March, 12th 2020
Italy, UK allowance war chests to try halt virus
Britain announced a 39
million dollar war chest to soft and the economic impact of the coronavirus
after the bank of England cut interest rates on Wednesday and Italy the worst
affected country outside China, said it might further tighten already draconian
curbs. The United States said it was considering a range of steps, including
tax relief, to combat the virus that could put hundreds of millions of Dollar
into the US economy.
The coronavirus, which
emerged in China in December has spread around the world halting industries
bringing fights to a standstill closing schools and forcing the postponement of
Sporting events and concerts. even the Tokyo Summer Olympics are in question.
The west has watched in shock as infections have ballooned in Italy, Iran, France
and Spain after more moderate growth elsewhere .
German chancellor set up
70% of the population likely to be infected as the virus spread around the
world in the absence of cure. when the virus is out there the population has no
immunity and no therapy exists, then 60 to 70% of population will be infected.
The Italian cabinet said
it would need just 7.5 billion euro to fight the virus, but since then the
emergency has escalated and the nation already close to recessions, is under
lockdown. The Italian PM on Wednesday are marked 28.3 billion dollar to ease
the economic impact. He said that already tough restrictions on movement might
be tightened more after the northern region of Lombard, centered on Italy
financial capital Milan asked for shop to shut and public transport to close.
More than 119000 100
people have been infected by the coronavirus across the world and 4298 have
died, the vast majority in China. Italy has had 10149 cases in 631 deaths. Iran
has 9000 cases and 354 that's. The United state has 975 cases and 30 deaths.
The number of confirmed
cases in the UK has risen to 456 up from 373 a day earlier. but not all the
news was bad. HSS exploded in the West, some key industries in Wuhan, the
Chinese city at the epicenter of the epidemic and the centre of car
manufacturing were told that could resume work on Wednesday.
Beijing
orders quarantine for all foreign arrival
Beijing City Government
ordered all passengers arriving in the city from Overseas regardless of their
point of departure to undergo a 14 day Quarantine. The moon was part of steps
to prevent the new virus from entering the country following is spread across
the world. The number of cases in China has been falling, with just 24 new
confirmed cases reported Wednesday but five of those had arrived from Italy and
one of the US.
Iran
veep, two cabinet members join list of politicos infected
Iran official news
Agencies reporting the Islamic Public Senior vice president and two other
cabinet members has COVID-19. Fars says other others are Ali Asgar minister of
culture cultural heritage and Tourism and Reza Rahmani minister of industry
mines and business. the death toll in Iran claimed for another consecutive
days, killing 62 more people in the past 24 hour is the government on Wednesday
raised the national white death toll to 354.
new
virus cluster emerges at a call centre in Seoul
While cases have been
waning in South Korea, a new cluster in Seoul raised alarm. the cluster
was conducted to a call centre in one of the busiest areas of the capital city.
So far, 93 people have tested positive among the Call Centers employees
and their families, but the number would grow by hundreds more and undergo
testing. South Korea had 7755 infections and 54 deaths, the fourth highest in the
world after China Italy and Iran.