What to know this Tuesday morning
– The epidemic of viral pneumonia accelerated across the globe on Monday, with WHO citing the risk of a “pandemic” amid a tumble in financial markets worried about the global economy.
– In particular, the WHO has deemed “very worrying … the sudden increase” in new cases in Italy, South Korea and Iran. However, it has observed a decline in China, the country of origin of the disease, since early February.
– In Europe, Italy, which now has seven dead, has become the first country on the continent to set up a cordon cordon around ten cities in the North.
– Two months after the appearance of the new coronavirus, five countries have announced the first cases of contamination: Afghanistan, Bahrain, Kuwait, Iraq and Oman, which is suspending its flights with Iran.
– South Korea and Iran are on the front line, with the highest number of cases of contamination and deaths outside China, respectively.
– In total, more than thirty countries are now affected, with a toll that far exceeds 30 deaths outside of China.
– In France, no more patients are hospitalized.
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