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First European in Italy died of coronavirus
In Italy the first European died of coronavirus. The victim is a 78 -year-old Italian , who had previously tested positive for the virus, said Italy’s Health Minister Roberto Speranza on Friday. The minister further explained that the man was treated for another illness about ten days ago in a hospital in the Veneto region in northern Italy. A death had already been reported in France a few days ago. However, this was a tourist from China. (AFP)
Italian cities close schools and authorities
Out of fear of further spread of the new corona virus at least ten northern Italian cities the immediate closure of schools, authorities and other public buildings. Grocery stores, bars, discos and sports centers in the affected areas should also be closed for at least a week, Italy’s Minister of Health Roberto Speranza said after a crisis meeting that had been called up for more than a dozen new cases of infection in northern Italy.
14 According to the authorities, people were killed in Lombardy in and around the small town of Codogno tested positive for the virus. Everyone had apparently visited the same bar beforehand and had contact with the same people. In the affected areas in Lombardy, the authorities called 50. 00 0 people don’t try to leave their homes. Two other cases have been confirmed in the Veneto region by local authorities.
The Mayor of the Lombard city of Codogno had previously ordered that all be public Building of the 15. 00 0 -Inhabitant location should remain closed for a period of up to five days. Several positive corona virus tests in the community “created an alarm situation,” said Francesco Passerini.
Covid’s lung disease – 19 according to local authorities, among other things, one 38 – year old man in Codogno, who is now being treated in an intensive care unit. In addition, his pregnant wife and a friend of the patient were infected. (AFP)
WHO raises alarm
Im Fighting the new corona virus have new ones Foci of infection in and outside of China the World Health Organization WHO alarmed. WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warned on Friday that “Time window” to contain the epidemic is closing. Before there were new ones Foci of infection reported from both China and several other countries Service. Four people in Iran have already died of the lung disease Covid – 19.
“We are still in a phase where containment is possible is, “said Ghebreyesus.” But the time window is closing more and more. “If the world doesn’t go “hard” against the virus now, it’ll face you “serious problem”.
The Chinese authorities admitted that there are in several prisons across the country more than 500 infected give. 230 Infections were found only in the women’s prison in Wuhan, the epicenter of the Epidemic, registered. In addition to the Hubei province, there are also eastern ones Shandong and Zhejiang provinces with coronavirus cases. Also kicked in the Beijing Fuxing Hospital, new infections are piling up.
of China Head of state Xi Jinping said at a Politburo meeting, the culmination of the Epidemic “had not yet come”, especially the situation in Hubei was still “dark and complicated” . In Hubei, the causative agent was in December Respiratory disease Covid – 19 was first found in humans. In Mainland China has so far been around according to the authorities 75. 00 0 people with the virus, more than 2200 of them died. (AFP)
Celebrated doctor in Wuhan dies of coronavirus
The 29 year-old doctor Peng Yinhua from Wuhan died from a coronavirus infection. The newspaper “China Daily” reports. Peng, who works at First People’s Hospital, was celebrated in the media for his efforts. He had postponed his wedding to devote himself to fighting the virus. (Tsp)
Training of volunteers for Olympic Games in Tokyo postponed
Training of volunteers for the Olympic Games 2020 in Tokyo have been suspended due to the corona virus. The organizing committee announced that the training unit scheduled for Saturday would be postponed. The volunteers have been preparing for their work at the summer games since October.
The organizers emphasized in the Notice again that despite the dangers of spreading the Sars-CoV-2 virus there are no considerations , “cancel the games” . The postponement of the training had no influence on the preparation. (AP)
Two more dead in Iran
According to the Ministry of Health, there are in Iran two more Covid – 19 – patient died. “In the last few days there have been positive test results with 13 other coronavirus Sars-CoV-2 patients and unfortunately two of them have died in the meantime, ”tweeted Ministry spokesman Kianusch Dschahnpur.
Of the 13 patients come from the capital Tehran, seven from the city of Qom and four from the Gilan province on the Caspian Sea in Northern Iran , said the spokesman. The spokesman did not give any further details about the two dead and the patients.
