There are only 4 cases of coronavirus infections registered yesterday in Wuhan , the capital of the province of Hubei and the outbreak of the pandemic. According to updates provided by the Chinese National Health Commission (NHC), this is the lowest level since data collection began in January. Furthermore, for the first time, the imported cases of infection exceeded the local ones: out of the 11 overall yesterday, in addition to the 4 in Wuhan, the other 7 are 'return infections', of which 4 in Shanghai, two in Gansu and one in Beijing.
More generally, China had 11 new coronavirus cases and 13 deaths on Friday, all in Hubei, the epicenter province of the epidemic. According to the latest updates from the National Health Commission, there were also 17 new suspected cases, 1,430 people discharged from hospitals and a drop in critically ill patients of 410 units, to 3,610. The total number of infections was 80,824, including 12,094 patients still under medical treatment, 65,541 recovered and 3,189 deaths. The healing rate has risen to 81% .
Gb studies plan to ban mass gatherings . Mass gatherings could be banned in Britain starting next week due to the coronavirus pandemic. The BBC reports it online, citing a government source. As far as we learn, work is already underway on a plan to ease the pressure on emergency services. Dozens of major sporting and cultural events have already been canceled across the country in response to the pandemic. The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the UK rose to 798 yesterday, while 11 are deaths.
In light of the extraordinary circumstances that the world is facing due to the emergency linked to the spread of the Covid-19 virus, MSC Cruises has decided to temporarily stop all its cruises in the United States for 45 days , until April 30th. Pierfrancesco Vago, executive president of MSC Cruises announced this: "It is not a decision we have taken lightly, but in the current circumstances the health and safety of our guests, crew and communities on the ground - including our employees and their families - it must come first. As a family business, with over 300 years of seafaring tradition, we felt that this was the right decision to make. "
