The corona virus is a global issue. In Wuhan, China is now changing the way corona cases are counted. Meanwhile, special regulations apply to the roads in Panama.
- The corona virus * spreads worldwide. The situation is getting worse in many countries.
- In Italy and France, doctors have to make inhumane decisions.
- The pandemic is changing the image of the streets.
- Our guide through reporting: latest case numbers, symptoms * and possible protective measures *.
Update of April 1, 9:00 pm: The World Health Organization (WHO) is concerned about the "rapid escalation" of the coronavirus pandemic in the corona crisis *. "The death toll worldwide has more than doubled within a week ," said WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Wednesday. According to Tedros, the number of infections is expected to rise to one million and the death toll to 50,000 .
Corona pandemic: WHO chief Tedros calls for debt relief for poorer countries
But there are also positive approaches in the crisis. Tedros called for debt relief for poorer countries to cope with the consequences of the coronavirus pandemic. "We have to stand together to fight this unknown and dangerous virus *," said the Ethiopian. "Although there are relatively few confirmed infections with the virus that can trigger Covid-19 in Africa, Central and South America, we are aware that Covid-19 * could have serious social, economic and political consequences for these regions," said the WHO chief. Affected countries should be able to test people, isolate infected people, and monitor contacts of infected people.
In the next few days we will reach one million confirmed cases and 50,000 deaths, "#WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a virtual news conference.
@DrTedros #COVID # COVID19
Poorer people who lose their jobs because of the exit restrictions also needed support. "Many developing countries will find it difficult to set up social programs," said Tedros . "Debt relief is essential for these countries to be able to care for their people and prevent economic collapse."
Update, 7:10 p.m .: Thousands of people are stuck on Mexico's northern border after the US government closed the border to curb the coronavirus * . But similar scenes take place on the southern Mexican border with Guatemala .
Corona pandemic: panic in reception camp - One dead and a dozen injured
At least one asylum seeker was killed during a protest followed by a fire in a migrant camp in Mexico. There are also a dozen other injuries, as activists said. The background to the turmoil was probably the fear of asylum seekers against a coronavirus infection *. This was tweeted by Erika Guevara-Rosas, America director of Amnesty International. "It is imperative that the immigration authorities release the migrants and protect them in this case," said Guevara-Rosas. The protest in the refugee camp in Tenosique in the southeast of the country has reportedly been suppressed.
Se denuncia muerte de un solicitante de asilo, y varios heridos resultado de la represión de una protesta en la estación migratoria de Tenosique # México por temor de # COVID19. It urgente que @INAMI_mx libere a migrantes y les proteja en esta contingencia pic.twitter.com/VuQkCuObJV
- Erika Guevara-Rosas (@ErikaGuevaraR) April 1, 2020Much of the people who are arrested every month on the southern U.S. border come from Central America . From Guatemala, migrants reach Mexico and try to cross the US border, 2000 kilometers away. Both the United States and Mexico have stopped processing asylum procedures in the wake of the corona pandemic * . Since Guatemala also sealed off its border with Mexico, thousands of migrants have to stay in tightly filled Mexican reception centers .
Corona pandemic: mother of twins is the youngest corona fatality in Israel - fundraiser brings huge success
Update, 2:20 p.m .: A woman from Israel who died from the consequences of the corona virus leaves behind four-year-old twins. As the picture reports, the children are now orphans - the children's father died shortly after their birth from a heart attack.
A donation campaign now raised around 460,000 euros for the twins within one day. "We have a moral duty to take care of them as much as possible," said the initiator of the fundraiser and mayor of the city of Lod, Jair Revivo, according to the picture . The family comes from the city with around 82,000 inhabitants, which is located in the center of the country.
Revivo claims to have launched the fundraiser on the Internet after the 49-year-old died on Tuesday (March 30) after a corona infection . “I thank you wholeheartedly on behalf of everyone for the donations. This is not a matter of course, ”said a sister-in-law of the deceased.
At 49, the mother of the twins is the youngest victim of the coronavirus epidemic in Israel . According to media reports, she suffered from a previous illness .
Corona pandemic: "" with several corona infected off Australia
Update, 1.45 p.m .: The cruise ship " Artania " of a German tour operator, which had several Corona infected people on board, is still in front of Australia . The majority of the passengers are German.
