2013 total 57<\/li><li>Switzerland confirms more than 100 positive cases<\/li><li>Switzerland reports new confirmed case \u2013 total 119<\/li><li>Thailand reports 4 new cases \u2013 total 47<\/li><li>Tunisia confirms 1<sup>st<\/sup> case <\/li><li>US reports 233 cases with 12 deaths \u2013 virus spread to 14 states<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>6 Mar 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Death toll rises to 3,380<\/strong> \/ Globally 98,380 infection cases \/ 55,420\nrecoveries <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Australia \u2013 1<sup>st<\/sup> school closed after student tests\npositive in Sydney \u2013 total 60 \/ deaths 2<\/li><li>Belgium reports new cases \u2013 total 109<\/li><li>Bhutan confirms 1<sup>st<\/sup> case \u2013 visiting American<\/li><li><strong>Bosnia confirms 1<sup>st 2<\/sup> cases<\/strong> &#8211; a man who returned\nfrom Italy and his child.<\/li><li>Cameroon reports 1<sup>st<\/sup> case \u2013 58 year old French\nnational who arrived in Feb<\/li><li>China 143 new cases \/ 30 deaths \/ total 80,552 infections and\n3,042 deaths<\/li><li><strong>China reports 11 new cases\nof people who arrived from Iran \/<\/strong>311 passengers from Iran have been quarantined at\nthe provincial capital of Lanzhou <strong><\/strong><\/li><li>Colombo reports 1<sup>st<\/sup> case \u2013 19year old female visiting\nItaly<\/li><li>Costa Rica reports 1<sup>st<\/sup> case \u2013 49 year old female from\nUS<\/li><li><strong>Dominican Republic reports 2<sup>nd<\/sup> case<\/strong> &#8211; 70-year-old Canadian\ntourist who arrived on 25 February.<\/li><li>Egypt reports 12 new cases on Nile cruise ship \u2013 total 15<\/li><li>England confirms first death &#8211; elderly man \/ total cases 116.<\/li><li>Estonia reports 8<sup>th<\/sup> new case \u2013 total 10<\/li><li>Germany reports 134 new cases \u2013 total 534<\/li><li>Hungary reports new case (Hungarian who returned from Italy) \u2013\ntotal 3 (other 2 were Iranian students)<\/li><li>India reports 31 confirmed cases<\/li><li>Indonesia reports 2 new cases \u2013 total 4<\/li><li>Iran confirms 1234 new cases \u2013 17 deaths \/ 4747 infections<\/li><li>Iraq confirms 8 new cases \u2013 total 46 \/ 3 deaths<\/li><li>Ireland reports 7 new cases (4 males returning from Italy \/ 2\nwomen had close contact with infected\/1 man from community transmission) \u2013\ntotal 13<\/li><li>Italy reports 197 deaths \u2013 total cases 4636<\/li><li>Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe imposed a two-week quarantine\nfor people coming from South Korea and banned visitors from highly affected\nareas.<\/li><li>Malaysia reports 28 new cases \u2013 total 83<\/li><li>Netherlands reports 1<sup>st<\/sup> death \u2013 86year old man<\/li><li>New Zealand new case had attended rock concert on 28 Feb<\/li><li>Peru confirms 1<sup>st<\/sup> case \u2013 25 year old man travelling\nfrom Europe<\/li><li>Philippines reports 2 new cases \u2013 total 5<\/li><li>Romania confirms 7<sup>th<\/sup> case \u2013 16year old <\/li><li>Serbia reports 1<sup>st<\/sup> positive case \u2013 43 year old who\ntravelled to Hungary<\/li><li>Slovakia reports 1<sup>st<\/sup> case \u2013 52 year old man whose son\nhad visited Italy<\/li><li><strong>South Korea total 6,593 \/ <\/strong>43 deaths <\/li><li>Switzerland reports 1<sup>st<\/sup> death &#8211; 74-year-old woman\nfrom Vaud.<\/li><li>Togo reports 1<sup>st<\/sup> case \u2013 42 year old woman returning\nfrom France<\/li><li>UAE confirms 15 new cases \u2013 total 45<\/li><li>US cruise ship Grand Princess confirms 21 positive (19 crew\nmembers and 2 passengers)<\/li><li>US reports 100 cases in 24 hours \u2013 total 329&nbsp; \/ deaths 17<\/li><li>Vatican City confirms 1<sup>st<\/sup> case<\/li><li>Vietnam reports 17<sup>th<\/sup> case \u2013 after 3 weeks<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>7 Mar 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Death toll 3,450<\/strong><strong> including 3,070 in\nmainland China\/global infections 101,731, with nearly 57,390 recoveries.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Australian\ndoctor tests positive after returning from US &#8211; total cases 70.<\/li><li>Germany total cases 684\/ total 66 cases\nreported on 29 February.<\/li><li>India reports three new cases &#8211; total\n34 (two\nfrom Ladakh who had traveled from Iran and one from Tamil Nadu travelled to\nOman)<\/li><li>Iran confirmed 21 additional deaths\ndeath toll \u2013 145 \/ infections 5,823.<\/li><li>Kuwait\nsuspends flights to and from Egypt, Lebanon, Syria, Bangladesh, Philippines,\nIndia and Sri Lanka for seven days<\/li><li>Maldives confirmed 1<sup>st<\/sup> two cases &#8211; infected after\ncontact with an Italian tourist.&nbsp; <\/li><li>Malta\u2019s first case &#8211; 12-year-old Italian girl who returned from\nTrentino via Rome.<\/li><li>Paraguay confirmed first case&nbsp;\n<\/li><li>Saudi limits land crossings with the UAE, Kuwait\nand Bahrain to commercial trucks in an effort to contain the virus. <\/li><li>South\nKorea reported\n174 new cases \u2013 total cases &#8211; 6,767 \/ deaths 44.<\/li><li>UK\n3 new cases &#8211; total 209 \/ 2 deaths<\/li><li>UK\nconfirms 2<sup>nd<\/sup> death <\/li><li>US\nnew deaths in Washington \u2013 total deaths 19 \/cases in New York increased by 13 to 89. The state\ndeclared emergency.