While new measures have been taken in France, the number of cases is still increasing and now reaches 130. In one day, 500 new cases have been reported in Italy while the situation does not improve in South Korea and Iran.
France is now the 6th country most affected by the Covid-19 epidemic. Although the number of deaths does not increase (2), the country had 130 cases this March 1 in the evening. Recall that two days ago, the French government placed the country on stage 2 alert. From now on, gatherings of more than 5,000 people are prohibited.
Several events have already been canceled such as the Paris half-marathon, the Mipim real estate fair in Cannes and the Annecy Carnival. Other events will follow, such as the Livre Paris fair, which has already announced its cancellation. In addition, the Louvre Museum has also closed its doors.
The investigation began after the discovery of a cluster in the Oise department continues. The mayor of the town of Crépy-en-Valois has tested positive for coronavirus. The person concerned said he was compiling the list of people he had met in the past 14 days. The chosen one also indicated that he was not hospitalized, did not have a fever and was simply a carrier of the virus.
According to the South China Morning Post on March 2, 2020, the latest assessment of the Covid-19 epidemic reports 88,436 confirmed cases . Above all, the number of deaths has just exceeded 3,000 , more precisely 3,041. Let us also mention the cases of remission, the number of which is approaching 45,000.
New focus of infection for less than a week, Italy has seen its number of cases increase by 500 in a single day. Now, the country has 1,701 cases for 41 deaths. In addition, 83 people recovered and were able to return home. In South Korea, the toll is 4,212 cases for 22 deaths while Iran has 978 cases for 54 deaths . The situation of these three new sources of infection is still just as worrying, even though the epidemic is officially on the decline in China.
Elsewhere, other countries are seeing their number of cases increase:the United States (84 cases), Spain (84) and Germany (130). We should also mention the appearance of a second case in Brazil and three cases in the Czech Republic, so far spared by the Covid-19 epidemic.
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