The virus continues to spread: another victim in South Korea; 648 new infections in China
123 more cases of infection have been reported in South Korea, the focus of the most serious virus outbreak outside China, and the number of victims has increased to four people. China reported 97 more deaths, as well as another 648 new infection cases. Due to the deaths of two in Italy, closure was imposed in the areas where the patients were identified
The virus continues to spread: another victim in South Korea; 648 new infections in China
Photo: Reuters, Edit: Shaul Adam(Video: Panic in Italy due to both deaths and dozens of corona virus infected)
Corona virus spread - Latest updates:
- South Korea: 123 new cases identified; The quorum rose to two people
- Italy: Closure has been imposed at the outbreak of the virus
- China: 97 people died in the past day
South Korea reported (Sunday) that another person died from the Corona virus, and another 123 cases of the virus were diagnosed. The death toll in the country, considered the most serious outbreak outside China, has increased to four people, and the number of people infected is 556 - according to the South Korean Center for Disease Control and Prevention. More than half of the country's infections have been linked to a church in southeastern Diego city, after a 61-year-old woman who participated in prayer was diagnosed with a virus.
Meanwhile, the Health Commission in China reported last night on 97 additional coronary virus victims as well as 648 new cases of infection in the country. Thereby, the death toll from the virus is 2,442 people, and the total number of infections, mostly in China, is 76,936 people.
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The virus is really spreading even in non-neighboring countries. Last weekend, two people died from the outbreak of the virus in northern Italy, as well as 79 cases of infection. Last night, he passed away at 78, in the city of Padua, northern Italy, after contracting the Corona virus and becoming the first Italian victim of the disease. The second killed, also in his 70s, a neighbor of neighboring Lombardy County.
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To the full articleAfter the first infections, Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte, who earlier claimed that his country was preparing for the virus, announced a closure in the areas where the corona erupted. Also, Italy suspended all direct flights to and from China, in a move that angered the Chinese government. "Diplomatic and economic issues are fundamental, but health is in first place," Safranza said as he announced the government's latest steps.
In addition, in Iran, two deaths were reported as a result of the virus, and another ten were infected. So far 29 cases of infection have been approved in the state, and six victims in total.
