The number of injured people worldwide exceeds 100,000, and financial markets are declining

The number of people infected with Coronavirus around the world exceeds one hundred thousand people, and more than 3,400 deaths have been recorded in 92 countries and regions. The global markets in New York, Frankfurt, Paris, Madrid, Milan and London on Friday suffered huge losses, underscoring the fear of long-term economic consequences worldwide.

Pat epidemic Covid-19 Prevalent on all continents except Antarctica, the number of people infected with the virus in the world has exceeded one hundred thousand, among them more than 3400 deaths in 92 countries and regions, according to a toll collected by the French Sons Agency, according to official sources Friday, around 17:00 GMT.

The global financial markets in New York, Frankfurt, Paris, Madrid, Milan and London recorded a decline on Friday, as did their Asian counterparts, coinciding with the number of people infected with the new Corona virus exceeding one hundred thousand people, which confirms the fear of long-term economic consequences worldwide.

Since the release of that toll, there have been 110 new deaths and 3,332 injuries.

21 injured on a cruise ship off the coast of the United States

US Vice President Mike Pence, in charge of coordinating anti-virus efforts in his country, announced Friday that he had been diagnosed with corona at 21 people on a cruise ship off the coast of California.

The injured were 19 crew members and two passengers of the “Grand Princess” ship, which had stopped its journey after the detection of symptoms in some of the 3533 passengers and some crew members.

Oil prices are falling

And because of the fear linked to the economic effects of the epidemic, oil prices fell by more than nine percent on Friday, due to the failure of talks between the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and Russia on production cuts in response to lower demand due to the emerging corona.

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The price of Brent North Sea crude fell to $ 46.12 a barrel and West Texas Intermediate to $ 42.30, a decrease of 7.5 percent compared to Thursday.

After the Tokyo Stock Exchange closed down by 2.72%, all European stock markets recorded a decline of 4% in Paris, 3.23% in London and 3.60 in Frankfurt.

Also, Wall Street opened sharply lower, as the Dow Jones Industrial Average decreased by 2.63%, and the Nasdaq index, which was dominated by technology stocks, fell by 3.08%.

And credit rating agency Standard & Poor’s warned on Friday that the pandemic could cost the Asia-Pacific economies this year $ 211 billion and could reduce its growth to its lowest level in more than a decade.

The World Tourism Organization also expected the number of fences in the world to decrease in 2020 by 1% to 3%, which means a loss between “30 to 50 billion dollars”.

Friday, China was still working to contain the spread of the virus with 30 new deaths recorded, the lowest number of infections in 24 hours since February 27.

In China, where the virus first appeared in late December, there were 80,552 infections and 3,042 deaths, and tens of millions of people were isolated.

The re-opening of the province of Hubei

The Assistant Secretary-General of the Chinese government, Ding Xiangyang, on Friday hinted at the possibility of the re-opening of the Hubei province soon, more than a month after it closed in order to prevent the spread of the disease.

“The day that everyone is waiting for should not be far,” he told a news conference.

The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michel Bachelet, said on Friday that measures taken to combat the epidemic should respect human rights and be “proportionate to the estimated risk”.

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Bachelet said the Covid-19 virus is a “test for our societies”, demanding financial support for people who can no longer function due to the epidemic, especially those subject to isolation or quarantine.

The epidemic that causes daily life disorder in an increasing number of countries may lead to strained relations between countries starting with Japan and South Korea.

“Non-custodial” measures

On Friday, Seoul threatened to respond to “illogical” stone measures imposed by Tokyo on people from South Korea, and accused Japan of having ulterior political motives.

Many countries are taking measures to prevent entry or quarantine travelers from countries affected by the epidemic. Thirty-six countries have already imposed a complete ban on arrivals from South Korea, according to Seoul, and another 22 have taken quarantine measures.

On Friday, Russia announced closing its borders to travelers from Iran, in order to limit the spread of the virus.

The first injury was recorded in the Vatican Thursday, as well as the first in Cameroon by a Frenchman who arrived in Yaounde on 24 February. In Serbia, the first case of a man who visited Hungary was reported. In Slovakia, the injured man is coming from Venice.

In Egypt, the authorities announced the registration of 12 injuries among the crew of a cruise ship in the Nile.

People rush to buy protective masks, sterile materials, gloves, or even a protective uniform, as they are the only means of protecting against the virus in the absence of a vaccine. To ensure adequate supplies, many countries resorted to decrees to prevent the export of medical supplies.

Gaps in medical systems

The epidemic exposes loopholes in medical systems. In the United States, the Nurses’ Syndicate highlighted the state of many hospitals unprepared for the epidemic and expressed concern about the lack of equipment and information for health care workers and their lack of necessary training.

Almost unanimously, Congress approved a $ 8.3 billion emergency plan to fund anti-virus efforts that have infected more than 180 people and left at least 12 deaths in the country.

Vice President Mike Pence, who is responsible for coordinating the response to the epidemic, acknowledged that the country does not have enough tests to diagnose the epidemic.

Most of the governments of the countries affected by the epidemic have taken other preventive measures such as postponing or canceling large-scale events.

Sports competitions are affected one by one by the epidemic, the last of which was Italian bike racing.

On Friday, Bollywood postponed the awards ceremony of the International Indian Academy of Film due to the spread of the virus, which was supposed to take place on 27 March in Indore, central India.

France 24 / AFP

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