'We have never before seen a respiratory pathogen that is capable of community transmission but which can also be contained with the right measures,' said the head of the WHO, adding that containment of COVID-19 must be a priority.
. Of that number, slightly more than half — nearly 45,600 people — have recovered from the virus. But more than 3,000 people have died.South Korea now has at least 4,212 coronavirus cases, after reporting nearly 500 new cases on Monday. The country's health agencies are in the process of testing over 33,000 more people.
South Korea's CDC agency says the country's main strategy for coping with COVID-19 will now focus on mitigating the virus that causes the disease, rather than containing it.Japan currently has 268 patients who were infected by the coronavirus, says the country's Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare. The figure does not include passengers and crew from the Diamond Princess cruise ship.
"For 10 days, 11 towns in the Lombardy and Veneto regions have been in lockdown. Public gatherings are banned, and schools and universities are closed," NPR's Sylvia Poggioli reports from Rome."The national health institute says the coming week will be crucial to determine whether these measures will succeed in at least slowing down the rate of contagion.
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