The COVID-19 virus continues to spread across the globe, with around 16 million facing lockdown in Italy and the number of deaths climbing to at least 22 in the U.S.
The virus, which was first detected in Wuhan city in the Hubei province of China, has affected at least 110,041 people across 108 countries globally, with around 80,735 of the cases reported in China. The global death toll has reached 3,841, while at least 62,053 have recovered from the infection, according to the latest figures from Johns Hopkins University.
"IATA research has shown that traffic has collapsed on key Asian routes and that this is rippling throughout the air transport network globally, even between countries without major outbreaks of COVID-19," IATA's director general and chief executive officer, Alexandre de Juniac, said in the statement .
The senator will voluntarily quarantine himself"until a full 14 days have passed since the CPAC interaction," according to the statement, The Texas Tribune reports.Cruz noted that"the medical authorities have advised me that the odds of transmission from the other individual to me were extremely low," and that"the people who have interacted with me in the 10 days since CPAC should not be concerned about potential transmission.
Hundreds of foreign nationals from 54 countries on the ship will also be repatriated, including around 237 from Canada . All schools, gyms, nightclubs, museums, as well as public events, sport activities, civil/religious ceremonies have been cancelled across the country, the prime minister said. This includes various tourist attractions including the Sistine Chapel, the Vatican Museums and the ancient ruins of Pompeii near Naples.
The social distancing measures may entail banning large events, school closures and asking employees to work from home in order to avoid crowded trains and buses while traveling via public transport, BBC reports.South Korea reaches"turning point" in outbreak "In fact, now is the time to concentrate all our capabilities to bring a clear reduction in infections," he said.
China also reported its lowest daily increase in cases, according to the country's National Health Commission, the South China Morning Post reports. China reported 40 news cases on Sunday, with all cases said to have come from within Wuhan, except for four infections, which were imported from Gansu province.Several embassies in North Korea, which claims to have no reported cases of the virus but has imposed strict precautionary measures , have been shut down on Monday.
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