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The coronavirus continues to spread around the world, with new cases of infection and fatalities in Asia, Europe, the United States, and confirmed patients in Latin America. Governments deploy more drastic to try to stop the advance of the strain, although it does not have a high mortality rate, it presents difficulties for an early detection that helps to stop the spread. Furthermore, the World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the coronavirus a pandemic.
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The schedules are expressed in GMT:
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06:30: The Government of Brazil has reported this Friday the “state of community transmission” of the new coronavirus in the country, that is, that the virus has already spread throughout the state and is not limited to imported cases or close contact with any infected.
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06:15: Almost 250 people have been arrested this Friday in Argentina for violating the preventive and mandatory isolation decreed by the Government to mitigate the spread of the new coronavirus.
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05:40: The NGO Human Rights Watch (HRW) has denounced on Friday the arrest of four “important” women who were protesting “peacefully” for the release of prisoners in Cairo in the context of the crisis unleashed by the new coronavirus pandemic.
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05:20: The president of the United States, Donald Trump, has ruled out on Friday the possibility of national confinement due to the coronavirus pandemic, after the states of New York and California have ordered citizens to stay at home to stop the spread of the Covid-19.
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05:15: The President of Colombia, Iván Duque, has declared the mandatory preventive isolation of the entire population from next Tuesday, March 24 and until Monday, April 13, due to the advance of the new coronavirus.
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05:10: The Paraguayan Ministry of Health has confirmed this Friday the first death from coronavirus in its territory, a man who was in intensive care due to the virus.
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04:50: The Chinese Ministry of Health confirmed this Saturday that, for the third consecutive day, there have been no cases of local contagion by coronavirus in China, nor in the city of Wuhan, capital of Hubei province and epicenter of the pandemic.
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04:10: The President of Peru, Martín Vizcarra, has dismissed the Minister of Health, Elizabeth Hinostroza, in the midst of the crisis unleashed by the new coronavirus pandemic, which has left four dead and 263 confirmed cases in the Andean nation.
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03:20: The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) has alerted this Friday that the number of poor people in Latin America may grow by 35 million due to the advance of the new coronavirus pandemic, reaching 220 million people in the region .
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02:45: The President of Colombia, Iván Duque, has announced that he has undergone the test to diagnose the coronavirus and that the result has been negative, after having contact with the mayor of Popayán, Juan Carlos López, who has contracted the Covid- 19.
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01:57: The Government of Honduras announced this Friday the extension of the “absolute curfew” to the entire country, due to the “national health emergency” declared by the advance of the new coronavirus.
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01:03; The former vice president of the United States and Democratic pre-candidate for the White House, Joe Biden, accused on Friday the president of the United States, Donald Trump, of saying “lies to become the hero” about the advance of the new coronavirus.
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00:39: A member of the United States Vice President’s cabinet, Mike Pence, tested positive for the new coronavirus.
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00.00: Brazil registers 11 deaths from coronavirus and ensures that the disease is already transmitted locally throughout the country.
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23.10: They confirmed 30 new cases of coronavirus in Argentina and the total number of infected amounts to 158.
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22.40: Cuba announced the closure of borders due to the coronavirus, only residents will enter the country.
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22.20: Miami Beach authorities ordered the closure of hotels and tourist accommodations.
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20.00: The Governor of Illinois in the United States declared quarantine throughout the state, including the city of Chicago.
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19.20: Zimbabwe reported its first case of coronavirus and there is concern about a possible spread due to the harsh economic crisis experienced by the African country and its collapsed health system.
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19.00: France reported another 78 deaths from coronavirus and the total amounts to 450.
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17.20: Brazil confirmed the eighth death. It was a sick man hospitalized in San Pablo.
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17.15: Italy reported 627 deaths in the last 24 hours and 4,032 have died from coronavirus.
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17:12: In Mexico, the number of COVID-19 cases increased to 164 on Friday, reported the Ministry of Health. The current status of the 164 patients is as follows: 87% were ambulatory and did not require hospitalization. Of the 10% of cases that did enter a hospital level, 8% remained stable.
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16:41: Tunisia declared 24-hour self-isolation of inhabitants throughout the country, 24 hours a day, to combat the spread of the new coronavirus in the country, following an increase in confirmed cases. The start date and implementation of self-isolation will be specified by the government later.
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14:54: The rate of deaths recorded by the coronavirus in the United Kingdom is faster than that of Italy and is charting a trajectory similar to that of Spain. In less than a month, the number of people who have died daily in Italy infected with COVID-19 stands at 3,405, and the deaths already exceed those of China, where the outbreak originated, while in the United Kingdom the The death toll from the disease continues to grow, reaching already 144.
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14:37: Several large central banks, including the United States Federal Reserve, the European Central Bank and the Bank of England, announced on Friday a coordinated action to facilitate access to dollars in the context of the crisis caused by the coronavirus. “To improve the effectiveness of foreign exchange agreements in providing funds in US dollars, these central banks agreed to increase the frequency of operations to seven days, from weekly to daily,” according to a statement issued by the Bank of England. .
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14:23: Jordan will impose a curfew from Saturday morning until further notice to stop the spread of the new coronavirus in the country, a government spokesperson announced. The decision was made after “citizens did not respect directives” that asked them not to leave their homes except in cases of extreme emergency, the spokesperson said.