Yes on Wednesday in Qom were two patients with the lung disease Covid caused by the virus – 19 died. It is said to be two older men who were brought to the hospital with breathing problems earlier this week. Both were found to have Sars-CoV-2. It is also unclear where the infections came from. According to the local authorities, the people affected have not been abroad recently and not even outside their hometown Qom. They also had no contact with Chinese tourists. Both are said to have had pre-existing conditions: they were victims of chemical weapons, it was said, during the Iran-Iraq war. (AP)
Lebanon reports first case – woman came from Iran
in Lebanon authorities report the first Corona case. It is a 45 year old woman who came to Lebanon on Thursday with a passenger flight from the Iranian Ghom. The woman was quarantined in a Beirut hospital. According to the Minister of Health, there are also two suspected cases. (Reuters)
Economy in the euro area not yet affected
The coronavirus epidemic in China did not initially affect the economy in February Euro area hit. The purchasing manager index for the currency union , which summarizes industry and service providers, climbed surprisingly by 0.3 to 51, 6 points. That comes from the monthly survey of the institute IHS Markit under around 4000 companies. The barometer thus remained above the growth threshold of 50 counters. economists surveyed by Reuters had a decline to 51, 0 points expected . “The economy in the euro zone picked up somewhat in February, although many companies were disturbed by the corona virus in various ways,” said Markit chief economist Chris Williamson.
In Germany, the purchasing manager index fell minimally by 0.1 51, 1 points. Despite the virus crisis, German industry slowed down: Here the barometer surprisingly climbed by 2.5 47,8th Points. Economists, on the other hand, had expected a decline. (Reuters)
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15 Returnees from China landed in Stuttgart
In Stuttgart are 15 other Germans arrived in China from the area particularly affected by the coronavirus. The plane landed at Stuttgart Airport in the afternoon, as a spokeswoman for the State Social Ministry said. The returnees were immediately examined medically and are said to be isolated in a hotel in Kirchheim unter Teck near Stuttgart. (AFP)
World Health Organization lacks money
With Ebola in the Congo and the new one, currently especially in China circulating lung disease Covid – 19 the World Health Organization ( WHO) for the first time to deal with two health emergencies of international scope at the same time . She urgently needs money for both of them, but the funds flow only sparingly, as she announced in Geneva. In the case of the Sars-CoV-2 coronavirus, the Covid – 19, the WHO therefore needs 625 million euros.
For example, countries with weak health systems are supported so that they are prepared in the event of an outbreak. By April there should be almost 57 million euros are used, but so far only 1.1 million euros, two percent of the total, went to the accounts of the WHO , as the organization announced. The money comes from Ireland, Slovakia and from a UN-owned pot. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Canada, the Czech Republic, Japan, Norway and Great Britain had promised money.
WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus repeatedly emphasizes that it’s a lot cheaper is to invest in prevention and preparation now than later with the Consequences of spreading the virus to live.
For the fight against Ebola the demand from January to June was according to WHO information 77 Million Euros. Of which were still missing 37 Millions. (AP)
China returnees in Berlin can go home on Sunday
For the 20 China returnees in Berlin will end the two-week quarantine on Sunday due to the Sars-CoV-2 coronavirus. Even in the fourth and last test, no infection was detected in humans, said Lena Högemann, spokeswoman for the health administration. The 16 Adults and four children are allowed in the course of Sunday go home.
They were accommodated in an isolated area on the grounds of the DRK clinics in Köpenick. The Germans and their family members had in the severe of the lung disease Covid – 19 affected Chinese city of Wuhan was stopped and had been flown out. (AP)
In Bavaria only two patients in clinic
In Bavaria only two of the original 14 treated with coronavirus patients in hospital. Another patient has meanwhile been discharged from the Munich Clinic Schwabing , said the Bavarian Ministry of Health.
Prerequisites for dismissal include several negative tests for the Sars-CoV-2 virus . The Robert Koch Institute has defined the criteria.
All 14 Corona cases in the Free State were related to the Stockdorf auto supplier Webasto. A Chinese colleague had introduced the pathogen during a business trip in January. Some employees were infected, and relatives were sometimes infected. (AP)
Ukrainian government sees “information war”
Ukrainian Prime Minister Oleksiy Honcharuk sees his country exposed to an “information war” that is fueling fear of the corona virus. He referred to fake emails that were allegedly sent by the Ministry of Health. It reported falsely about deaths. Due to the uncertainties, violent protests against patients who had been evacuated from China occurred outside a hospital in Novi Sanzhary. 24 Demonstrators were arrested. (Reuters)
China returnees in Baden-Württemberg are in hotel quarantine
The expected returnees from the Chinese who have been particularly affected by the new corona virus As a precaution , the province of Hubei should be isolated in a hotel in Kirchheim / Teck (Esslingen district) . In China are all 15 people negative for the disease the Baden-Württemberg Ministry of Social Affairs in Stuttgart announced. The travelers first landed in Paris. Immediately after arrival in Stuttgart they should be examined again at the airport.