The Australian authorities are demanding that the luxury liner leave as soon as possible. The head of state of Western Australia, Mark McGowan, said on Wednesday (April 1) that he did not want the " Artania " to attract other ships just because she was allowed to moor in Fremantle Harbor. She had to go back to Germany as soon as possible. "I have instructed the Australian Border Guard to get the ship on the way."
According to the port authority, the ship is due to leave next Friday. According to the Australian authorities, the crew of the " Artania " asked for a stay of two more weeks, among other things, for a thorough cleaning of the ship.
A spokeswoman for the Bonn tour operator Phoenix did not want to confirm this information on Wednesday. "We are in negotiations with the Australian authorities. There are many plans and options, but none of them are specific yet, ”she said.
The ship of the Phoenix- based shipping company in Bonn had moored dozens of Coronavirus * people on board in Fremantle south of Perth last week. According to the tour operator on Wednesday, 23 coronavirus passengers and 13 crew members are in Australian hospitals. In addition, two other passengers would be treated there for other acute illnesses. The majority of the more than 800 passengers had been flown to Germany on Sunday.
Coronavirus pandemic: New figures from Iran - deaths continue to rise
Update, 12.30 p.m .: There are new figures from Iran . The number of coronavirus deaths increased by 138 cases to 3,036 within 24 hours, the Ministry of Health said. The number of infections increases by 2,987 cases to 15,473.
Coronavirus pandemic: Taiwan wants to donate ten million protective masks
Update, 10:53 a.m .: The corona virus is taking on terrible proportions - it is even more wonderful that there are small, emotional moments that briefly distract from the crisis - such as this unusual dance performance that the police give children during Corona crisis * .
Update, 9.40 a.m .: Taiwan wants to donate ten million protective masks to the countries most affected by the corona pandemic .
The island republic will send seven million masks to eleven European countries, including Italy, Spain and Germany, the Foreign Ministry confirmed in Taipei.
The United States will receive two million masks. Another million masks would be sent to Taiwan's diplomatic allies . Taiwan is the second largest mask maker in the world and will soon be able to produce 15 million surgical masks a day, as President Tsai Ing-wen said on Wednesday (April 1) when she announced the donation.
Corona pandemic: In Panama, men and women are only allowed to take to the streets separately
Update, 7.27 a.m .: In Panama , the corona pandemic means that men and women are no longer allowed to leave their homes on the same day. This new social avoidance measure came into force on Wednesday after the government of the Central American country announced it on Monday. The reason given was that too many people had disregarded the previous exit restriction.
President Laurentino Cortizo had it indefinitely from last Wednesday. Everyone is therefore entitled to two specific hours every day between 6.30 a.m. and 7.30 p.m. to buy basic necessities - which two hours depends on the last digit of the ID number . This still applies. Added to this is the fact that women are only allowed to go out on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays and men on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. No one is allowed outside the door on Sundays.
Panamanian activists for the rights of trans people expressed concern that people of a gender other than the one on their ID may have problems with the new measure.
To date, 1181 infections with the novel corona virus and 30 deaths have been confirmed in Panama. The small country between Colombia and Costa Rica with only about four million inhabitants is one of the Latin American countries with the most known Covid 19 cases.
Coronavirus pandemic: South Korea remains stable - Steinmeier calls for “global alliance” in the fight against pandemic
Update from April 1, 6:39 am: The number of daily new infections with the coronavirus in South Korea is still around 100. On Tuesday, another 101 cases were found, the health authorities said on Wednesday. 125 new infections were reported on Monday. The total number increased to 9887. So far 165 people have died who were infected with the Sars-CoV-2 pathogen .
In March, South Korea had seen a clear downward trend since the peak in late February, with over 900 cases in one day. According to the authorities, the number had recently "stabilized" at around 100. South Korea had previously not issued a nationwide curfew .
Corona virus worldwide: Brazil's President Bolsonaro shows insight for the first time
Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro , meanwhile, has changed his tone about the corona virus after playing it down for weeks and criticizing restrictions on public life. “The virus is a reality . We are facing one of the greatest challenges of our generation, ”said Bolsonaro in a television address on Tuesday evening (local time), the fourth about the corona crisis, in which he was unusually empathetic. He largely retained the content and said that he was concerned about life and the preservation of jobs.