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>8 Mar 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Death toll 3,600<\/strong><strong> including 3,097 in\nmainland China\/global infections 106,150 \/ 59,930 recoveries \/mainland China\nsaw 44 new cases and 27 deaths.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Argentina 1<sup>st<\/sup> death ( first fatality in\nLatin America)<\/li><li>Australia\n3<sup>rd<\/sup> death \u2013 total 74<\/li><li>Bahrain\ncalls for self-quarantine<\/li><li>Bangladesh reports 1<sup>st<\/sup> 3\ncases (two\nmen who traveled to Italy and one is woman related to the men)<\/li><li>Bulgaria\nconfirmed\nits first four cases \u2013 two men from Pleven and two women from Gabrovo tested\npositive.<\/li><li>Costa Fortuna ship heads to Singapore after denied entry at\nports in Malaysia and Thailand &nbsp;<\/li><li>Greece\nnew cases 21 &#8211; total 66<\/li><li>India reports 5 new (3 arriving from\nItaly \/ 2 their relatives) total cases 39 (5 in Kerala tested positive)<\/li><li>Iran marks highest single-day toll\nwith 49 new cases &#8211; death toll to 194.<\/li><li>Italy deaths 366 &#8211; total cases in the country stand at 7,375.<\/li><li>Italy to lockdown northern parts including capital\nMilan, Lombardy and 11 provinces in four other regions. lockdown applies to\nnearly 16 million people &#8211; shutting down of all museums, gyms, cultural\ncentres, ski resorts and swimming pools in the target regions \u2013 total cases\n5,883 deaths 233 <\/li><li>Moldova report 1<sup>st<\/sup> case &#8211; 48-year-old woman who\nreturned from Italy.<\/li><li>Netherlands\nreported\ntwo additional deaths \u2013 total dead 3 \/ cases 265<\/li><li>South\nKorea 367\nnew cases \u2013 total cases 7,134 \/ 6 new deaths \u2013 total deaths\n50<\/li><li>Switzerland new death \u2013 total deaths 2 \/ 281.<\/li><li>US\ncases near 550; Grand Princess quarantine \u2013 deaths 22&nbsp; <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>9 Mar 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Death toll 3,800<\/strong><strong> including around 3,100\nin Mainland China \/ Global 110,000 in 108 countries \/ recoveries\n61,000.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Albania confirms 1<sup>st<\/sup> 2\ncases-\nfather and son who had recently travelled to Italy.<\/li><li>Brunei 1<sup>st<\/sup> case &#8211;&nbsp;\nreturned from Malaysia on 3 March.<\/li><li>Burkina Faso 1<sup>st<\/sup> two cases &#8211; a couple with a travel\nhistory to France.<\/li><li>Canada\n1<sup>st<\/sup> death in British Columbia \u2013 man in 80s \/ British Columbia cases\n32 \/ total cases in Canada 77<\/li><li>Canada\nto repatriate citizens onboard Grand Princess&nbsp;<\/li><li>China \u2013 Wuhan closes 11 makeshift hospitals<\/li><li>Costa Rica cases reach nine&nbsp;<\/li><li>Cyprus announced 1<sup>st<\/sup> two cases &#8211; a man with travel history\nto northern Italy and one to the UK.<\/li><li>Egypt reports 1<sup>st<\/sup> death in Egypt &#8211; 60-year-old German\ntourist &#8211; total number of cases 55.<\/li><li>India Cases rise to 43 \/With new cases reported\nin Kerala, Jammu &amp; Kashmir, Delhi and Uttar Pradesh, the number of cases in\nthe country <\/li><li>Indonesia confirms 13 new cases (11\nIndonesians &amp; 2 foreigners) &#8211; total 19<\/li><li>Iran infected total 7,161 \/ 595 new infections and 43\ndeaths in the last 24 hours\/ death toll &#8211;&nbsp; 237<\/li><li>Italian\nPM imposes country wide lockdown<\/li><li>Italy death toll 463 \/ cases 9,172 \/ Recoveries 724.<\/li><li>Italy\nprison riot 6 prisoners killed<\/li><li>Mongolia announced 1<sup>st<\/sup> case, a French national who\narrived from Moscow. <\/li><li>Panama 1<sup>st<\/sup> case \u2013 A woman who arrived from Spain\ntested positive&nbsp; <\/li><li>Philippines\nconfirms 10 cases &amp; 1 death &#8211; declares health emergency<\/li><li>Qatar cases 15 &#8211; imposes travel ban on\n14 countries\n(India, Bangladesh, China, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Nepal, Pakistan, the\nPhilippines, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Syria and Thailand) Qatar suspended\nflights to and from Italy.<\/li><li>Saudi Arabia imposes lockdown,\nrestricts travel &#8211; total 15 cases \/ suspended schools and universities\/\nsuspended travel with nine countries, including the UAE, Bahrain, Kuwait and\nEgypt<\/li><li>South Korea reports 69 new cases &#8211; total 7,382 \/ death\ntoll 51.<\/li><li>UAE\n14 new cases total cases &#8211; 59<\/li><li>UK\nreports 273 cases and 3 deaths<\/li><li>US death toll \u2013 26 \/confirmed cases 700.<\/li><li>Vietnam temporarily suspends visa-free\ntravel to eight European countries (Denmark, Norway, Finland, Sweden, the UK, Germany,\nFrance and Spain) as 11 of the country\u2019s 14 new cases had a travel history to\nEurope. A total of 30 cases confirmed with virus.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>10 Mar 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Death toll 4,000<\/strong><strong> with 3,100 cases in\nMainland China \/ Globally confirmed cases 113,000 \/ recoveries has 59,000.