The returnees are looked after by the German Red Cross (DRK). The passengers are German citizens and their relatives. You have been abroad for a longer time and no longer have a permanent residence in Germany. People should 14 Stay in quarantine for days to ensure that no illness has occurred, the Ministry of Social Affairs said.
The local health department of the Esslingen district is responsible. All measures that are required from a medical point of view according to current knowledge are ordered. According to the information provided by the DRK, around 40 employee entrusted with the case. It had already operated a quarantine station in Germersheim (Rhineland-Palatinate) and is currently looking after one in Berlin. (AP)
IMF is considering economic stimulus measures in large industrialized countries
The managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Kristalina Georgiewa, has announced joint economic stimulus measures from the major industrialized countries if the economic effects of the corona epidemic necessitate this. “If we find that the epidemic will have more serious consequences than previously thought, we will take coordinated measures to support the global economy” , she said to the “mirror”.
This weekend, the finance ministers of the 20 largest industrialized countries in the Saudi Arabian riad advised on the situation. The IMF boss does not rule out that the virus could cause greater damage than the Sars epidemic before 17 years . “This virus is different, and China is more than twice the global economy than it was then,” she said.
Georgiewa called on the EU countries to support the planned green deal with appropriate reforms in their financial sector. “The governments in Berlin, Paris or Brussels have to ask themselves how they can mobilize private capital more effectively,” she said. “Necessary are progress in the European Capital Markets Union and more cross-border mergers in the banking sector. “
More and more infections in China’s prisons
In Chinese Prisons in at least three provinces in the country have so far more than 450 inmates and seven supervisors with the novel Corona virus infected. Prisons in the severely affected by the lung disease Covid – 19 affected Hubei province in central China, but also in eastern provinces of Zhejiang and Shandong, as reported by the newspaper “Global Times”.
As a consequence, the responsible Detention centers and judiciary in Zhejiang and Shandong have been released from their posts. In the province of Hubei alone 220 infections have been reported – In a “handwritten report” from the prison administration, because there is no computer-based reporting system, as the newspaper reported.
In Rencheng Prison in Shandong there are more 207 infections, including seven police officers. The provincial judicial administration party leader was fired because he had not prevented the outbreak, the newspaper said. Also in Zhejiang province are in the Shilifang Detention Center 34 inmates infected, the sheet reported on Twitter. They were brought to hospital for treatment.
In the cramped and crowded Chinese prison With poor medical care, the virus could spread easily, the “Global Times” quoted an official who did not want to be named. “It is not easy to discover suspect patients with inadequate medical facilities in prisons and to prevent the transmission channels in good time.” (Dpa)
China expects foreign trade to collapse
The Chinese government expects foreign trade to collapse in the first two months due to the coronavirus epidemic of the year. “We expect import and export growth to slow sharply in January and February,” said Li Xingqian, director of the Department of Commerce’s foreign trade department. Exports contribute about a fifth to the gross domestic product of the export world champion.
There are numerous factories to curb the epidemic quiet. Others have difficulty restarting production due to a lack of labor and raw materials after the forced break. The government therefore wants to help companies. The Ministry of Commerce is currently investigating which tax, financial and insurance measures are suitable. It is expected that foreign companies in most parts of the country will resume production by the end of February.
