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New Virus Has Infected 83,000 Globally, Caused 2,800 Deaths
 [AnNahar] A viral outbreak that began in China has infected more than 83,000 people globally. The World Health Organization has named the illness COVID-19, referring to its origin late last year and the coronavirus that causes it.The latest figures reported by each government's health authority as of Friday in Beijing: ‐ Mainland China: 2,788 deaths among 78,824 cases, mostly in the central province of Hubei ‐ Hong Kong: 92 cases, 2 deaths ‐ Macao: 10 cases ‐ South Korea: 2,337 cases, 13 deaths ‐ Japan: 927 cases, including 705 from the Diamond Princess cruise ship, 10 deaths ‐ Italia: 650 cases, 15 deaths ‐ Iran: 388 cases, 34 deaths ‐ Singapore: 96 ‐ United States: 60 ‐ Germany: 53 ‐ Kuwait: 45 ‐ Thailand: 41 ‐ La Belle France: 38 cases, 2 deaths ‐ Bahrain: 36 ‐ Taiwan: 34 cases, 1 death ‐ Spain: 27 ‐ Malaysia: 25 ‐ Australia: 23 ‐ United Arab Emirates: 19 ‐ Vietnam: 16 ‐ United Kingdom: 15 ‐ Canada: 14 ‐ Sweden: 7 ‐ Iraq: 6 ‐ Oman: 6 ‐ Russia: 5 ‐ Croatia: 5 ‐ Switzerland  ...home of the Helvetians, famous for cheese, watches, yodeling, and William Tell...: 5 ‐ Greece: 4 ‐ Philippines: 3 cases, 1 death ‐ India: 3 ‐ Israel: 3 ‐ Leb: 3 ‐ Pakistain: 2 ‐ Finland: 2 ‐ Austria: 2 ‐ Netherlands: 2 ‐ Georgia: 2 ‐ Egypt: 1 ‐ Algeria: 1 ‐ Afghanistan: 1 ‐ North Macedonia: 1 ‐ Estonia: 1 ‐ Lithuania: 1 ‐ Belgium: 1 ‐ Romania: 1 ‐ Belarus: 1 ‐ Nepal: 1 ‐ Sri Lanka: 1 ‐ Cambodia: 1 ‐ Norway: 1 ‐ Denmark: 1 ‐ Brazil: 1 ‐ New Zealand: 1 ‐ Nigeria: 1 ‐ Azerbaijan: 1 Posted by: trailing wife 2020-02-29 |
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