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Bolivia confirmed 1<sup>st<\/sup> two cases<\/li><li>Congo confirms 1<sup>st<\/sup> case a person who returned\nfrom France.<\/li><li>India\nevacuates 58 citizens from Iran \u2013 total cases 50 (6 new cases in Kerala (15\ntotal)\/ 3 new cases in Karnataka (4 total)<\/li><li>Italy death toll increases by 36% &#8211;\ndeaths 631\/confirmed\ncases increased from 9,172 to 10,149.<\/li><li>Jamaica\u2019s 1<sup>st<\/sup> case &#8211; female with a travel history to\nthe UK.<\/li><li>Japan reported 59 new cases &#8211; total 1,278 cases,\nincluding 696 from Diamond Princess and 14 evacuees from China.<\/li><li>Panama confirms 1<sup>st<\/sup> death &#8211; confirmed seven new\ncases <\/li><li>Philippines announced 11 additional\ncases &#8211; total cases 35.<\/li><li>Spain has closed schools in some parts of the country and\nstopped all flights arriving from Italy &#8211; total cases 1,695 with 35 deaths&nbsp; <\/li><li>Sri Lanka &#8211; 186 people (164 Sri Lankan nationals, 20 Italian nationals and 2\nSouth Korean nationals) were placed under quarantine in Batticaloa.<\/li><li>Turkey reported 1<sup>st<\/sup> case &#8211; male citizen who returned\nfrom Europe.<\/li><li>UAE reports 15 additional cases &#8211; total 74. Recoveries\n&#8211; 12.<\/li><li>UAE &#8211; 2 Sri Lankan origins living in United Arab Emirates reported\nwith coronavirus cases were identified.<\/li><li>US\n\u2013 couple on Grand Princess sues cruise line<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>11 Mar 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Death toll 4,200 including<\/strong><strong> 3,100\ncases in Mainland China\/confirmed cases 119,000 in 114 countries \/recoveries\n65,000<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Australia\n3 new cases who visited Europe \u2013 total cases 122; announces $1.6bn health\npackage<\/li><li>Bahrain records 77 new cases from evacuees from Iran \u2013\ntotal 189.<\/li><li>Belgium reported 1<sup>st<\/sup> death &#8211; 90-years-old.<\/li><li>Costa Rica new cases 13 \u2013 total confirmed 22&nbsp; <\/li><li>Cuba confirmed 1<sup>st<\/sup> three cases in tourists <\/li><li>Denmark reported 78 additional cases \u2013 total 340.<\/li><li>Egypt reported 7 new cases &#8211; total 67.<\/li><li>Honduras reports 1<sup>st<\/sup> 2\ncases- two\nwomen with travel history to Spain and Switzerland.<\/li><li>India 19 new cases&nbsp; &#8211; 8\nfrom Kerala, 5 from Maharashtra, 4 from Karnataka, 1 from Jamma &amp; Kashmir \u2013\ntotal Cases \u2013 62 \/ India cancelled visas granted to Germany, France and\nSpain nationals <\/li><li>Indonesia announced 1<sup>st<\/sup>\ndeath &#8211; 53-year-old foriegn woman <\/li><li>Ireland confirms 1<sup>st<\/sup> death\n\u2013 total cases\n43.<\/li><li>Israel announced 8 additional cases- total 76.<\/li><li>Italy tightens lockdown &#8211; shuts bars, hairdressers and\nrestaurants \/ cases 12,462 \/ death toll&nbsp;827.<\/li><li>Ivory Coast reported 1<sup>st<\/sup> case &#8211; 45-year-old national\nwho recently travelled to Italy.<\/li><li>Malaysia reported additional 20\ncases &#8211; total 149.<\/li><li>Maldives 2 new cases &#8211; total cases &#8211; 8 <\/li><li>Pakistan new case \u2013 total 20<\/li><li>Philippines confirmed 16 new cases &#8211; total confirmed cases 49.<\/li><li>Qatar reports 238 new cases &#8211; total cases to 262. <\/li><li>South Africa announced 6 new cases &#8211; total 13.<\/li><li>South Korea reports 242 new cases \u2013 total cases 7755 \/ 6 new\ndeaths &#8211; total deaths 60 <\/li><li>Spain\ncases\nincreased to 2,277 &#8211; 55 deaths. In capital Madrid cases risen to 1,024 from 782\n<\/li><li>Taiwan 361 evacuees return from Wuhan<\/li><li>UK\n74 new cases &#8211; total 456 \/ 6 deaths<\/li><li>UK reports 6<sup>th<\/sup> death \u2013 man\nin 80s \/ UK Health Minister Nadine Dorries tested positive undergoing self isolation at home\n\/ total cases 373<\/li><li>US restricts travel from Europe for 30 days&nbsp; &#8211; US total 1,322 confirmed cases \/38\ndeaths&nbsp; <\/li><li>Vietnam\n20 new cases (13\nof the new patients were on a Vietnam Airlines flight from London to Hanoi on 2\nMarch) total 35&nbsp;<\/li><li>WHO\ndeclares virus as a pandemic<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>12 Mar 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Death toll 4,600<\/strong><strong> including 3,169 in\nmainland China \/ Global 126,140 \/ 68,200 recoveries<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/sophie130320_1-706x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-100159\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Algeria 1<sup>st<\/sup> death &#8211; total 24.<\/li><li>Algeria suspends all\nflights between Algeria and Morocco&nbsp; <\/li><li>Armenia to replace used banknotes asked people to prefer\nonline payments instead cash.<\/li><li>Australia\n&#8211; US actor Tom Hanks and wife test positive in Australia<\/li><li>Austria reports 1<sup>st<\/sup> death &#8211;\n69-year-old\nman in Vienna \u2013 total cases 302<\/li><li>Azerbaijan confirms 1<sup>st<\/sup>\ndeath &#8211; a\nwoman who was quarantined after returning from Iran. Total cases 15.<\/li><li>Bulgaria intends to declare emergency&nbsp; &#8211; total cases 7 \/ deaths \u2013 1<\/li><li>Canadian Prime Minister\u2019s wife tests\npositive\nafter returning from London \/ number of cases in Canada reached 142, including\none death.