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14:02: Gabon announced its first death from the coronavirus, a 50-year-old man, on Friday. It is the second death in sub-Saharan Africa. The patient had recently been in France and died “of complications from diabetes and acute respiratory distress syndrome,” said Guy Patrick Obiang Ndong of the Gabonese coronavirus team, which has three other confirmed infections.
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13:50: The United States said on Friday it was suspending all routine visa services worldwide due to the coronavirus pandemic. The State Department said in a travel notice that US embassies and consulates. they would still consider emergency visas if they are adequately staffed.
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13:20: The head of the Austrian government, Sebastian Kurz, announced on Friday that the confinement measures imposed for a week, with drastic restrictions on movements, will be extended until April 13 to fight the epidemic of the new coronavirus.
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12:46: Iran announced on Friday 149 new deaths from the COVID-19 disease, bringing the official death toll in the country to 1,433, one of those most affected by the new coronavirus pandemic. According to the Deputy Minister of Health Aliréza Raisi, 1,237 new cases were confirmed in the last 24 hours and a total of 19,644 people were infected.
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12:23: David Frost, the chief British negotiator for trade talks with the European Union, has isolated himself after showing mild symptoms of coronavirus the day after his EU counterpart Michael Barnier said he had the virus.
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11:59: Bavaria, the largest state in Germany, became the first in the country to almost completely restrict movement. “Starting at midnight and for a provisional two-week period, there will be fundamental restrictions on leaving,” said Prime Minister Markus Soeder. “We are not locking up the Bavarians, but we are ending public life almost entirely,” Soeder said at a press conference, adding that the restaurants will be closed and citizens will no longer be able to gather in groups outside.
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11:43: The COVID-19 pandemic took three months to reach 100,000 cases and only 12 days to double and exceed 200,000, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned today, calling for redoubled efforts by the international community to “flatten the curve. ”And cut this troubling trend.
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11:27: The coronavirus has already killed more than 5,000 people in Europe, according to an agency count. AFP. The vast majority were recorded in Italy and Spain, which between the two total more than 4,400 deaths.
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10:59: Spain notified this Friday that there are already 19,980 people infected with coronavirus in the country, of whom 1,002 died. In the last 24 hours, 2,833 new cases and 235 deaths were registered, the highest number since the pandemic began.
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10:18: Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s supreme leader, closed Friday “a difficult year” and promised that the Islamic Republic will triumph over COVID-19 and US sanctions, sending their wishes for Nouruz, the Persian New Year. Iran is one of the countries most affected by the new coronavirus. The pandemic has already left 1,300 dead, according to official figures.
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09:55: The Bank of Spain warns of an unprecedented disturbance in the economy. Pablo Hernández de Cos, its head, demanded a “greater ambition of common European fiscal policies”. The intensity of the crisis, which is still not possible to assess, is “uncertain” but in any case it will be “remarkable,” he said in statements released by the entity.
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09:40: Portugal announced the closure of bars, restaurants and shopping malls due to the coronavirus pandemic. Prime Minister António Costa, who urged the approval of the state of emergency by Parliament on Thursday, warned that there will be penalties for those who are subjected to isolation and do not comply.
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08:41: The authorities of Saudi Arabia will suspend all national flights and bus, taxi and train services for fourteen days as a preventive measure to prevent the spread of the pandemic of the new coronavirus originating in the Chinese city of Wuhan, as reported by the official agency. of Saudi news SPA.
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08:30: The European stock markets opened with a strong rise of more than 5%, due to the good reception of investors to the broad measures announced by central banks and governments to face the economic crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
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08:25: The Costa Rican Ministry of Health confirmed the second fatality due to the pandemic of the new coronavirus originated in the Chinese city of Wuhan, an 87-year-old man who had previous health problems.
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08:23: Peru is managing with China the purchase of the famous 1,000-bed prefabricated hospital that it built in 10 days in Wuhan to face the exponential growth of cases of the new coronavirus, which so far has 234 infected and three deaths, the government reported Thursday.
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08:19: The new coronavirus pandemic originating in the city of Wuhan, in the province of Hubei, in central China, has left more than 240,000 people infected and has killed more than 10,900 people worldwide.
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07:46: Haitian President Jovenel Moise confirmed the first two cases of coronavirus in the country, thus declaring a state of emergency and a curfew starting this Friday as a measure to control the spread of Covid-19.
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06:43: California Governor Gavin Newsom has ordered the state’s citizens, some 40 million, to stay home because of the coronavirus pandemic, which is the first mandatory restriction in this regard that is adopted in the territory.
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05:53: The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Filippo Grandi, warns that several of the movement restriction measures that some countries have imposed to combat the coronavirus pandemic may affect those who request asylum “in a way that does not we can imagine. “
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05:50: The executive director of the World Food Program (WFP), David Beasley, announced that, after undergoing a screening test, he has tested positive for coronavirus.
