The Latest: Holocaust march in Poland cancelled over virus

Latest on coronavirus epidemic sweeping globe (all times local):

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Organizers of annual Holocaust remembrance march in sourn Poland say it has been postponed this year because of fears about new coronavirus sweeping globe.

Each year "March of Living" aims to walk 3 kilometers (1.8 miles) between two parts of former Nazi German death camp of Auschwitz-Birkenau. organizing committee’s chairman Shmuel Rosenman says Monday that after consulting with health officials he was forced to anunce “with a heavy heart” that this’ year’s march would be postponed.

event was expected to draw 110 delegations from around world.

During World War II, Nazi Germany killed some 1.1 million people in Auschwitz-Birkenau, vast majority of m Jews. Some 300,000 people have walked in march since it began in 1988.

Israel has so far confirmed 39 cases of coronavirus and 20,000 people have been ordered into 14-day home quarantines protectively. Scores of flights in and out of country have been canceled.

Poland has 11 cases of virus.

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Albania's Health Ministry has reported country's first two infections from COVID-19 coronavirus, a far and son who h returned from Florence in Italy.

After exhibiting symptoms y were hospitalized. Authorities are trying to find all ir contacts.

Italy, epicenter of Europe's outbreak, on Sunday quarantined 16 million people in country's rth in a bold move to try to contain virus. Italy has 7,375 confirmed infections and 366 deaths of virus patients, one of most severe outbreaks outside of China, where virus first emerged late last year.

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state oil giant Saudi Aramco saw its shares drop by 10% as Riyh's stock market opened on Monday, halting tring.

Tawul market only allows stocks to fluctuate by 10% a day, meaning it halted tred as market opened. drop came as global oil prices suffered ir worst losses since start of 1991 Gulf War.

Or Mideast markets fell as well as new coronavirus has affected global energy prices and OPEC failed to make a production cut deal with Russia last week.

Boursa Kuwait shut down within 30 minutes of opening Monday as stocks again dropped by 10%, third such emergency halt to tring in recent days.

Earlier Monday, coronavirus concerns led Saudi Arabia to cut off air and sea travel to and from nine countries: Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Italy, Kuwait, Leban, South Korea, Syria and United Arab Emirates. That comes after kingdom earlier closed off its land borders as well.

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A special rth Korean flight carrying presumably dozens of diplomats and or foreigners arrived in Russia's Far East on Monday, as rth tightens a lockdown intended to fend off coronavirus.

rth Korea has t publicly confirmed a single case of COVID-19 illness, but its state media have reported that thousands of people have been quarantined as part of strict prevention measures.

Seemingly dozens of passengers, most of m wearing face masks and some accompanied by children, lined up at Pyongyang International Airport. rth Korean health workers wearing white protective suits scanned m for fevers.

It wasn’t immediately clear how many were flown out to Vlivostok in Russia. rth lifted a monthlong quarantine on foreign diplomats based in Pyongyang on March 2, allowing m to leave country if needed.

Colin Crooks, British ambassor to Pyongyang, tweeted, "S to say farewell this morning to colleagues from German Embassy and French Office #rthKorea which are closing temporarily.” He said British Embassy would remain open.