Corona virus worldwide: Steinmeier calls for "global alliance" against pandemic
Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, along with four other heads of state, has called for the formation of a "global alliance" against the corona pandemic . "This pandemic will not spare a country, no matter how advanced its economy, capabilities or technology," says a joint article in the Financial Times (Wednesday). "We are all equal before this virus and we all have to work together to fight it."
Coronavirus pandemic: Three months after the first Covid 19 cases, around 800,000 infected and almost 40,000 dead worldwide
Update at 10.15 p.m .: Three months after the first reported corona cases, there are now around 800,000 confirmed Covid-19 infections worldwide and almost 40,000 corona deaths . Of the 777,798 cases of infection worldwide identified by Tuesday morning, 386,282 - almost half - are due to Europe . This shows a listing of the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) on Twitter.
There are 37,272 registered Covid-19 deaths internationally, including 26,110 in the countries of the EU, the European Economic Area and Great Britain. The first cases of the new lung disease occurred in early December, possibly as early as November in the Chinese metropolis of Wuhan . The victims had previously been to an animal market, which has since been the origin of the novel corona virus. It was only on December 31 that China officially reported the cases to the World Health Organization (WHO).
Corona virus worldwide: Brazil uses military to maintain public order
Brazil , meanwhile, has allowed the military to use it to maintain public order in the Covid 19 pandemic and to help fight the virus. Justice Minister Sérgio Moro ordered this measure on Tuesday. It is initially limited to May 28, but can be extended by the Ministry of Justice.
Update at 7.44pm: In New Zealand, the government continues to block the exit of foreigners who want to go home because of the corona crisis. Around 12,000 Germans are among those affected. On Tuesday, the German embassy in Wellington announced on Facebook that the New Zealand State Department had informed the representations of all countries that the stop on the return flights, which originally ran until Wednesday , had been extended . It is unclear how long the exit stop was extended.
In a press conference, New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said that the government was working on “framework conditions” for flight resumption, the message said. However, this would take "a few days".
New Zealand is the country where most German tourists are still stuck because of the Corona crisis . Travelers from the South Sea islands were also brought there to be able to fly back to Germany. The Federal Foreign Office launched the return campaign from New Zealand on Saturday with a first flight. However, all other planned flights were surprisingly canceled until Tuesday. The extension of the stop also came as a surprise.
Corona virus worldwide: Turkmenistan wants to displace the virus from language use
Update at 6:52 p.m .: According to media reports, the authoritarian Turkmenistan in Central Asia wants to replace the corona virus from everyday language use - if necessary also with state authority.
The word has already been removed from information leaflets from the authorities about the disease, independent local media reported in the capital city of Ashkabad . Even anyone who mentions the pandemic in private talks can be arrested. The organization Reporters Without Borders also criticized that the state-controlled media should no longer mention the corona virus .
"The refusal to provide information endangers the people of Turkmenistan," the organization said on Tuesday. "The authorities live up to their reputation." That fits in with the authoritarian style of President Gurbanguly Berdymuchammedow . He had only lifted a ban on teaching mathematics and foreign languages in schools more than ten years ago.
Despite the refusal to mention the coronavirus, the authorities take precautionary measures. The temperature is reported to be measured at train stations and bus stops. Wet wipes are distributed in well-visited places and in bank branches. There people would also have to spray disinfectant spray into their mouths. Events are not prohibited. Officially, no one was infected with the virus, the reports said. However, there are already first cases.
Corona virus in Thailand: April fools' jokes about the corona virus are prohibited
Update at 5:07 p.m .: The Thai government understands no jokes about April fools about the corona virus. It was against the law to pretend on April 1 that Covid-19 had been infected, the government warned on Twitter on Tuesday, pointing out that people around the world were suffering from the outbreak of the disease. That was reason enough to refrain from such jokes.
Thailand has a law that can spread fake news with prison terms and fines. To date, around 1,700 Covid-19 infections have been reported in the Southeast Asian country . In addition, ten deaths due to the novel lung disease have already been confirmed there.
There has been a state of emergency in Thailand since last week. Schools, restaurants and shopping centers are officially closed in the capital Bangkok. Popular beaches in the holiday destinations Phuket and Pattaya are closed.
Update from 2:33 p.m .: Indonesia has now declared a national emergency - but a country-wide curfew will not be imposed, said Indonesian President Joko Widodo to journalists. He announced only a few details about the measure. Strict regulations on the distance should apply and low-wage earners should receive the equivalent of around 1.4 billion euros .