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05:48: The President of the United States, Donald Trump, canceled the G7 summit that was to take place in Camp David and has replaced it with a videoconference due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
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05:28: The Indian Minister of Railways, Commerce and Industry, Piyush Goyal, announced that the Government has banned the export of textile materials to make masks and other items in an attempt to use all these “resources of the nation for the well-being of Indian citizens “
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05:22: The Cuban Observatory for Human Rights (OCDH) asked the Government of Cuba to carry out “urgent” measures to guarantee the health of the prisoners and prevent the collapse of the prisons due to the pandemic of the new coronavirus.
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05:00: South Korea’s Center for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) announced a decline in the number of coronavirus positives on Friday after confirming 87 new cases.
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04:48: UNICEF alerted this Thursday that countries that have “fragile” health systems are not prepared to respond to a crisis like the one that has unleashed the coronavirus pandemic.
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04:23: The Peruvian Ministry of Health reported this Thursday that there have been two new deaths from the coronavirus in the Andean nation, hours after announcing the first death.
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04:03: The Chinese Ministry of Health confirmed on Friday that, for the second consecutive day, there have been no cases of coronavirus contagion in the city of Wuhan, the capital of Hubei province and the epicenter of the pandemic, nor any case of contagion. locally.
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03:30: The United States Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, and the Mexican Foreign Minister, Marcelo Ebrard, have had a conversation in which they have agreed to keep the border between both countries open despite the pandemic of the new coronavirus.
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02:59: The former president of Peru Alejandro Toledo (2001-2006) will be released from the United States prison where he is once he paid the million dollars that a California court imposed on him, after agreeing to the defense’s request that he argued that The former leader was at risk of contracting the coronavirus in prison and dying from his health problems.
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02:25: The United States Department of State issued a travel alert, of the highest level and that implies “do not travel”, by which it urges the citizens of the North American country to avoid all international travel due to the “global impact” of the pandemic of the coronavirus.
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01:17: The President of Panama, Laurentino Cortizo, ordered the suspension of all international flights for 30 days to stop the spread of the new coronavirus.
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00.20: The President of Argentina, Alberto Fernández, declared a mandatory quarantine that begins this midnight and will last until March 31.
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23.10: Argentina reported 31 new cases of coronavirus and the total amounts to 128.
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22.40: Peru reported the first death in the country from coronavirus, thirteen days after the first case of this pandemic was registered in the country. This is a 78-year-old man, who suffered from hypertension.
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22.30: Spain ordered the closure of all hotels and tourist establishments.
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22.00: Costa Rica announced 18 new cases of coronavirus, bringing the total to 89.
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20.00: Cannes film festival was postponed due to coronavirus pandemic
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19.40: The Chilean political parties agreed to postpone until October 25 the plebiscite for the reform of the Constitution that was scheduled for April 26.
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18.20: 6 new cases of coronavirus were reported in Venezuela, bringing the total to 42.
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17.10: Italy added 427 new deaths from coronavirus in the last 24 hours and with 3,405 deaths in total it surpassed China.
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16.50: The Minister of Health of Ireland announced that some 15,000 people will be tested daily to see if they have been infected with the new coronavirus, a measure with which the Government seeks to reduce the number of infections.
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16.45: The head of the UN, António Guterres, warned that millions of people could die if the world is not “in solidarity” and the virus pandemic is allowed to advance without controls.
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16.35: Ecuador reported a total of three deaths and 199 confirmed cases of COVID-19, mostly in the province of Guayas. Cynthia Viteri, mayor of the provincial capital Guayaquil, announced that she tested positive.
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16.30: Rio de Janeiro confirmed the second coronavirus death in the city. Brazil adds six fatalities in total: the other four were registered in San Pablo.
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16.25: Qatar announced a ban on entry to foreigners and has suspended all entry flights into the country for the next two weeks due to the coronavirus pandemic
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16.20: Jair Bolsonaro announced the closure of the borders of Brazil with the neighboring South American countries, except with Uruguay. Days before, he had already closed the way to Venezuela, blaming the Chavista regime for not being able to face the advance of the coronavirus.
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16.10: More than 12,000 people have already signed an online petition to ask for “humanitarian measures” for political prisoners in Venezuela, in order to “guarantee their lives” in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic.
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16.00: The Pope Francisco He called the bishop of Bergamo, in northern Italy, one of the regions most affected by the coronavirus pandemic, to express his closeness and learn more about the situation in the city, after at least six priests have passed away after being infected with the pathogen.
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15.50: The price of a barrel of Texas rises 23%, after the historical fall of Wednesday
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15.40: Donald Trump announced approval for an antimalarial drug to be used to treat patients with coronavirus, which is showing “very encouraging results”. In this regard, he highlighted the scientific advances in antiviral therapies to strengthen patient care: “We continue our effort to confront the Chinese virus”
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15.25: Nate Silver, renowned journalist specialized in statistical analysis, launched a warning about possible undetected cases in the US. “One of the things we * know * about the coronavirus, which has been fairly consistent from country to country, is that it affects the elderly much more. So if many of the people who end up in Intensive Care in the US are young, it means there is a lot of spread * undetected * among young people. ”
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15.15: The United Kingdom reported 29 new deaths from patients with coronavirus, bringing the total number of fatalities to 128.
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14.45: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi ordered a one-day curfew across the country next Sunday to fight the spread of the new coronavirus. The more than 1,300 million Indians will have to stay at their houses between 7 and 21.