<\/li><li>Costa Rica suspends all university classes and certain\nschools&nbsp; <\/li><li>Egypt\nreports 13 new cases with 1 death &#8211; total 80<\/li><li>French Polynesia\u2019s 1<sup>st<\/sup> case is politician Maina Sage\nwho returned from Paris on 7 March.<\/li><li>Germany\ncases increase to 2,369 from 1567 on 11<sup>th<\/sup> March \u2013 total deaths 5<\/li><li>Greece\u2019s 1<sup>st<\/sup> death &#8211; a 67-year-old man who had\nrecently returned from Israel and Egypt.<\/li><li>Guyana reported 1<sup>st<\/sup> case &#8211; 52-year-old woman\nwho died after returning from the US <\/li><li>Hong Kong sees 4<sup>th<\/sup> death a 80-year old man\ntotal cases 130&nbsp; .<\/li><li>India cases 73&nbsp; &#8211; 17\nforeign nationals<\/li><li>India reports 1<sup>st<\/sup> death &#8211; 76-year-old man from\nKarnataka <\/li><li>Iran\ndeaths 429 \/ total infections 10,075 \/ Iran requests IMF for $5bn emergency\nfunding to control virus<\/li><li>Ireland\ncases increase to 70 from 43 on 11<sup>th<\/sup> March<\/li><li>Italy deaths cross 1,000&nbsp; increased 23%. Total cases rose 21.7% from\n12,462 to 15,113 \/ total 1,258 patients had fully recovered.<\/li><li>Malaysia reported 9 new cases &#8211;\ntotal 158.<\/li><li>Morocco\nsuspends travel to Spain and Algeria<\/li><li>Netherlands\nnew cases increase 22% to 614<\/li><li>Norway reported its 1<sup>st<\/sup> death in an elderly patient \u2013\ntotal 620&nbsp; <\/li><li>Philippines Senate and the Manila headquarters of the Asian\nDevelopment Bank have closed&nbsp; <\/li><li>Poland\u2019s 1<sup>st<\/sup> death \u2013 total cases 47&nbsp; <\/li><li>Portugal closes all schools, cafes, restaurants and some shops <\/li><li>Qatar announced regulatory measures to prevent the spread,\nincluding closure of theatres, play areas and gyms.<\/li><li>Saudi Arabia 24 new cases (2 returning from Iraq, 1 in contact\nwith infected person from Iran, 21 contacted with Egyptian visited who tested\npositive) \u2013 total 45 <\/li><li>Singapore to close mosques for 5 days \u2013 total 178 cases<\/li><li>South Africa records 1<sup>st<\/sup> local transmission &#8211; a\n32-year-old man who came into contact with a Chinese businessman \u2013 total cases\n17<\/li><li>South Korea reports 114 new cases \u2013 total confirmed cases 7,869,\nincluding 66 deaths.<\/li><li>Spain\ndeaths 84 from 47 \/ total cases 2968<\/li><li>Spain\u2019s King Felipe and Queen Letizia\ntested\nafter the&nbsp;equalities minister Irene Montero tested positive another\ncabinet minister Carolina Darias tested positive \/ total 3,146 cases including\n86 deaths.<\/li><li>Sri Lankan 2<sup>nd<\/sup> Sri Lankan to test positive \u2013 44 year\nold who had been in contact with 1<sup>st<\/sup> case<\/li><li>St Vin\u00adcent and the Grenadines confirmed 1<sup>st<\/sup> case &#8211;\nfemale who had travelled to the UK.<\/li><li>Sweden reported 1<sup>st<\/sup>\ndeath &#8211; elderly patient with an underlying sickness. <\/li><li>Thailand\nreports 11 new cases \u2013 total 70<\/li><li>Trinidad &amp; Tobago confirms 1<sup>st<\/sup>\ncase a\n52-year-old male who arrived from Switzerland <\/li><li>Turkey\u2019s schools closed for one week and universities for three\nweeks, all sports events will take place without spectators until the end of\nApril.<\/li><li>UK\ncases grew 29% in last 24hrs at 590 with 10 deaths<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>13 Mar 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Death toll 4,700<\/strong><strong>\/128,330 infections \/\n68,300 recoveries <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"532\" height=\"353\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Peter-Dutton.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-100160\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Peter-Dutton.jpg 532w, https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Peter-Dutton-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 532px) 100vw, 532px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Australian Minister for Home Affairs Peter Dutton tested positive.<\/li><li>Belarus registered 6 new cases &#8211; total 27.<\/li><li>Bulgaria foreign ministry banned all travel to Iran, asked people to avoid non-urgent travel to 11 countries.\u00a0 <\/li><li>Canada &#8211; Ottawa asked citizens to avoid non-essential foreign travel \/ total cases 200, including one death.<\/li><li>Chile ordered a ban on public events of more than 500 people &#8211; 43 cases\u00a0 <\/li><li>Czech Republic deny entry to foreigners and banned its nationals from travelling abroad\u00a0 <\/li><li>Egypt 13 new cases \u2013total cases 93.<\/li><li>Ethiopia\u2019s 1<sup>st<\/sup> case is a Japanese national <\/li><li>France closes all nurseries, schools and also banned public gatherings of more than 100 people.<\/li><li>Gabon\u2019s 1<sup>st<\/sup> case &#8211; 27-year-old-man who had returned from France on 08 March.<\/li><li>Germany cases from 671 to 3,000 including 5 deaths.<\/li><li>Ghana confirmed 1<sup>st<\/sup> two cases &#8211; people who had recently visited Norway and Turkey.<\/li><li>Google employee in India\/Karnataka tests positive \u2013 total 80<\/li><li>Guatemala confirmed 1<sup>st<\/sup> case &#8211; banned arrivals from some heavily affected countries, including the US and Canada.