Coronavirus cases count: China is changing its method
Update of March 31, 12:56 p.m .: After increasing criticism, China has announced that it will change the counting of its corona infected people. As the Beijing Health Commission announced on Tuesday, 1,541 people are currently under observation who have tested positive for the coronavirus but show no symptoms.
As of Wednesday , asymptomatic cases should also be included in the daily statistics of new infections. So far, China has been shown not to have infected people who do not show symptoms of the disease called Covid-19 in the newly detected infections.
According to official information, there have hardly been any domestic infections in the People's Republic for weeks. In return, the number of so-called "imported cases" is increasing. On Tuesday alone, 48 illnesses were detected in people who entered China .
Corona virus in China: counting is now changed again
According to official figures , 3305 people in China have been killed by the virus so far. A total of 81,518 infected people were registered in mainland China , of which more than 76,000 have so far recovered.
However, the authorities do not provide information on how many people are tested every day. It also seems unclear to what extent the official statistics reflect the true situation and how high the number of unreported cases is. For example, there are doubts that China has changed the counting method several times in the past few months.
Corona: China reports slight increase in new infections - can these numbers be correct?
March 31 update, 6:24 a.m .: China has reported 48 more infections with the lung disease Covid-19. However, as the health commission in Beijing announced on Tuesday, all 48 cases are said to have been proven again in people who have entered China.
For weeks now, there have been almost exclusively such "imported cases" in the People's Republic. The spread in the country is said to have been brought under control , according to official information. However, the authorities do not provide information on how many people are tested every day. It also seems unclear to what extent the official statistics reflect the true situation and how high the number of unreported cases is.
The health commission also announced that another patient had died of the consequences of the lung disease .
Coronavirus in South Korea: Numbers rise again
Meanwhile, the number of new infections in South Korea rises to more than 100. On Monday, 125 cases were added, the health authorities said on Tuesday. So far, 9786 people have been tested positive for the Sars CoV-2 pathogen . The number of deaths related to the virus rose by four to 162.
For days now, South Korea has seen a constant change in increasing and decreasing numbers of new infections. The fear of a second wave of new infections is worrying.
The majority of new infections were again found in the southeastern city of Daegu , which is the focus of the outbreak in South Korea. In March, since the peak in late February, there had been a clear downward trend with over 900 cases within one day.
Corona: China reports 31 new infections, but there are serious doubts about the numbers
Update from March 30, 8:40 pm: In Bulgaria, wearing a protective mask in public is now mandatory. In the fight against the corona virus, the regulation applies to closed rooms as well as open areas, Health Minister Kiril Ananiew ordered on Monday. The minister did not specify the type of mask. Protective masks are in short supply in Bulgaria's pharmacies. If they are available, a customer may only buy up to five of them.
In the poorest EU country , the government decided on Monday to provide financial support to companies affected by the coronavirus lockdown. The state then plans to pay 60 percent of the employees' pay so that they are not fired. Retail, transport, the hotel and catering trade, as well as the areas of culture and tourism can make use of this.
Officials have identified 359 coronavirus cases in the Balkans, including eight deaths . However, it is assumed that the number of infected people is much higher.
Corona: China reports 31 new infections, but there are serious doubts about the numbers
Update at 9.40 a.m .: According to Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc, residents of the two largest cities in Vietnam have to prepare for curfews because of the corona virus pandemic. According to the authorities in the capital Hanoi and in Ho Chi Minh City in view of increasing numbers of infected people to revise their plans to combat the virus and "prepare for lockdown scenarios," he said on Monday.
On Saturday, the authorities in Hanoi isolated one of the country's largest hospitals because of multiple infections with the virus. So far, the health authorities in the Southeast Asian country have reported 194 cases of lung disease Covid-19, but so far there have been no deaths.
Corona worldwide: China reports 31 new infections, but there are doubts about the numbers
6.29 a.m . : China has reported 31 further infections with the lung disease Covid- 19. As the Beijing Health Commission announced on Monday, four other patients were also killed . With 30 cases, a large part of the infection was detected again in people who entered China.
For weeks now, there have been almost exclusively such "imported cases" in the People's Republic. By contrast, the spread within the country has been brought under control, according to official information. However, the authorities do not provide information on how many people are tested every day.
In addition, it seems unclear to what extent the official statistics reflect the true situation and how high the number of unreported cases is.
