Number of dead from the virus continues to climb • In just a day: 97 patients died in Italy • By contrast, a marked improvement in morbidity in China and South Korea

• Corona patient receives treatment in Iran // Photo: IP

The global death toll from the Corona virus crossed the threshold of 4,000 on Monday, after many deaths in Iran, Italy and South Korea.

The Corona epidemic continues to rage in Italy. The death toll from covid-19 disease has risen to 333 people today, with the number exceeding 6,000.

The large number of casualties was followed today by severe riots in more than 24 jails across the state, after authorities announced the cessation of visits. Six inmates died after breaking into the prison clinic and taking a large amount of psychiatric drugs.

16 million people are now in closure across the state as the military monitors the operation of internal trains and flights. The pope delivered a sermon today using web direct viewing software.

In Germany, a first man was killed today as a result of the Corona virus and reports in the country talk about another woman in serious condition. In Britain, the number of dead from the Corona rose to five. Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced a series of measures designed to increase the country's readiness for further infection cases.

The Irish government has announced that it is canceling the festive parade in honor of St. Patrick's Day canceled and that no other mass gatherings will be possible for the holiday.

Good news from China and South Korea

China's authorities said today was the first day since the outbreak of the plague in the city's fish market, where no new case of the Corona virus has been recorded in the city. Authorities said they began dismantling the special hospital complexes built to cope with the huge influx of hospitals.

The city's 11 million residents are still besieged by the state's largest closure in the last decade, but the state-run Shinhua News Agency reports that if the situation in the city remains as it is, significant relief will be provided to residents.

Meanwhile, after two days of a steep decline in the infection rate in the country, South Korea's health minister, Neonghu Park, announced that he estimated the country had reached the peak of the crisis.

7,300 people were infected with the Corona virus in the state, most of them in the southern city of Diego, of which 166 died. The biggest infection site in the country was a church where worshipers infect each other without the authorities having for days realized that it is the source of the infection.