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14.40: The Governor of NY reported 1,769 new cases, for a total of 4,152 in the state.
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14.20: The Bank of England announced its exceptional decision to lower its main bank interest rate to 0.10% due to the coronavirus crisis, a record low taken just eight days after setting it at 0.25%.
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13.50: An Ecuadorian court sentenced four months in jail to a man accused of violate the curfew contemplated within the state of exception. The defendant, Cristopher Brayan M. H., was arrested early Wednesday morning while driving through the town of Vinces.
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13.50: The European Commission announced the creation of a “strategic reserve” of medical supplies, especially respirators and protective material, which can be used by the countries of the European Union. “It seems that (the new coronavirus) took all countries by surprise” and the lack of medical equipment is “pressing,” said European Commissioner for Crisis Management, Janez Lenarcic.
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13.25: The UN warned that some 3,000 million people do not even have the basic weapons to protect themselves from the pandemic: soap and clean water.
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13.10: The US Federal Reserve announced facilities to provide dollars to more central banks, including those in Brazil and Mexico. The central bank aims to “lessen tensions in global dollar financing markets” and will distribute up to $ 60 billion each to entities in Australia, Brazil, South Korea, Mexico, Singapore and Sweden, and $ 30 billion to Denmark, Norway and New Zealand.
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13.00: The US urged Maduro to release North American businessmen detained in a Caracas jail where coronavirus cases have been detected. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo recalled that they have been in prison for more than two years without presenting evidence and with 18 hearings canceled.
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12.50: The British government assured that no decision has been made regarding the closure of London, amid speculation in the press that the measure would be imminent, since the capital of the United Kingdom is so far the main focus of the coronavirus in the country. The newspaper The Telegraph reported that Boirs Johnson could enact the measure for this weekend while the Financial Times points to the closure being in effect for fourteen days.
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12.45: Weekly demands for unemployment benefits in the United States increased sharply (+70,000) as a result of the economic impact of the new coronavirus epidemic, the Labor Department reported.
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12.30: Coronavirus cases confirmed in Bolivia they increased to 15, with three new positives, when the disease was detected in two patients who had arrived from outside the country and in another considered a local infection.
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12.00: The British government decided to repatriate part of the troops it has deployed on a training mission in Iraq, which was suspended for two months due to the pandemic
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11.35: The global balance of the pandemic exceeded 9,000 deaths.
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11.20: Spain reported 209 new deaths from the epidemic and 3,431 additional infections compared to Wednesday’s balance, for a total of 767 fatalities and 17,147 cases.
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11.00: More than 40 London Underground stations will be closed from this Thursday to prevent infections.
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10.50: Iran announces 149 new deaths from the coronavirus, bringing the total to 1,284.
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10.20: European Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier announced he tested positive for the new coronavirus and he was confident about his state of health.
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9.30: Germany exceeded 10,000 positive cases, with a daily jump of 2,801 positive diagnoses. Altogether it adds 20 fatal victims.
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9:10: The London underground closes from this Thursday 40 stations and substantially reduces its service to contain the spread of the new coronavirus, as reported by Transport for London (TfL), operator of the city’s transport network.
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8:32: Europe’s stock markets rebound on Thursday after a mixed open as investors digested the € 750bn ($ 820bn) bond purchase stimulus from the European Central Bank aimed at containing economic damage from the coronavirus outbreak.
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8:30: Asian stocks sank again on Thursday as the dollar rose
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8:23: Prolonging confinement in France will “most likely be necessary,” health officials say
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8:20: The Russian government warned that the pandemic of the new coronavirus originating in the Chinese city of Wuhan is “one of the worst global health crises in the last 50 years,” according to the Russian news agency Sputnik.
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8:07: The Italian Prime Minister announced that the confinement will be “prolonged” in the country to avoid more coronavirus infections
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8:06: Russia recorded the first death by coronavirus in its territory
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8:00: The Japanese emperor Naruhito and his wife’s planned state visit to the UK in spring was postponed due to the coronavirus epidemic, Buckingham Palace reported Thursday.
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07:51: Cuba concluded the return to the United Kingdom of the passengers of the cruise ship ‘MS Braemar’, which had five positive cases of coronavirus on board.
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7:30: The United Nations International Organization for Migration (IOM) has insisted on the need to treat migrant workers and the population “with dignity and respect” during the coronavirus pandemic crisis, which has left more than 8,700 deaths globally. and more than 214,000 infected people.
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7:21: French President Emmanuel Macron moved his “full support” to the emergency program launched by the Governing Council of the European Central Bank (ECB) to combat the coronavirus pandemic by acquiring public and private assets with a reach of 750,000 millions.
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7:00: The NGO Human Rights Watch (HRW) has called on governments around the world to prioritize the right to health and respect for Human Rights in responding to the new coronavirus pandemic.
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6 o’clock: The New Zealand government announced a ban on organizing meetings with more than 100 people in sheltered locations as a way to try to mitigate the spread of the coronavirus in the country, which has so far recorded 28 cases.
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5:30: South Korea’s Center for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) announced a rebound in coronavirus positives on Thursday after confirming 152 new cases in one day.
