BEIJING, Mar 23 (NNN-XINHUA) – The world is now in battle against the common threat of the COVID-19 pandemic, a disease caused by a previously unknown coronavirus that has spread to over 180 countries and regions around the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The following are the latest updates on the contagious illness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
COLOMBO – Over 300 people were arrested in Sri Lanka for violating a countrywide curfew, which was imposed on Friday evening, the police said in a statement here Sunday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Till Sunday afternoon, the police said, a little over 300 were taken into custody for roaming the streets, gathering in public grounds to consume alcohol, travelling in vehicles without a curfew permit, and trading, despite stern warnings to remain indoors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
TEHRAN – Iran’s health ministry said on Sunday that, at least 1,685 people have died of COVID-19 in the country, official IRNA news agency reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A total of 21,638 people have been infected with the virus as of Friday, and 7,913 have recovered, said Kianush Jahanpur, head of Public Relations and Information Centre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
WASHINGTON – Italian general practitioners remember seeing strange pneumonia cases as early as Nov, which could mean the virus was circulating in parts of Italy before doctors became aware of China’s COVID-19 outbreak, a U.S. radio outlet reported, citing a paper on Italy’s virus crisis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The report, published by U.S. media outlet, National Public Radio (NPR), cited Giuseppe Remuzzi, co-author of a recent paper in The Lancet, about Italy’s epidemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
ADDIS ABABA – Eritrea on Saturday, confirmed its first case of COVID-19 in a 39-year-old Eritrean, who was linked to travel to Norway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“The Eritrean Ministry of Health announced on Saturday evening, the first confirmed case of a COVID-19 patient, who arrived at Asmara International Airport from Norway, with Fly Dubai on Saturday morning,” the Eritrean Minister of Information, Yemane Gebremeskel, said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
BUCHAREST – The Romanian government late Saturday declared a curfew and required citizens to stay at home as much as possible, in the latest move to contain the spread of the virus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Interior Minister, Marcel Vela, said, curfew will be imposed between 22:00 and 06:00 beginning Sunday, with the exemptions for professional reasons, shopping of daily necessities, and necessary medical services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
HAVANA – A Cuban medical corps, on Saturday, arrived in the Jamaican capital, Kingston, to help fight the COVID-19 pandemic, Jamaican media reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jamaica earlier this month declared the island a disaster area and requested Cuba to send medical professionals for help.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
NEW DELHI – The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in India has risen to 315, said the official data, issued by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Sunday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Four deaths have been reported so far, and no casualty reported in the past few days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Total number of confirmed cases, so far, in the country, as on Mar 21, at 10.45 p.m., including foreign nationals, is 315,” said a statement put up on the ministry’s website on Sunday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
BANJUL – The Gambian government announced on Saturday night, it will close borders with Senegal and suspend all flights from Monday (today), in order to prevent the spread of the virus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“President Adama Barrow approved the closure of the border between the Republic of The Gambia and the Republic of Senegal, effective midnight, on Monday,” said a statement from the presidency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
WUHAN – No new confirmed cases of the COVID-19 disease were reported Saturday in Wuhan, marking the fourth day in a row of zero report at the epicentre of the epidemic, in months-long battle with the deadly virus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The health commission of Hubei Province, of which Wuhan is the capital, said Sunday, the total confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Wuhan and Hubei remained at 50,005 and 67,800 by Saturday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hubei saw five new deaths, four of which were in Wuhan, bringing the total number of deaths in the province to 3,144.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
WELLINGTON – New Zealand reported 14 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 66.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Newly reported cases are in both the North and South Island regions of Auckland, Northland, Canterbury, New Plymouth, Waikato, Tauranga, Coromandel, and Dunedin, the Ministry of Health confirmed.– NNN-XINHUA <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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