<\/li><li>Guinea\u2019s 1<sup>st<\/sup> case &#8211; employee of the European Union delegation.<\/li><li>India \u2013 2<sup>nd<\/sup> death &#8211; 68-year-old woman in New Delhi\/ 82 cases confirmed<\/li><li>Indonesia confirmed 35 new cases (3 died) &#8211; total 69<\/li><li>Indonesia to ban face mask exports to ensure domestic supply amid the outbreak.<\/li><li>Iran decides to empty city streets &#8211; cases reach 11,364\/514 deaths<\/li><li>Iraq banned entry to visitors from Germany and Qatar &amp; 13 countries.<\/li><li>Italy death toll &#8211; 1,266 increase by 25% in last 24hrs \u2013 infections surged by nearly 17% to 17,660.<\/li><li>Jamaica 8 cases &#8211; seeking 100 Cuban nurses to help.<\/li><li>Kazakhstan confirmed 1<sup>st<\/sup> cases of nationals returning separately from Germany on 9 March and 12 March<\/li><li>Kenya reported 1<sup>st<\/sup> case \u2013 person arriving from US via London<\/li><li>Kosovo\u2019s 1<sup>st<\/sup> 2 cases &#8211; 20-year-old Italian woman and a 77-year-old Kosovar man.<\/li><li>Mauritania reported 1<sup>st<\/sup> case<\/li><li>Mexico cases increased from 15 previous day to 26<\/li><li>Moldova would suspend all flights to European regions from Sunday. The country has six cases to date.<\/li><li>Netherlands increased from 614 previous day to 804\/deaths 10<\/li><li>North Macedonia suspended public gatherings banned entry to foreign nationals &#8211; total 9 cases<\/li><li>Panama\u2019s confirmed cases increased to 36, including three foreign nationals.<\/li><li>Romanian interim prime minister Ludovic Orban under self-quarantine after coming into contact with one of his party\u2019s senators who tested positive. https:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/world\/europe\/romanias-interim-pm-ludovic-orban-and-cabinet-to-enter-quarantine-after-coronavirus <\/li><li>Saudi Arabia confirmed 17 new cases (11 Egyptians) &#8211; total 62<\/li><li>Saudi Arabia confirmed 24 new cases &#8211; total 86.<\/li><li>Singapore bans entry to people who had been to Italy, France, Spain and Germany in the past 14 days.<\/li><li>South Korea reported 110 new cases &#8211; total 7,979\/ 177 patients released from hospitals\u00a0 .<\/li><li>Spain declared a state of emergency <\/li><li>Sri Lanka identifies 3 more cases \u2013 one 41 Sri Lankan male arriving from Germany other 2 are 37years and 43 years arriving from Italy<\/li><li>Sudan confirmed 1<sup>st<\/sup> death \u2013 a man who arrived from the UAE. Sudan suspended flights to eight countries.<\/li><li>Thailand issues new coronavirus warning after 13 cases traced to a group of friends sharing cigarettes &amp; drinks \u2013 total cases 75<\/li><li>Uruguay confirmed 1<sup>st<\/sup> four cases &#8211; people who arrived from Milan, Italy.<\/li><li>US some states, such as Seattle and Ohio, have closed schools. Hospitals across the country are setting up tents to cater to the increasing inflow of patients. Hawaii, urgent care clinics are offering drive-through testing \u2013 total 1,300 cases with 39 deaths.<\/li><li>Venezuela reported 1<sup>st<\/sup> two cases, declared a state of alarm\u00a0 <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>14 Mar 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Death toll 5,500<\/strong><strong> \/ Global 145,300 \/\n71,600 recoveries <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Australia bans public events of more than 500\npeople &#8211; total 197 cases \/ 3 three deaths&nbsp;\n<\/li><li>Bolivia ban entry of visitors from China, South Korea, Italy and\nSpain \u2013 total 10 cases<\/li><li>Cambodia deny entry to visitors from Italy, Germany, Spain,\nFrance and the US for 30 days from 17 March. Total 7 cases<\/li><li>Central African\nRepublic report 1<sup>st<\/sup> case <\/li><li>Colombia ordered closure of border with Venezuela \u2013 total cases\n9<\/li><li>Congo Republic report 1<sup>st<\/sup> case<\/li><li>Denmark reported 1<sup>st<\/sup> death closed its borders for\nforeign travellers for one month.<\/li><li>Egypt to close schools and universities for two weeks \u2013 total\ncases 110 with two deaths.<\/li><li>Europe\nnow epicentre of outbreak, says WHO<\/li><li>Japan cases &#8211; 1,423 including 697 from the\nDiamond Princess cruise ship and 14 evacuees from China \/ 28 deaths, including\nseven from the cruise ship,<\/li><li>Kuwait will close all shopping malls, salons entertainment\ncentres excluding food supplies.&nbsp; <\/li><li>New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern asked everyone\nentering NZ to self-isolate for 14 days. All cruise ships denied entry until 30\nJune.<\/li><li>Philippines confirmed 6<sup>th<\/sup>\ndeath Sixth death a 54-year-old resident of Metro Manila. total 64 cases.<\/li><li>Rwanda report 1<sup>st<\/sup> case<\/li><li>Seychelles report 1<sup>st<\/sup> case<\/li><li>South Korea 107 new cases &#8211; total\n8,086\/204\npeople have recovered and discharged from hospitals.<\/li><li>Sri Lanka reports 5 more confirmed cases \u2013 All 5 nationals\nreturning from Italy (aged 42, 43, 44 males) 2 females 56 &amp; 17years related\nto a confirmed case<\/li><li>Sudan ordered closure of schools and universities for 30 days\n&amp; banned public gatherings and social events.