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4:43: Nicaragua and El Salvador confirmed on Wednesday the first cases of coronavirus in their countries, a pandemic that has already left more than 8,800 fatalities and has exceeded 218,000 positives globally.
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3:53: The Chinese Ministry of Health confirmed that no case of coronavirus infection has been reported in Wuhan City, the capital of Hubei province and the epicenter of the pandemic, and no case of local infection has been confirmed in the country.
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2:45: The President of the United States, Donald Trump, promulgated the law that establishes funds and aid to face the coronavirus pandemic in the North American country.
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2:05: The President of El Salvador, Nayib Bukele, approved on Wednesday a series of measures to mitigate the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic in the country on those affected by it, among which are the suspension of the payment of electricity and the water or the freezing of the collection of credits and mortgages.
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2:00: The vice president of the Venezuelan dictatorship, Delcy Rodríguez, reported on Wednesday that the World Health Organization (WHO) will send humanitarian aid to the country, medical supplies and tests to detect the coronavirus.
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1:35: Costa Rica and Jamaica have confirmed on Wednesday one death each, the first recorded in both countries, due to the coronavirus pandemic, which has left more than 214,000 affected and more than 8,700 deaths globally.
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1:28: The President of Panama, Laurentino Cortizo, ordered from this Wednesday the curfew in the entire territory between 21:00 and 05:00 (local time) as a measure to try to stop the spread of the new coronavirus pandemic in the country, where 86 cases and one deceased have already been registered.
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00:35: A Japanese drug developed by Fujifilm Toyama Chemical and used for the treatment of influenza has shown “clear effectiveness” in dealing with the new coronavirus, as reported by the Chinese government on Wednesday.
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00.00: The number of cases in Uruguay amounts to 79, after registering 24 new cases in the last 24 hours.
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22.30: Brazil reported a balance of 428 infected and 4 dead since the start of the pandemic, the highest in Latin America.
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22.20: Argentina announced that the number of infected in the country amounts to 97, after confirming another 19 cases.
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21.50: The number of coronavirus cases in Uruguay is 55 and there are 392 suspected cases. The government of President Luis Albeto Lacalle Pou will give a press conference at 20:00 local time (23:00 GMT)
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20.20: The president of the Brazilian SenateDavi Alcolumbre tested positive for coronavirus.
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18.45: France recorded 89 deaths in the last 24 hours and 3,626 hospitalized. Among these there are 991 who are in serious condition, and half of them are under 60 years old.
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17.20: Italy recorded 475 new coronavirus deaths in one day, the all-time record since the start of the pandemic. The total number of deaths in the country amounts to 2,978.
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16.50: WHO chief calls coronavirus “enemy of humanity”
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16.45: Deaths in the United Kingdom by coronavirus they reached 104.
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16.35: The saint paul bag It suspended its operations due to a 10% drop in prices.
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16.15: The Governor of New York announced that there were over a thousand new cases of coronavirus in 24 hours and raised the state total to 2,382
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15.50: The US government will send a hospital ship to New York to deal with the coronavirus pandemic, announced state governor Andrew Cuomo.
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15.40: First death in Cuba. This is a 61-year-old Italian citizen, who was in critical condition. In addition, the authorities reported three new cases of coronavirus, bringing the total on the island to 10.
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15.15: The International Labor Organization reported that the world’s workers could lose USD 3.4 trillion of income in 2020 due to the effects of the pandemic. In addition, he reported that he can leave 25 million people unemployed.
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13.50: The WHO claimed that states in the Middle East should share more information about coronavirus cases to help strengthen the fight against the disease throughout the region.
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13.20: The 2020 Eurovision Song Contest was canceled for the first time in 65 years of history.
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13.05: A Peruvian citizen died of a coronavirus in Madrid, reported the Peruvian ambassador to Spain.
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12.50: The number of infected in Ecuador amounted to 155 (two of them deceased) and the number of affected provinces was extended to nine.
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12.40: The second vice president of the Burkina Faso National Assembly is the first fatality of the coronavirus in the country, where authorities have already confirmed 27 cases of Covid-19.
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12.30: The Kremlin assured that all necessary measures are taken to protect Russian President Vladimir Putin from the new coronavirus. “Everything necessary to defend the president against viruses and other diseases is done 24 hours a day,” said the government spokesman.
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12.10: Half of the world’s students, that is more than 850 million children and youth are without classes due to the coronavirus epidemic, Unesco said on Wednesday.
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12.00: The Minister of National Security of Brazil, Augusto Heleno, tested positive for coronavirus. The 72-year-old reserve general was part of Jair Bolsonaro’s entourage that traveled to the United States.
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11.40: There is already more coronavirus deaths in Europe (3,421) than in Asia (3,384), according to an agency count AFP.
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11.35: New balance of coronavirus victim: there are already more than 8,000 dead and 200,000 infected worldwide, according to the John Hopkins University record.
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11.30: Bolsonaro explained his decision to close the border with Venezuela. “Considering the inability of the Venezuelan dictatorial regime to respond to the COVID-19 epidemic, the Brazilian Government will adopt restrictive measures on the border with Venezuela, to guarantee the safety and health of our people, especially in the northern region of the country,” wrote on Twitter.
