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Statistics on the number of new deaths and infections from the newly emerging virus, Corona virus, are increasing around the world, exceeding 30,000 people, two thirds of them in Europe, according to an AFP count.
According to the new statistics, 30003 deaths were recorded, at least two thirds of them in Europe, 21,334 deaths.
The statistical data around the world recorded earlier today, the number of deaths from the virus exceeds 29 thousand and 900 people and infected more than 641,000 people in 183 countries and territories.
In turn, France announced the registration of 319 new deaths from the new virus Corona, bringing the total deaths to 2314 cases.
The French Ministry of Health said in a statement today, "319 deaths were recorded during the last twenty-four hours, bringing the total number of deaths to 2314," noting that 4,611 new cases of the virus were recorded, bringing the number of patients to 37,575.
French Health Minister Olivier Ferrand indicated that his country has requested the purchase of more than one billion medical masks, mostly from China, while the French government is seeking to strengthen its medical equipment after the outbreak of the Corona virus in the country.
Doctors, medical staff and caregivers in France had indicated an acute shortage of medical masks on the front lines that work directly with the injured.
It is noteworthy that the Alsace region in eastern France is considered one of the most prevalent French regions for the infection of the Corona virus, as the army planes transport the injured to Germany due to an acute shortage of medical masks on the front lines that work directly with the injured in addition to the severe shortage of intensive care beds and respirators.
In Dublin, Ireland announced 14 new deaths from the virus, which brings the death toll from this virus to 36 cases in this country, in addition to about 300 cases, which also raises infections to 2415 cases.
And the health authorities in Ireland announced last February that it recorded the first confirmed case of the Corona virus, which came from a disaster area in northern Italy.
In Qatar, the first death from the virus and 28 new cases were recorded, bringing the total number of cases to 590.
In Amman, Jordanian Minister of Health Saad Jaber announced the registration of 11 new cases of the virus in his country, bringing the total number of cases to 246, of which 18 were cured.
In turn, the Greek health authorities announced the monitoring of 95 new cases of coronavirus, bringing the total number of cases to 1061 cases since the first case was registered in the country last February.
Sutiris Tsiyudras, a representative of the Ministry of Health, said 32 people have died from the virus.
Greece imposed a curfew until early April, imposed restrictions on the movement of people with few exceptions, and also closed its borders to nationals of non-European Union countries, as well as to Spain and Italy, to contain the spread of the virus.
The Ministry of Crisis Management said that Greece had suspended all flights from the Netherlands until 15 April.
In Bamako, the Malian health authorities announced the registration of the first deaths as a result of the emerging corona virus and 81 cases.
In Spain, which is experiencing a rapid spread of the virus, its Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez suspended all non-essential economic activities for two weeks in a new measure to combat the outbreak of the Corona virus.
Sanchez said that all workers should stay in their homes between 30 March and 9 April, with the exception of those working in the basic sectors.
It is noteworthy that so far 832 new deaths have been recorded with the Corona virus, bringing the number of deaths to 5690 cases, while the number of confirmed infections is 72,248 cases.