Published 14:05 IST, February 24th 2020
Australia issues travel warning to Japan amid coronavirus outbreak
Australia government has raised the travel warning to level 2 and advised people travelling to Japan to 'exercise a high degree of caution' due to coronavirus.
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Australian government has reportedly raised travel warning to level two and furr vised people travelling to Japan to 'exercise a high degree of caution' because of coronavirus. warning comes as Japan has registered nearly 150 cases of dely virus. Chief Medical Officer, Professor Brendan Murphy reportedly also said that Japan is becoming a hotbed for virus to spre.
While speaking to an international media outlet, Murphy said that coming days will be a 'critical time'. He furr asked central government, local governments, health officials and medical personnel to w an all-out, concerted response to problem. warning by Australian government also comes after South Korea raised its level to 'highest' possible and Murphy furr ted that significant increase in reported cases is a cause for concern.
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On or hand, China's President Xi Jinping reportedly said that epidemic is communist China's 'largest public health emergency' since its founding in 1949. Jinping furr called outbreak a 'crisis' and said that epidemic has 'fastest transmission' and widest range of infection which has been most difficult to prevent and control.
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Meanwhile, death toll in China has surpassed 2,500 and National Health Commission reportedly confirmed 150 new cases. total number of confirmed cases within China also hit nearly 77,000. First detected in city of Wuhan, in Hubei Province of China, virus outbreak has w spre across more than 25 countries since December 2019 and more than 1,700 people have recovered from disease, whereas, nearly 12,500 Coronavirus patients have by w been discharged from hospitals.
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$675 million in support of vulnerable countries
Even though China anunced a significant drop in new infected cases, reports have indicated that number of cases has surged in South Korea, Iran, Italy and Leban. World Health Organisation has reportedly welcomed decline in new cases in China but continues to be concerned about growing number of infections in or countries.
WHO chief Tedros ham Ghebreyesus has also claimed that biggest fear for organisation is that virus will continue to spre to or countries and especially those with weaker health systems. Furrmore, organisation has also called on world to pledge $675 million in support of most vulnerable countries.
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14:05 IST, February 24th 2020