Not just the industry, but also the service providers are suffering from the epidemic. The outbreak is also putting significant pressure on this area, said Xian Guoyi, director of the Department of Services and Commercial Services. The tourism and transport sectors in particular are suffering. (Reuters)
Machine with Chinese returnees is late
The arrival of a machine in Stuttgart with returnees out the Chinese city of Wuhan, which is particularly affected by the new corona virus, is delayed. The plane with 15 People are likely to meet against 12. 00 clock on, announced the German Red Cross (DRK) on Friday. According to the plan, the travelers should stop in Paris. The authorities assume that the passengers are healthy. The health authorities are prepared for the arrival of people, said a spokesman for the bath -wuerttemberg Ministry of Social Affairs. The returnees would still be examined at the airport. Then they should be brought to a quarantine station in the Esslingen district. The DRK had already operated a quarantine station in Germersheim (Rhineland-Palatinate) and is currently looking after one in Berlin. (AP)
Hundreds are allowed to leave the cruise ship
More than 400 Passengers of the cruise ship “Diamond Princess” in front of Yokohama are preparing to leave the ship. 3700 People on board the ship have been in quarantine since February 3, at 600 the virus was detected by them. Two of them, Japanese in their eighties, died on Thursday. (Reuters)
Japan continues Olympic preparations despite virus
Japan continues despite Concern for the new coronavirus preparations for the Olympic Games in around five months away. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has confidence in Japan’s handling of the Sars-CoV-2 pathogen, said Japanese government spokesman Yoshihide Suga in Tokyo. It will coordinate closely with the IOC, the organizing committee and the Tokyo city government as the host. Preparations for the games from 24. July to August 9th would be continued so that athletes and spectators can “feel safe” during the games said Suga.
With more than 700 Cases, Japan counts most infections with the new pathogen outside of China. Alone 634 of which so far affect people who are on board the to Cruise ship “Diamond Princess” quarantined two days ago. Nevertheless, fear of the virus is affecting more and more sporting events in Japan.
After the organizers of the traditional Tokyo marathon recently decided that in This year only top athletes, but no amateurs are allowed to participate, the same has now been decided for the women’s marathon in Nagoya. The city marathon in Nagoya was also canceled entirely. In addition, the Japanese Association of Parasporters canceled one 28. February three-day bocce competition planned, which should also compete with foreigners.
of Japan Health Minister Katsunobu Kato called on the organizers of various events to rethink their plans. However, the government is not currently demanding a cancellation. After discussions with the World Health Organization (WHO), the IOC is convinced that the Tokyo Olympics do not have to be canceled or relocated to another location due to the corona virus.
John Coates, chair of the IOC Coordinating Commission, said last week in the Japanese capital that “the games will be played in a manner that is safe for athletes and spectators.” The head of the Japanese Olympic Committee, Yoshiro Mori, had previously confirmed that the planning would not be affected by the new lung disease. The games have the slogan “United by Emotion” (” United by feeling “). The motto emphasizes the power of sport to bring people from different backgrounds together, according to the organizing committee. (AP)
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Alberta Health Services (AHS) has confirmed a case of measles in Edmonton, and is advising the public that the individual was out in public while infectious.
Measles is an extremely contagious disease that is spread easily through the air, and can only be prevented through immunization.
AHS says individuals who were in the following locations during the specified dates and times, may have been exposed to measles.
- April 16
- Edmonton International Airport, international arrivals and baggage claim area — between 3:20 p.m. and 6 p.m.
- April 20
- Stollery Children’s Hospital Emergency Department — between 5 a.m. to 3 p.m.
- April 22
- 66th Medical Clinic (13635 66 St NW Edmonton) — between 12:15 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
- Pharmacy 66 (13637 66 St NW Edmonton) — between 12:15 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
- April 23
- Stollery Children’s Hospital Emergency Department — between 4:40 a.m. to 9:33 a.m.
AHS says anyone who attended those locations during those times is at risk of developing measles if they’ve not had two documented doses of measles-containing vaccine.
Those who have not had two doses, who are pregnant, under one year of age, or have a weakened immune system are at greatest risk of getting measles and should contact Health Link at 1-877-720-0707.
Symptoms
Symptoms of measles include a fever of 38.3° C or higher, cough, runny nose, and/or red eyes, a red blotchy rash that appears three to seven days after fever starts, beginning behind the ears and on the face and spreading down the body and then to the arms and legs.
If you have any of these symptoms stay home and call Health Link.
In Alberta, measles vaccine is offered, free of charge, through Alberta’s publicly funded immunization program. Children in Alberta typically receive their first dose of measles vaccine at 12 months of age, and their second dose at 18 months of age.
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U.S. tightens rules for dairy cows a day after bird flu virus fragments found in pasteurized milk samples – Toronto Star
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Infected cows were already prohibited from being transported out of state, but that was based on the physical characteristics of the milk, which looks curdled when a cow is infected, or a cow has decreased lactation or low appetite, both symptoms of infection.
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