<\/li><li>Thailand\nreports 7 new cases &#8211; total 82<\/li><li>US declares national emergency enabling $50bn in\nfederal aid \/ 1,700 confirmed cases \/ 40 deaths.<\/li><li>Uzbekistan confirms 1<sup>st<\/sup>\ncase &#8211; a\nnational who returned from France.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>15 Mar\n2020<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Death toll 5,800\/ Globally<\/strong><strong> 156,000\nconfirmed cases \/ 74,000 recoveries <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Argentina ordered ban on entry for 30 days to non-residents who\nvisited a highly affected country in the last 14 days. Total 45 cases.<\/li><li>Australia imposes self-quarantine for\npeople arriving from abroad<\/li><li>Equatorial Guinea confirms 1<sup>st<\/sup>\ncase &#8211; 42-year-old\nwoman who arrived in the capital Malabo from Spain on 13 March.<\/li><li>Estonia will deny entry to foreign travelers \u2013 total 115 cases<\/li><li>France\nreports 36 deaths \u2013 death toll 127\/ confirmed cases 5,423.<\/li><li>Greece confirmed 1 death \u2013 total deaths 4, confirmed cases\nincrease from 103 to total 331.<\/li><li>Hungary\u2019s 1<sup>st<\/sup> death &#8211;&nbsp;\n75-year-old national hospitalised with severe pneumonia \u2013 total cases\n32.<\/li><li>India \u2013 1<sup>st<\/sup> recovery \u2013 45 year man from Delhi \/ 102\nconfirmed cases 2 deaths<\/li><li>Iran reports 113 new deaths in 24hrs \u2013\n724 deaths \/ total cases 13,938.<\/li><li>Italy\nreports 368 new deaths \u2013 death toll 1809\/ total cases 24,747<\/li><li>Kenya deny entry to all except citizens and residents \u2013 total\ncases 3. Primary and secondary schools closed. Boarding schools and\nuniversities will also shut<\/li><li>Malaysia\nconfirms 190 new cases &#8211; total 428 majority linked to mosque gathering<\/li><li>Mexico reports 41 cases &#8211; bans large gatherings\nand extended school holidays.<\/li><li>Morocco suspended all international flights to and from its\nairports. Total &#8211; 28 cases, including one death and one recovery.<\/li><li>Netherlands\nconfirmed 8 new deaths \u2013 death total 20 \/ cases 1135<\/li><li>Philippines\ncloses Manila (12m) for domestic travelers for 1 month<\/li><li>Philippines\nconfirmed 29 new cases \u2013 total 140 \/ 4 new deaths &#8211; total deaths 12<\/li><li>Qatar new cases 64 &#8211; total cases 401\/ Nearly 7,950 people\nhave been tested to date \/ Qatar will ban entry to non-nationals for two weeks\n&amp; suspend entry to passenger flights.<\/li><li>Serbia\u2019s president declared a state of emergency \u2013 total 45\ncases, soldiers deployed to guard hospitals and closed several public spaces.<\/li><li>Slovenia\n1<sup>st<\/sup> death \u2013 elderly man \u2013 total 219 cases<\/li><li>Spain &#8211; Wife\nof Spanish PM tests positive<\/li><li>Spain reports 2,000 new cases &amp;\n100 deaths \u2013 total &nbsp;7,753 cases and 288\ndeaths<\/li><li>Sri Lanka 7 more new confirmed cases \u2013 total 18<\/li><li>UK &#8211; NHS\nand private hospitals to partner to tackle the coronavirus pandemic \/ 1143\nconfirmed cases &amp; 21 deaths<\/li><li>UK to isolate elderly above 70 \/ total\ncases\n1,400, \/ deaths 35<\/li><li>Ukraine\u2019s railways company Ukrzaliznytsia bars all international\npassenger trains from 17 March. Ukraine suspended international flights and\nbanned entry to foreign nationals until 3 April.<\/li><li>US\nPresident tests negative, travel ban extended to the UK &amp; Ireland \/ 2900\nconfirmed cases \u2013 57 deaths<\/li><li>Vietnam\n4 new cases \u2013 total 57 mandatory quarantine ordered &amp; and testing of\npassengers from or through China, South Korea, the UK and Schengen countries<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>16 Mar\n2020<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Death toll 6,500\/Global<\/strong><strong> 169,000\n\/ recoveries 77,000<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Armenia declared state of emergency for one month until April\n16. Total cases&nbsp; 30 cases &#8211; all\neducational institutions closed<\/li><li>Bahrain confirms 1<sup>st<\/sup> death- 65-year-old national &#8211;\ntotal 210 cases.<\/li><li>Cambodia\n4 new cases including 4month French body &amp; 2 arriving from Malaysia &#8211; total\ncases 12<\/li><li>Canada imposes tougher screening measures for visitors \u2013 total\ncases 320.<\/li><li>Chile closes borders to foreigners \u2013 total cases 155 case <\/li><li>China boosts quarantine for\ninternational arrivals \u2013 imported cases &#8211; 123.<\/li><li>Egypt suspends flights from its airports until 31 March&nbsp; <\/li><li>Georgia denies entry to all foreigners \u2013 total cases 33<\/li><li>Germany advises nationals against all non-essential\ninternational trips.<\/li><li>Ghana announced closure of all schools and universities, &amp;\nsuspended public events.<\/li><li>Greece ordered 14-day quarantine for people from abroad. Greece\ncloses shops except supermarkets, pharmacy stores and food delivery services.<\/li><li>Hungary announced plans to close borders to international\npassengers, suspend cultural and sports events and establishments &amp; advised\npeople aged over 70 to stay at home.