According to figures from the health commission, 3304 people in China have been killed by the virus so far. A total of 81,470 infected people were registered on the Chinese mainland, of which almost 76,000 have so far recovered.
The demand for respiratory masks is currently increasing enormously worldwide. US buyers are increasingly trying to outbid European masks. Meanwhile, the situation in Germany continues to worsen. 17 people from a nursing home in Wolfsburg died after being infected with the coronavirus. When could the spread of the virus be controlled and thus the ban on contact and other measures lifted? There is now a forecast by scientists from the universities of Hamburg and Mainz. Meanwhile, the number of corona cases in Baden-Württemberg continues to rise.
Coronavirus worldwide: number of new infections in South Korea decreased again
Update of March 30, 2020, 5.53 a.m .: The number of new infections with the coronavirus registered in South Korea has dropped again to less than 100. On Sunday, 78 people tested positive for the Sars CoV-2 pathogen , the health authorities said on Monday. The total number reached 9661. The number of deaths related to the virus was given as 158.
There was a clear downward trend in new infections this month compared to February. However, the authorities continue to worry about local clusters and “imported” cases.
Now the corona virus is claiming another prominent victim: US country legend Joe Diffie died of the corona virus.
In Austria, the Corona measures were taken into account after two weeks. Chancellor Kurz explains how to proceed and how to proceed with the corona restrictions. *
Corona crisis: More than 650,000 cases worldwide - Five million respiratory masks confiscated in Saudi Arabia
News from March 29:
Update at 19:58: A week after the first coronavirus infection in Syria was announced, the civil war country has now reported the first death related to the lung disease . The health ministry announced on Sunday that a woman had died immediately after being hospitalized. A test showed that she was infected with the corona virus. However, the ministry did not disclose exactly where the patient died or how old she was.
While the corona crisis is getting worse in many other parts of the world, traffic is gradually flowing again in China's epicenter of the pandemic after a long standstill: tens of thousands of people returned to the city of Wuhan after the resumption of train connections at the weekend. On Saturday alone, 60,000 people who had been stranded elsewhere due to the blockade would have entered the city again, the news portal The Paper reported , citing the railways. In addition to the trains, the subways also ran again at the weekend.
Corona crisis worldwide: entry to Wuhan possible again - Trudeau's wife has overcome Covid-19
High-speed trains brought 12,000 people to the city, which was badly hit by the corona pandemic, the official news agency Xinhua reported. However, only entry into Wuhan is allowed until April 8th. Only then can Chinese people with more than ten million inhabitants leave the city again.
There is also good news from Canada : The wife of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Sophie Grégoire Trudeau , has overcome the new lung disease . On Saturday (local time), she wrote on Facebook: "I feel so much better and have received the all-clear from my doctor and the Ottawa Health Department." She urged the Canadian population to stay at home to prevent the spread of the coronavirus .
Canada's First Lady announced a good two weeks ago that it had tested positive for Covid-19 after a trip to London. She then announced that she would remain in isolation . Her husband Justin Trudeau also announced that he would isolate himself and work from home even though he had no symptoms. The Prime Minister announced on Sunday that he would continue to work in his house in the coming days to prevent the residual risk of infection.
Update at 3:52 p.m .: Due to the impending spread of the corona virus , a daily curfew is now also applicable in the civil war-torn country of Libya . Every day from 2 to 7 in the morning of the following day, people are no longer allowed to leave their homes. This was announced by the internationally recognized government based in Tripoli on Sunday. Initially, the curfew should be shorter, but then new infections became known and the measures tightened. Libya officially announced the first case of lung disease Covid-19 on Tuesday. Two other infections were reported in the North African civil war country on Saturday.
Corona crisis: authorities in Saudi Arabia have confiscated five million respirators
Meanwhile, Saudi Arabia authorities have confiscated more than five million illegally located respirators, according to a media report. The Ministry of Commerce secured around 1.2 million masks in Hail, northwest of the capital Riyadh, the state news agency SPA reported on Sunday. Another four million masks had already been confiscated on Wednesday for violating trade regulations in the western city of Jedda.
According to the ministry, those responsible would be prosecuted and the equipment would be made available to the free market again. Respiratory masks have also become scarce in Saudi Arabia due to panic buying. According to official figures, more than 1200 Covid-19 infections and four deaths have been reported in the country to date.
