First case of coronavirus reported in Vatican City.
People walk in Saint Peter's Square, after the Italian government decree to close schools, cinemas, and urge people to work from home and not stand closer than one meter to each other at the Vatican on Thursday.A patient being treated by medical services in the Vatican has tested positive for COVID-19, its Department of Health and Hygiene said Friday.
Pope Francis, who cancelled a Lent retreat for the first time in his papacy, was said to be suffering from a cold that is"without symptoms related to other diseases."Rescue workers, wearing protective face masks, following an outbreak of the coronavirus, observe a test event for sport climbing at Aomi Urban Sports Park in Tokyo, Japan on Friday.
"The decision was the result of a comprehensive review of the information available about the situation in other countries and the effects of other measures," chief government spokesman Yoshihide Suga said at a news conference in Japan on Friday."I think the timing is appropriate." The number of people infected with the new coronavirus globally looked set to reach the 100,000 mark on Friday as the confirmed cases passed 98,000.China, however, has begun to see a slowdown, reporting 143 new cases Friday — about one-third what the country was seeing a week ago.
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