<\/li><li>India\n4 new cases (Maharashtra\/Karnataka &amp; 2 in Kerala) total 114 Cases <\/li><li>Iran\nreports 129 new deaths \u2013 total deaths 853 \/ 14,991 cases<\/li><li>Japan traces 15 clusters; total cases\n1,528\nincluding 697 from the Diamond Princess cruise ship and 14 evacuees from China.\nDeaths 30<\/li><li>Liberia reported 1<sup>st<\/sup> case <\/li><li>Malaysia\nreports 125 new cases (traced to religious gathering of 16,000 people) total\n553 <\/li><li>Morocco closes mosques, eateries, cinemas, theatres, sports,\npublic clubs and entertainment&nbsp;centres. Markets, shops with essential\ngoods and restaurants with delivery service are given exemption.<\/li><li>Netherlands\ntotal cases increase by 278 to 1,413 \u2013 deaths 24<\/li><li>New Zealand bars gatherings of 500 people or more\n\u2013 total cases 8<\/li><li>Pakistan cases rise to 122 including 76\ninfections among people released from 14-day quarantine at Taftan.<\/li><li>Philippines ordered home quarantine and suspension of work and\ntransport across Luzon total cases 140.<\/li><li>Rwanda\n4 new cases \u2013 total 5 (1<sup>st<\/sup> case on 14<sup>th<\/sup> March)<\/li><li>Singapore\nconfirms 17 new cases (11 foreigners) &#8211; total cases 243<\/li><li>Somalia confirmed 1<sup>st<\/sup> case.<\/li><li>South Africa to revoke around 10,000 visas issued to people from\nChina and Iran. <\/li><li>South\nKorea expands screening to all arrivals from Europe \/ confirmed 74 new cases\ntotal cases 8236<\/li><li>Spain total cases 8,744 \/ 297 deaths.<\/li><li>Sweden announces $30bn crisis package to support the economy\n&#8211; total 1,032 cases \/ 3 deaths<\/li><li>Taiwan\nannounces 8 new cases &#8211; total 67 \/ 14-day quarantine for all people from Europe\u2019s\nSchengen border-free travel zone, the UK and Ireland.<\/li><li>Tanzania confirmed 1<sup>st<\/sup> case <\/li><li>Thailand\nrecords 33 new cases-&nbsp; total 147<\/li><li>Turkey\nreports 12 new cases (2 linked to 1<sup>st<\/sup> case\/7 arrived from Europe and\n3 travelled to US) \u2013 total 18<\/li><li>Ukraine\u2019s capital Kyiv, along with Lviv and Odessa cities, to\nclose bars, restaurants, cafes and shopping malls &nbsp;<\/li><li>US death toll \u2013 69 \/ total cases 3,774.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>17 Mar\n2020<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Death toll 7,100 <\/strong><strong>in 155 countries \/\nGlobally 182,000 \/recoveries 79,000<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Brazil Foreign Trade Secretary tests positive \u2013 he was part of delegation that visited Florida, US. Total cases 234 https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/world\/rest-of-world\/brazilian-who-met-trump-tests-positive-for-covid-19\/articleshow\/74600128.cms <\/li><li>Cambodia 12 new cases (11 visited Malaysian mosque) &#8211; total 24<\/li><li>China\u2019s Shanghai extends quarantine to visitors from the UK, Switzerland, Sweden, Belgium, Norway, the Netherlands, Denmark and Austria. The city already imposed same measures for passengers from France, Spain, Germany, the US, South Korea, Italy and Iran.<\/li><li>Hong Kong quarantines all people entering the city for 14 days\u00a0 <\/li><li>India reports 3<sup>rd<\/sup> death \u2013 total cases 132<\/li><li>Iran new deaths 135 &#8211; death toll &#8211; 988; temporarily releases 85,000 prisoners\/total cases 16,169<\/li><li>Ireland total cases \u2013 223 estimated to rise to 15,000 \/All schools, universities, bars and childcare facilities closed until 29 March and mass gatherings have been limited.<\/li><li>Malaysia confirms 1<sup>st<\/sup> deaths &#8211; 60-year-old pastor. Sarawak state says 193 close contacts of the deceased traced and are under home quarantine. 2<sup>nd<\/sup> death &#8211; a 34-year-old man who attended a mass religious gathering in February in Kuala Lumpur. Total 550 cases.<\/li><li>Pakistan cases in Punjab, Sindh and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces \u2013 total cases 189<\/li><li>Philippines reported 45 new cases &#8211; total 187.<\/li><li>South Korea reports 84 new cases \u2013 total 8320 \/ 81 deaths \/ 1401 recoveries.<\/li><li>Spain confirmed cases 11,178 \u2013 491 deaths<\/li><li>Spain deploys more than 10000 troops in 14 cities to help in lockdown \/ Citizens were allowed to leave home only for work, buy food, visit a pharmacy or hospital \/ 9900 cases &amp; 340 deaths<\/li><li>Sri Lanka reports 15 more cases taking the tally to 43, bans all incoming flights for two weeks.<\/li><li>Thailand reported 30 new cases &#8211; total 177, including 1 death.<\/li><li>US urges citizens to avoid gatherings of more than ten people \/government called for closure of bars, gyms, restaurants and other venues in states with local transmission of coronavirus \/ 4,660 confirmed cases and 85 deaths.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>18 Mar\n2020<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Death toll 7,900<\/strong><strong>\/globally 198,000 \/\nrecoveries 81,000<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Austria\nannounces \u20ac38bn aid package to secure jobs <\/li><li>A CDC Study\nsays initial infections on Diamond Princess came from food workers (of the 20\nconfirmed crew members \u2013 15 were from food service members)<\/li><li>Djibouti confirmed 1<sup>st<\/sup> case &#8211;&nbsp; Spanish national who was part of a 32-member\nSpanish special forces unit that came to the country on 14 March.