Update 10.55 a.m .: There is still a warning about a second wave of infections in China. As the BR reports, the trend continues that more and more new infections in China are due to trips abroad. Of 45 new infections on Saturday, according to BR, only one case is due to an infection in Germany.
Corona crisis: More than 30,000 deaths worldwide - New figures from South Korea
Update 9.06 a.m .: South Korea, which seems to have the relevant figures for the spread of the coronavirus well under control without a nationwide curfew, reports fluctuating new infections again. After a sharp decline in early March, where 900 new infections had been reported within one day, the numbers have fluctuated again between 91 and 152 in the past few days. The increasing number of new infections is probably due to an increase in the particularly affected city of Daegu . The country is also concerned that more and more South Koreans are returning to their home country from abroad and importing cases of infection .
Leading COVID-19 expert from South Korea, explains why everyone should be wearing a mask. Pic.twitter.com/T2eNxBRPFs
- David Patterson (@NGIinsights) March 28, 2020Update of March 29, 6.55 a.m . : According to Johns Hopkins University *, there are now 664,695 people infected with corona worldwide. More than 30,000 people died from the virus. 140,156 people have recovered from an illness.
Corona crisis: More than 650,000 cases worldwide - isolation in Wuhan ended
News from March 28th:
7:08 p.m .: The first Covid-19 died in Sri Lanka . The 60-year-old tourist guide suffered from diabetes and had a kidney transplant, the director of the national health authority, Anil Jasinghe, said on Saturday. According to the police, the man was taken to a hospital after working with German tourists two weeks ago. It remained unclear whether he was infected. At first, there were no details about the Germans either. In the meantime, the coronavirus is spreading even more in Russia. *
17:55: More than 600,000 people worldwide have been proven to be infected with the new corona virus . Shortly after Saturday afternoon, the renowned Johns Hopkins University put the number of these infected at 614,884 . Accordingly, more than 28,600 died in a row or with the lung disease Covid-19, which can trigger the virus. Experts assume that the number of unreported cases is high. There is hardly a country where there are enough tests to scan people across the board, with more than 104,830 infections detected in the U.S. alone and more than 81,990 in China .
1:29 pm: In India , the authorities fear that a guru who has died as a result of his coronavirus infection could have infected thousands. In addition to the nationwide curfew, other quarantine measures have been imposed on more than a dozen villages in the north Indian state of Punjab where the guru preached, a government official from the Banga district said on Friday to the AFP news agency .
The first of a total of 15 villages had already been cordoned off on March 18, government official Gaurav Jain said. "We believe there are 15,000 to 20,000 people in the locations."
Corona Crisis: Is a Guru the Origin of Hundreds of Other Infections?
Because of the corona virus pandemic, there is a 21-day curfew across India . Nineteen people who had been in contact with guru Baldev Singh had already tested positive for the coronavirus *, said police spokesman Vinay Bublani. The result of another 200 tests is still pending.
Singh had escaped compulsory domestic isolation after traveling to Italy and Germany and continued his sermon tour in Punjab . While traveling through the villages, he became ill and eventually died of the Covid-19 lung disease caused by the virus, the authorities said.
In France, a 16-year-old girl lost the fight against the corona virus. Her mother now reported the tragic details.
Corona in China: isolation in Wuhan ended - new numbers worry
11:56 : In China , the number of "imported cases" with the corona virus has risen again. As the Beijing Health Commission said on Saturday, 54 other diseases in people who had entered China were detected.
In total, China already has more than 600 such cases. Could there even be a second wave of infections in the country?
In addition, three other people died of Covid-19 *. So far, China has reported a total of 81,394 coronavirus infections, including 3,295 deaths and 74,971 cured patients.
Corona in China: isolation in Wuhan ended - oppressive scenario for Germany?
Update of March 28, 7:28 a.m .: Everyday life is gradually returning to the Chinese city of Wuhan : The isolation of the metropolis of millions, which is the starting point for the coronavirus pandemic , ended on Saturday (local time).
Entry to the capital of the Hubei province is now permitted again, while the exit ban is still valid until April 8th . Subway traffic started up again on Saturday and the first shopping centers will open their doors next week.
Corona in China: Wuhan slowly dissolves isolation - after two months
The banks in Wuhan had already been reopened in the past few days, and the city buses also began operating. The residents are still encouraged to avoid unnecessary journeys and the elderly should avoid local transport. The closure of the Hubei province had largely been lifted on Tuesday.