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11.25: Donald Trump announced that he will hold a press conference this Wednesday to discuss “very important news” from the Food and Drug Administration about the coronavirus pandemic.
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11.10: The Glastonbury Music Festival canceled its 50th edition, originally scheduled for June in Somerset, England.
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10.55: Iran reported the death of 147 people infected with coronavirus, a new daily record of fatalities, reaching a total of 1,135 in the country.
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10.50: Spain reported a total of 13,716 coronavirus cases, according to data released this Tuesday by the Ministry of Health, representing an increase of 18% daily (2,538) of new positives. The death toll reached 558, an increase of 67 fatalities regarding the balance of Tuesday. The Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez, warned that “the hardest is yet to come,” when the number of people in hospitals increases.
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10.20: WTI Oil Price Falls to $ 25 a Barrel, Its Lowest Level Since 2003
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9.50: German Chancellor Angela Merkel will make a television message to the Germans for the first time this Wednesday, asking them to respect the sanitary measures against the coronavirus.
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9.30: The French Minister of Health, Olivier Véran, trusted that the decreed confinement will give results in the number of new cases in 8 to 12 days, and insisted that the term will be shorter the stricter the fulfillment of that confinement.
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9.10: The BMW firm announced the closure of its factories in Europe and South Africa until April 19.
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9:05: Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel made a call to confront with “serenity and confidence” the pandemic of the new coronavirus in the Caribbean country, where seven cases of contagion have already been registered to date.
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9 o’clock: European stocks opened with losses of up to 4% on Wednesday, affected by the fall in futures on US stock indices, according to market data.
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8:30: The Tokyo Artistic Gymnastics World Cup scheduled for April and counting for qualification for the next Olympics has been canceled due to the coronavirus outbreak, organizers announced Wednesday.
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8:20: The Tokyo Stock Exchange closed with a 1.68% drop, its worst close since November 2016, after a hopeful session due to expectations about the US economic stimulus measures, which ended up twisting in the last hour due to persistent concern about the new coronavirus.
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8:10: Asian markets sank Wednesday as investors scramble to build on an early recovery fueled by promises of global stimulus, including a more than $ 1 trillion package marked by the United States.
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8:00: The Kospi of the Seoul Stock Exchange falls 4.85% due to new fears for the COVID-19.
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7:40: The World Health Organization (WHO) called on Southeast Asian countries to “act now” and use more “aggressive” emergency measures to combat the new coronavirus pandemic, which has so far registered 480 cases and eight deaths in the region.
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07:20: The South Korean Center for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) reported Wednesday that 93 new cases of coronavirus have been reported, bringing the number of infections nationwide to 8,413 .
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07:10: The Turkish Health Minister, Fahrettin Koca, confirmed the first death caused by the new coronavirus pandemic in the country and has raised the number of affected to 98, after registering 51 new cases.
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06:49: The World Organization for Migration (IOM) and UNHCR reported on Tuesday that they have decided to temporarily suspend their resettlement trips for refugees due to the new coronavirus pandemic.
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06:06: The President of Colombia, Iván Duque, decreed on Tuesday the state of emergency as a measure to control and prevent the coronavirus pandemic, which already affects 65 people in the country.
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05:30: The Chinese Ministry of Health confirmed on Wednesday the death of 11 more people due to the new coronavirus, so that the deceased rose to 3,237, and the contagion of thirteen people, which implies a total of 80,894 affected in the Asian country . Of the new cases, only one is a household contagion, according to authorities.
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05:01: The Bolivian Government declared a health emergency and quarantine throughout the country as a measure to prevent the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, which has registered twelve cases in the Andean nation.
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05:00; The President of Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro, confirmed on Tuesday that the second test for coronavirus that he has undergone has given a negative result.
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04:59: Former President of Peru Alejandro Toledo (2001-2006) has asked this Tuesday from the prison in the United States where he is being released for fear of contagion from coronavirus.
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02:35: Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders asked for $ 200 billion on Tuesday to prevent “deaths, job losses and avoid an economic catastrophe” in the context of the crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
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00:51: The Brazilian Ministry of Justice announced on Tuesday the quarantine as a mandatory measure and penalties of up to two years in prison for those who do not submit to it or fail to comply with it.
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23:46: Chinese authorities said Tuesday that they have successfully developed a coronavirus vaccine and have therefore approved human trials, the Defense Ministry said in a statement.
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23:38: The opposition leader and president in charge of Venezuela, Juan Guaidó, asked on Tuesday to open the country’s ports and airports to humanitarian aid in the midst of the coronavirus crisis.
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23:25: Chinese President Xi Jinping assured the head of the Spanish Executive, Pedro Sánchez, on Tuesday that China will do everything possible to provide support and assistance to Spain in the fight against the coronavirus epidemic.
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23.00: Deaths from coronavirus in the United States number 105 with 6,223 confirmed cases.
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20.00: The European Union decided to prohibit the entry of people from countries outside the block for 30 days.
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19.20: China says it has “successfully” developed the coronavirus vaccine and is preparing for “large-scale” production.
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18.50: The interim government of Bolivia restricted the workday to the hours between 8:00 and 13:00 and prohibited the circulation of cars after 18:00 and until 5:00 the next day.
