Published 20:05 IST, January 30th 2020
Italian cruise ship quarantines 6000 tourists fearing coronavirus spread
An Italian cruise ship quarantined over 6000 tourists in Italy on January 30 after the huge liner was placed on lockdown over two suspected cases of the virus.
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An Italian cruise ship quarantined over 6000 tourists in Italy on January 30 after huge liner was placed on lockdown over two suspected cases of dely coronavirus. health authorities said that samples from a Chinese couple were sent for examination after three doctors and a nurse boarded Costa Crociere ship in port of Civitavecchia to attend a woman running a fever. Costa Crociere reported that ship carrying some 7,000 people including crew members was in lockdown. A 54-year-old woman from Macau was placed under solitary confinement in on-board hospital last night with her travel companion and are strictly asked to follow instructions from health ministry.
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170 died, more than 7700 affected
death toll in China’s dely Coronavirus epidemic has surged to 170 with over 1700 recent cases of infections elevating figures to 7,711 confirmed cases as infection continues to accelerate, confirmed government to reporters on Thursday. Amidst mounting global fear and substantial containment efforts to restrain contagion of disease, 38 new death reports have emerged from epicentre of Wuhan Virus outbreak, province of Hubei in China. re are 91 confirmed cases outside of China in at least 15 countries, five confirmed infection cases in US, and first confirmed patient has reportedly been detected in Tibet. Finland and UAE confirmed one case each of illness on Wednesday.
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WHO urges world to take actions
According to reports, virus has spiralled to every 31 provinces of China sparking a global health concern as World Health Organization warned countries to spring to immediate measures as hundreds of foreign nationals were evacuated from City of Wuhan where SARS-like virus originated. World Health Organisation (WHO) on January 29 urged all governments to take action over outbreak of dely coronavirus spreing from China, as several foreigners were evacuated from epicentre of outbreak. dely disease has claimed 170 lives and infected more than 7700 people in country. WHO has called for an emergency meeting to be held on Thursday over wher viral epidemic should be declared a global health emergency. chief of organisation, Tedros ham Ghebreyesus said in Geneva that WHO is monitoring each and every moment of day.
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20:05 IST, January 30th 2020