The authorities had isolated Hubei , which has a population of almost 60 million , from the outside world for two months . Could such a scenario also threaten in Germany? So far, there is said to be a ban on contact until the beginning of April. As merkur.de * reports, one could orientate oneself in this country to the example of South Korea.
Official numbers of new infections within Hubei Province have declined significantly in recent weeks. In total, according to official figures, more than 81,000 coronavirus cases have been confirmed in China, most of them in Wuhan, where more than 50,000 people became infected. Around 3,300 patients died nationwide.
Corona: China fears second wave - a novelty on St. Peter's Square
Update 5.20 pm: Due to the Corona crisis, Pope Francis today donates the traditional Easter blessing "Urbi et Orbi" on a lonely St. Peter's Square. The ceremony begins at 6 p.m.
Article of origin from March 27, 2020: The number of new infections skyrockets worldwide. The corona virus throws itself over the earth like a giant coat. A pandemic has long since broken out. In some countries the health system is in danger of collapse , in many places the development is even more dramatic. Sorting is done there - by chance of survival. The triage * as a last resort. So that such conditions do not also catch up with the former epicenter of the corona virus, China , the state is now largely sealing itself off.
Coronavirus: China with entry stop for foreigners
Fearing a second wave of infections, the People's Republic announced on Thursday that it would initially no longer allow foreigners to enter the country. Visas already issued are temporarily no longer valid. How long the entry stop * should apply was not communicated. The move is necessary because the virus is spreading rapidly across the rest of the world, a statement from the State Department said.
A strong reduction in flight connections was also announced. As of Sunday, each Chinese airline should only be able to offer one connection per week to each country . The same applies to foreign airlines flying to China.
Coronavirus: China: More than 74,000 people recovered
According to the official figures from the Health Commission on Friday, there were again no local illnesses. In the central Chinese province of Hubei, from where the Sars-CoV-2 virus will spread worldwide from the end of 2019, however, another five people died.
According to official information, 3,292 people in China have been killed by the virus so far. A total of 81,340 infected people were registered on the Chinese mainland, of which more than 74,000 have so far recovered .
Coronavirus: animals discover metropolises
All over the world, people remain in their homes. The command of the hour “to keep your distance” is followed with a few exceptions. Public life has therefore come to a standstill in many major cities. The streets are swept empty. A person in the wild is a rarity in many places. The ghostly calm attracts new, unusual guests to the deserted streets. Where life otherwise flourishes, wild animals now enjoy the unusual freedom. Some scenes resemble an Armageddon blockbuster.
For example, in Madrid, Spain, the peacocks from the palace park have walked across the border for the first time in years - and have obviously treated themselves to a walk through the city.
A puma was spotted in Santiago de Chile, straying through the city. Then, it seems in the pictures, there are probably too many people around and he leaves the sidewalk with an impressive jump on a wall. "Don't jump that high, my little friend," would be the best thing to call to him.
In Japan's old capital, Nara, the deer conquer the place for themselves. Accordingly, more than 1,000 copies roam free there.
The consequences of the corona virus are terrible - without question. Nevertheless, the deceleration also has something good for some earth inhabitants, as the videos and pictures show.
A young cougar was spotted roaming the streets of Santiago amid widespread shutdown to contain coronavirus. Officials took the big cat to the zoo for a check-up.
Cougar sightings are not unusual in the Chilean capital, which sits at the foot of the Andes. https://t.co/yCX1G5X3Ft pic.twitter.com/PVa1eKfHdy
Coronavirus: South Korea reports slight decline
Meanwhile, there is good news from South Korea. The number of reported new infections with the coronavirus has decreased slightly again. As the health authorities announced on Friday, 91 cases were added on Thursday. This means that the number of cases recorded daily has been around the threshold of 100 for several days. So far, 9,332 people in the country have tested positive for the Sars CoV-2 pathogen . 139 deaths have been linked to the virus.
Since the peak in late February , there has been a clear downward trend in South Korea with over 900 cases of infection within one day. However, the authorities warn that the number could increase again quickly due to an increase in the number of “imported” cases and local accumulations. On Thursday, after 30 cases the day before, the virus was found in a further 13 people who had arrived from abroad.
Meanwhile, the situation in Italy and Spain is getting worse. In Italy, doubts about the current number of cases are growing. In the meantime, the number of deaths in Spain is increasing rapidly.
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