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18.30: Venezuela asked the International Monetary Fund for USD 5 billion to combat the coronavirus.
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16.30: The US government plans send checks with cash to citizens “Immediately” to contain the economic impact of the coronavirus. “Americans need cash now,” said Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, outlining some of the proposals for the multi-million dollar fiscal stimulus package that he will present to Congress today.
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16.10: The government of France limited the sale of paracetamol to guarantee its availability, after advising against the use of ibuprofen to address the effects of the coronavirus. The authorities indicated that from Wednesday the pharmacists will only be able to sell one box per patient to those who do not present symptoms and two in case of pain and fever.
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16.10: The US Treasury Department indicated that airlines are experiencing a situation “worse than September 11” of 2001.
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16.00: The White House urged the construction industry to donate face masks for hospitals.
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15.50: Roland Garros tennis tournament was postponed in late September
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15.35: Peru The balance was updated to 117 positive cases, as reported by the Minister of Health, who detailed that there are 13 hospitalized patients and three with a mechanical ventilator.
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15.20: The government of Spain announced that it guarantees up to 100 billion euros in loans to companies to face the economic impact of the pandemic.
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15.15: The authorities Miami-Dade order the closure of restaurants, bars, clubs and gyms due to the coronavirus
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15.10: The Brazilian President, Jair Bolsonaro, she underwent a second test to detect the coronavirus, a test that was recommended by doctors despite the fact that a first analysis carried out last week gave a negative result. This morning the first death was confirmed in
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of an infected patient.
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15.05: The White House will ask Congress for a package of $ 850 billion bailout so that businesses and taxpayers can face the coronavirus crisis, according to US media. The stimulus is of a magnitude that has not been seen since the Great Recession.
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14.50: The UK estimates that there will be some 55,000 possible coronavirus infected, according to estimates by the Boris Johnson government. According to government scientific adviser Patrick Wallance, measures against the spread are expected to limit the number of deaths to “20,000 or less.”
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14.30: The New York Federal Reserve announced for the second consecutive day an additional offer of USD 500 billion in the money market.
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14.20: Conmebol and UEFA confirmed the postponement of the America Cup and the Eurocup, which were scheduled for June and July
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14.15: Russia confirmed 114 cases of coronavirus. As reported by the Kremlin, 104 are imported and 10 are domestic infections by contact with people who recently returned from abroad.
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13.30: Pope Francis dedicated the morning mass, which is now broadcast live from the chapel of his residence, the Casa de Santa Marta, to the elderly who suffer from quarantine measures. “I would like us to pray today for the elderly who are suffering this moment in a special way, with great inner loneliness and sometimes with great fear,” he said.
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13.20: WHO urged European countries to take “the boldest possible measures” to curb the pandemic.
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12.50: Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo declared a “state of emergency” for the coronavirus. There are more than 300 confirmed cases in Brazil.
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12.30: Iran’s state television broadcaster issued its most drastic warning yet of the new coronavirus, stating that the outbreak could kill “millions” in the Islamic Republic if the population continues to travel and ignore medical recommendations.
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12.15: The father of the bitannic prime minister, Boris Johnson, assured that he does not plan to comply with the government’s recommendations. “Of course I will go to a bar if I have to go to a bar,” said Stanley Johnson, 79.
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12.00: The President of the Philippines, Rodrigo Duterte, declared a “state of calamity” for six months to combat the coronavirus
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11.30: The WHO reported that there are two confirmed cases at its headquarters in Geneva.
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11.15: Iran reported 135 new deaths, bringing the total number of fatalities in the country to 988. It is a new daily record, since 129 deaths were announced the day before. In addition, 1,178 new infections were confirmed, bringing the total number of cases to 16,169.
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11.00: The general confinement of the population in France began to try to contain the advance of the virus. From noon (local time) and for at least two weeks, some 67 million inhabitants must stay in their homes, with some exceptions, under penalty of a fine.
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10.40: Spain reported almost 2,000 new cases of coronavirus With respect to the balance of Monday, which exceeded 11,000 infections and is the fourth most affected country, behind China, Italy and Iran. The death toll rose by 150 to 491.
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10.20: One of the two vice-presidents of the Japanese Olympic Committee, Kozo Tashima, announced that he had tested positive for the new coronavirus, in a context of growing doubts about the holding of the Tokyo Olympic Games in July and August due to the pandemic.
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10.10: The Polish government was quarantined after a minister’s positive diagnosis. protocol
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9.50: Indian authorities decreed the closure of the iconic Taj Mahal as part of measures to stem the spread of the pandemic, after confirming the third fatality in the country by COVID-19.
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9.30: The main European stock markets opened higher after a black Monday, but after the first negotiations they entered negative territory and volatility continues.
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9.10: The Italian government announced that it has foreseen, in the framework of the measures to face the covid-19 pandemic, the nationalization of the airline Alitalia, in great financial difficulties for years.
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9.00: Just hours before the opening of the electoral colleges for the primaries, the governor of Ohio (USA) announced the postponement of the presidential primaries due to a “health emergency” due to the coronavirus.
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8:30: The UN Secretary General, António Guterres, thanked the “heroic efforts” of the health personnel who are “on the front lines” to face the pandemic of the new coronavirus, of which more than 180,000 cases have already been detected in all the world.
