Today, Wednesday, the Japanese Ministry of Health announced that the number of new cases of Coronavirus on the cruise ship “Princess of Diamonds” has risen to 174 cases..
According to the website “Japan in Arabic:” The Ministry of Health said in a statement that it was confirmed that 39 other people were infected with the new Corona virus on the Diamond Princess cruise ship, which is subject to quarantine in Japan, bringing the total number to 174 infected with the new virus so far.
And the authorities in China announced that the death toll from the Corona virus has risen to 1110 people.
The World Health Organization, said during the Research and Innovation Forum on finding a cure for the emerging corona virus in Geneva yesterday evening, Tuesday: “We only had two months ago we had no knowledge of the existence of this virus, which today is the focus of attention of the media, financial markets and political leaders.”“.
Dr. Tidros Adhanum Gebrysos, Director-General of the World Health Organization added: “As of 6:00 am in Geneva on Tuesday, the number of confirmed cases reached 70,782 in China, and the number of deaths unfortunately today exceeded the threshold of thousands, as 1,017 people in China lost their lives due to this outbreak, Outside of China, 393 cases were recorded in 24 countries, and one death occurred in Thailand. Given that 99% of cases are concentrated in China, this emergency remains mainly related to China, but carries with it a grave danger threatening the rest of the world, unless we benefit from these. The space available to us today, this outbreak is an examination in many ways It is a test of political solidarity, and whether the world can join forces to fight a common enemy that does not respect borders or doctrines, and it is a test of financial solidarity, and whether the world will invest today to combat this outbreak or pay more tomorrow to deal with its consequences, which is a test of scientific solidarity, and what If the world were to stand together today to find solutions to common problems, and this meeting is not related to politics or money, but rather to science“.
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