The second coronavirus death in the state of Washington has been confirmed in the United States . American health sources add that the first case of infection in New York is also recorded. The man who died on Saturday was 70 years old and was "in poor health", according to the public health office in King County, the most populous state in the state and home to Seattle, a city of over 700,000 inhabitants. On the opposite coast, New York confirmed its first case of positivity. "The patient, a 30-year-old woman, contracted the virus while traveling in Iran and is currently isolated in her home," Governor Andrew Cuomo said yesterday evening, adding that the patient "is not in serious condition and is in a controlled situation since she arrived in New York. "
The annual edition of the Paris Book Fair, scheduled for March 20-23, has been canceled due to fears related to the coronavirus epidemic, announced the president of the event, Vincent Montagne. "Following government decisions to ban rallies with more than 5,000 people in a closed environment, we regretted the decision to cancel the 2020 edition," he wrote in a statement.
South Korea has registered another 123 cases of infections due to the new coronavirus and 4 additional deaths: reports the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Kcdc), according to which the infections reported in the country are overall 4,335 and the deaths 26.
Indonesia reported its first two confirmed cases of coronavirus . A 64-year-old woman and her 31-year-old daughter tested positive in a Jakarta hospital, said Indonesian Health Minister Terawan Agus Putranto.
In Algeria there are two other cases of coronavirus . It is a 53-year-old woman and a 24-year-old daughter. Both are in solitary confinement in the province of Blida, south of Algiers, the health authorities said yesterday, explains the BBC. The two women had hosted a man and daughter from France who had tested positive for coronavirus once they returned to Europe. Last week an Italian citizen had tested positive for coronavirus in Algeria, and had been repatriated.
In Croatia, a new case of coronavirus infection has been identified, with the total rising to eight . In the news, local media added that of the eight infections, five occurred in Rijeka (Rijeka) and three in the capital Zagreb.