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8:00: Chinese President Xi Jinping informed Italian Prime Minister Guiseppe Conte in a telephone conversation on Monday night that Chinese authorities will send more medical experts and medical supplies to Italy to help fight the new pandemic coronavirus.
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6:30: A total of 3,675 health professionals who were assigned to provide medical assistance to Hubei, the Chinese province most affected by the new coronavirus, return home on Tuesday to alleviate the epidemic situation in the region.
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5 o’clock: The South Korean Center for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) reported Tuesday that 84 new cases of coronavirus have been reported and has warned of the rise in group infections.
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4:30: The capital of the United States, Washington, will close all the restaurants, bars and discotheques starting at 10:00 pm (local time) on Monday to prevent the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, which has so far left more than 80 dead and 4,600 affected in the North American country.
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3:00: The Chinese Ministry of Health confirmed on Tuesday the death of 13 more people due to the new coronavirus, reason why the deceased rise to 3,226, and the contagion of 21 people, 20 of them imported cases, which implies a total of 80,881 affected in the Asian country.
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2:00: At least 1,350 prisoners escaped on Monday from three prisons in the Brazilian state of Sao Paulo, the country’s most populous, after a series of riots motivated by restrictions on visits and temporary exits due to the fight against the coronavirus, authorities reported.
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1:20: Ecuadorian President Lenín Moreno decreed a state of emergency throughout the country on Monday and the curfew during the wee hours to contain the expansion of the coronavirus.
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00.40: Colombia ordered the closure of its land, sea and river borders until May 30.
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00.10: Nicolás Maduro’s regime announced 16 new cases of coronavirus in Venezuela: the total amounts to 33. It also decreed the collective quarantine throughout Venezuela.
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20.30: France ordered the mandatory quarantine for 15 days: no one will be able to leave their home and the army will transfer the sick.
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19.35: Donald Trump noted that his government was not considering a general quarantine “at this time.” He also indicated that the coronavirus pandemic could continue until July or August.
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19.30: Ohio State Governor Mike DeWine suggested postponing the primary election scheduled for Tuesday to June.
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19.15: French President Emmanuel Macron postponed the second round in the municipal elections on Sunday and announced a series of additional restrictions to deal with the pandemic: “We are at war.”
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18.50: Germany registered more than 1,000 new cases of coronavirus in the last 24 hours and the total amounts to 6,012.
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18.45: Russia announces the closure of its borders.
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18.00: The coronavirus pandemic has already caused more than 7,000 deaths worldwide.
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17.55: Republican Senator Mitt Romney proposed that every adult American receive $ 1,000 to alleviate the economic impacts of the coronavirus.
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17.50: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau ordered the closure of borders for the advance of the coronavirus, excepting the Americans.
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14.30: The New York federal reserve announced an additional injection of USD 500 billion in liquidity with virtually no interest. In the state there are 950 cases of coronavirus 7 of fatalities.
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14.20: The Governor of New Jersey (USA) decreed a curfew to deal with the coronavirus from 8:00 pm to 5:00 am. It applies to the 9 million inhabitants of the state.
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14.10: The White House will cancel its annual Easter event as a precautionary measure for the coronavirus, reported First Lady Melania Trump. The event, a kind of picnic with families with children, was scheduled for April 13.
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15.55: The WHO highlighted the need to increase diagnostic tests in each suspected case and warned about the advance of the pandemic in less developed countries. “We are very concerned about the impact it may have on populations with high HIV prevalence or malnourished children,” said Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, head of the entity.
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15.30: The spread of the coronavirus is accelerating in Africa and already affects 30 countries. Tanzania, Liberia, Somalia and Benin confirmed their first cases.
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15.10: Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, proposed banning “non-essential” travel to the EU for 30 days.
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15.05: Donald Trump was pleased with the efforts against the pandemic in the US: “Everyone is so united and working hard. They love our great country. We will finish stronger than ever. ”
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15.00: Cuba authorized the British cruise ship MS Braemar, with five confirmed cases of coronavirus, to dock on the island, from where its passengers will be repatriated by plane to Great Britain.
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14.50: The Netherlands confirmed 278 new cases of coronavirus in the last 24 hours, bringing the total to 1,413 patients and 24 deaths.
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14.20: The cases in Peru reached 86, reported the Ministry of Health.
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13.50: Cases were duplicated in Chile. President Sebastián Piñera announced that there are 80 new infections (for a total of 155) and decreed the closure of borders.
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13.45: Mar-a-Lago, the Palm Beach, Florida property where President Donald Trump has his residence and a private club, is undergoing a thorough cleanup, reported CNN, after three people who were there in the last days tested positive for coronavirus as part of the meeting between the president and Jair Bolsonaro.
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13.40: As in New York, the São Paulo Stock Exchange interrupted its operations due to sharp falls. Less than half an hour after the start of the session, the Bovespa fell 12.53% dragged down by the impact of the global crisis due to the new coronavirus.
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13.31: Abrupt drop on Wall Street. The New York Stock Exchange had to suspend operations for 15 minutes moments after opening, exceeding the loss limit. The Dow Jones index falls 9.7% and the S&P 500 falls 8.14%.
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