Published 18:10 IST, March 17th 2020
German Foreign Minister advises citizens against travelling abroad after spike in cases
German foreign minister Heiko Mass on Tuesday advised citizens against any non-essential travelling and also asked them to stay at home amid coronavirus scare.
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German foreign minister Heiko Mass on Tuesday vised citizens against any n-essential travelling and also asked m to stay at home. Mass on Tuesday anunced that country has kept aside 50 million euros to bring back German citizens stuck abro. Mass said that Germany will do 'everything possible' to bring home thousands of citizens stuck due to coronavirus restrictions.
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coronavirus is spreing rapidly in many parts of country, prompting federal government to temporarily shut down its borders with Austria, France, Luxembourg, Switzerland, and Denmark. Germany has so far recorded 7,272 cases of coronavirus, of which 67 patients have recovered fully. According to data acquired by worldometer, Germany has logged in 17 deaths since virus first broke out in December last year. total number of active cases in country is above 7,188 of which two patients remain under critical condition. Germany is biggest ecomy in European Union and rising coronavirus cases in country are taking a huge toll on country's financial standing.
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Coronavirus outbreak
COVID-19 has claimed more than 7,100 lives across world and has infected over 1,82,000 people globally since it first broke out in December 2019. China is most affected country in world as experts believe that virus originated from a seafood market in Wuhan city, epicentre of disease, where animals were reportedly being tred illegally. Italy, Iran and Spain are most affected countries outside mainland China where a combined death toll stands at 3,353.
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18:10 IST, March 17th 2020