Wednesday, March 4, 2020

Covid-19 Coronavirus Outbreak Live Updates And WHO Announcements -- March 4, 2020

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More than 93,000 patients have been struck down by the deadly coronavirus across the world. The death toll today surpassed 3,200

Daily Mail: Coronavirus IS a pandemic, Germany says after 22% spike in cases overnight as Poland becomes latest country to record a case and Iraq confirms first death

* German Health Minister declared global pandemic today after 44 new cases
* World Health Organisation has stopped short short of calling crisis pandemic
* But surge in cases in Europe, South Korea and Iran mean it may be matter of time
* Polish man Zielona Gora makes Poland 34th country with cases in Europe
* Death of 70-year-old man in Iraq marks first fatality in Middle East outside of Iran
* South Korea, the worst-hit country outside of China, now has over 5,500 cases

The coronavirus outbreak has turned into a global pandemic, Germany warned today, after it was hit by a spate of new infections and Poland became the latest European country to report a case.

Health Minister Jens Spahn said the outbreak, which has been teetering on the verge of a pandemic for weeks, had now surpassed the level of epidemic and warned the worst was still to come.

Germany reported a 22 per cent spike in cases yesterday, taking the official toll from 196 to 240. There have been no virus deaths recorded in the country yet.

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Covid-19 Outbreak -- Live Updates

The Latest: Korean Air limits some flights due to new virus -- AP
Live: Italy considers closing all schools and colleges -- BBC
Coronavirus live updates: Italy to close schools and universities as death toll passes 100 -- The Guardian
What’s Happening: Virus closes schools, but Louvre reopens -- AP
Factbox: Latest on the spread of coronavirus around the world -- Reuters
Coronavirus latest: Italy closes schools until March 15 as death toll surpasses 100 -- DW
Iran toll rises to 92 as global outbreak deepens: Live updates -- Al Jazeera
Coronavirus: Which countries have confirmed cases? -- Al Jazeera

Covid-19 Outbreak WHO Announcements -- March 4, 2020

WHO says coronavirus death rate is 3.4% globally, higher than previously thought -- CNBC
Coronavirus deadlier than flu, but containable: WHO -- Al Jazeera
WHO urges people not to talk about 'transmitting' coronavirus because it 'assigns blame' in woke message for medical staff -- Daily Mail
WHO warns of global shortage of medical equipment to fight coronavirus -- Reuters
Coronavirus is now killing more people a day outside China: Daily virus death toll is 126% higher in the rest of the world combined than it is where the outbreak originated -- Daily Mail
Coronavirus crisis ebbs in China, as fear spreads across the West -- France 24
COVID-19 clusters grow in South Korea, Italy, Iran -- UPI
In Italy and beyond, virus outbreak reshapes work and play -- AP
Coronavirus fears empty streets in some of the world's busiest cities -- NBC

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