<\/li><li>France reports 89 new deaths &#8211; total\n264 deaths \/ total cases 9,134.<\/li><li>India\n3 new cases from Pondicherry, Pune &amp; Maharashtra &#8211; total cases 149<\/li><li>Indonesia recorded 55 new cases &#8211; total 227, including 19 deaths\nand 11 recoveries.<\/li><li>Iran\n147 new death \u2013 total deaths 1,135 \/ total cases \u201317,361, with 1,192 new cases in the last 24 hours.<\/li><li>Italy reports&nbsp;475 deaths on one\nday to total 2978 deaths a surge of 19% \/ total cases jumped by 31,506 to\n35,713, up 13.35% <\/li><li>Kyrgyzstan recorded its first\ncases &#8211; three citizens who returned from Saudi Arabia.<\/li><li>Malaysia closed its borders with Singapore \u2013 total cases 673.<\/li><li>Malaysia registered 117 new cases 17% rise in infections &#8211; total\n790.<\/li><li>Malta to stop incoming passenger flights \u2013 total cases 38 cases\nof which 32 contracted the infection abroad.<\/li><li>Moldova\nconfirms 1<sup>st<\/sup> death \u2013 total cases 30 \/ state of emergency declared<\/li><li>New Zealand reports new 8 imported\ncases (people who had gone on international trips) total cases 20<\/li><li>Pakistan records 1<sup>st<\/sup> death (from Lahore\/Punjab who\narrived from Iran) \u2013 total cases 236.<\/li><li>Philippines reported 15 additional\ncases &#8211; total 202.<\/li><li>Portugal\ndeclares 15 day state of emergency \u2013 total cases 650<\/li><li>Singapore\nnew cases 47 to total 313 \/ country will impose self-quarantine measures for 14 days on\neveryone entering, as well as citizens and residents.<\/li><li>South Korea reports 93 new cases &#8211; total 8,413 <\/li><li>Spain\ntotal cases 13,716 \/ 558 deaths<\/li><li>Swiss cases jumped to 3,028,\nincluding 21 deaths.<\/li><li>Turkey 2<sup>nd<\/sup> death &#8211; a 61-year-old male\/93\nnew cases &#8211; total 191.<\/li><li>WHO\ncalls for \u2018aggressive\u2019 action in Southeast Asia<\/li><li>Zambia confirmed 1<sup>st<\/sup> two cases<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>19 Mar\n2020<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Death toll 8,800\/Globally<\/strong><strong> 218,000\nworldwide \/recoveries 84,000. &nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>California governor says 60,000 homeless could contract COVID-19\/9400 cases and 150 deaths<\/li><li>South Korea 152 new cases \u2013 total 8565<\/li><li>Sri Lanka cases rise to 59 \/ no fatalities reported \/ 4 recoveries<\/li><li>UK deaths increase from 71 to 103 \/ total cases 2640<\/li><li>World Bank increases response package to $14bn<\/li><li>Wuhan and Hubei report no new cases http:\/\/www.xinhuanet.com\/english\/2020-03\/19\/c_138894828.htm <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-wordpress wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-bored-panda\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/chinese-nurses-face-masks-corona-virus\/\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>As of 20<sup>th<\/sup> March &#8211; 246,467 confirmed cases and\n10,047 deaths. Italy saw 475 deaths in just one single day. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With no cure it is\nimperative that the people help governments, health authorities and law\nenforcement by staying at home and distancing oneself from others. It is the\nonly way we can presently overcome something that humans are today having no\ncontrol over. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is times like this we\nreturn to Buddha\u2019s teachings \u2013 Nothing is permanent. Everything is impermanent.\nDo good because that good will follow us like our shadow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/079d61fc305c9091d8ecb2ea8326902f.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-100162\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/079d61fc305c9091d8ecb2ea8326902f.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/079d61fc305c9091d8ecb2ea8326902f-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Shenali D Waduge<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Corona virus has today impacted 182 countries with 246,467 confirmed cases and 10,047 deaths. In fact, though China had 80,967 confirmed cases the death toll was 3,248 and China proudly claims zero cases in China. However, Italy with 41,035 confirmed cases has 3,405 deaths exceeding that of China. What did China do right and what [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1498,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[47],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-100146","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-shenali-waduge"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/100146","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1498"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=100146"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/100146\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=100146"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=100146"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=100146"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}