Twenty-one people aboard a cruise ship off California coast test positive for the new coronavirus, including 19 crew members – US Vice President Mike Pence
Community workers in protective suits disinfect a residential compound in Wuhan, the epicentre of the novel coronavirus outbreak, Hubei province, China March 6, 2020.
New infections reported from Hubei have been on a downward trend for several weeks and at 74, the number of new cases is the lowest since quar antine measures were placed on the province in late January. He stressed that slowing down the epidemic saves lives and allows hospitals to prepare, while warning that there was no evidence that spread would wane during the approaching summer months in the northern hemisphere.
“All passengers and crew will be tested for the virus. Those that will need to be quarantined will be quarantined. Thos e who will require medical help will receive it.” “The ship will not come on shore until we appropriately assess the passengers,” California Gov. Gavin Newsom said Thursday.Iran's death toll from coronavirus infections jumped on Friday to 124, as 17 died and more than 1,000 new cases were diagnosed over 24 hours, the Health Ministry said.
The cumulative number of cases in the country, which has been the hardest hit in Europe by the epidemic, totalled 4,636 compared with 3,858 on Thursday. The Vatican, an independent state that sits in the heart of Rome, also registered its first case on Friday.
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