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Spain has reported 605 new deaths from coronavirus, the lowest daily count since March 23, bringing the total number of deaths in the country to 15,843, while cases increased by 4,576 to a total of 157,022 infections.
In the United States, the number of deaths exceeded 16,600, with 1,783 new deaths in 24 hours, according to a count by Johns Hopkins University.
However, the number of recently hospitalized patients in the hardest hit state of New York has shrunk to a one percent increase, offering a glimpse of hope as the global death toll approaches 100,000 amidst 1, 6 million cases. More than 355,000 people have recovered from the disease worldwide.
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Despite signs of progress in several countries, the pandemic continues to affect economies. In the United States, unemployment is expected to hit 15 percent this month, a number not seen since the Great Depression.
In the United Kingdom, the death toll rose by 881 in 24 hours, officials said Thursday, when Prime Minister Boris Johnson was taken out of intensive care but remained in hospital.
Here are the latest updates.
Friday, April 10
11:30 GMT – The US Health Expert USA Fauci: ‘Now is not the time to go back’
America’s leading infectious disease expert USA He warned that while hit points like New York are showing positive results in the battle against the coronavirus, it is too early to relax restrictions on Americans.
“What we are seeing right now are favorable signs,” Fauci said in an interview on CNN. “We would like to see a clear indication that you were going very, very clearly and strongly in the right direction, because the only thing you don’t want to do is that you don’t want to leave prematurely and then end up back in the same situation.”
“Now is not the time to back off,” he added.
11:10 GMT – German minister criticizes US response too slow: report
German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas criticized the United States’ handling of the coronavirus outbreak as too slow, the latest sign of tensions between the two allies as they respond to the crisis.
China took “very authoritative measures, while in the United States, the virus was minimized for a long time,” Maas said in an interview with Der Spiegel magazine in a preview sent to the media on Friday.
“These are two extremes, neither of which can be a model for Europe,” he said, adding that he expected the United States to reconsider its international relations in light of the coronavirus crisis.
“Let’s see to what extent the actions of the US government will lead to discussions in the United States about whether the ‘America First’ model really works,” he said.
11:05 GMT – Swiss death toll exceeds 800, positive tests exceed 24,000
The Swiss death toll from coronavirus reached 805, the country’s Ministry of Public Health said, rising from 756 people on Thursday.
The number of positive tests also increased to 24,308, from 23,574 on Thursday, he said.
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11:00 GMT – China imposes more controls on mask exports to guarantee quality control
China has tightened export restrictions on masks and other personal protective equipment (PPE), calling for shipments of the items to undergo mandatory customs inspection, effective immediately.
The new rules mark China’s latest offer to balance global demand for PPE to help address the growing number of cases of the new coronavirus, while ensuring that manufacturers and sellers do not flood the market with uncertified or shoddy products. .
The regulations follow highly publicized complaints from some governments and hospitals that they received PPE from China that they deemed defective.
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10:55 GMT – Some African countries could peak in weeks: WHO
Some African countries may see a spike in coronavirus cases in the coming weeks, and testing should urgently increase in the region, the World Health Organization (WHO) said.
“Over the past four days, we can see that the numbers have already doubled,” Michel Yao, manager of the WHO program for Africa in response to emergencies, said Thursday in a media conference call.
“If the trend continues, and also learning from what happened in China and Europe, some countries may face a big spike very soon,” he said, adding that it could come in the coming weeks but without naming the countries.
The number of registered cases of the new coronavirus in Africa has been relatively low so far, with almost 11,000 cases and 562 deaths.
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10:45 GMT – French Army reports 50 cases aboard aircraft carrier
Fifty crew members aboard France’s flagship aircraft carrier, Charles de Gaulle, tested positive for the new coronavirus, the ministry of the military said on Friday.
In a statement, he added that three sailors had been preemptively evacuated by air to a military hospital in Toulon, southern France, the carrier’s home port.
10:30 GMT – Air Zimbabwe will put workers on unpaid leave
Zimbabwe’s state airline will grant workers indefinite leave without pay after earnings run out with the new coronavirus outbreak that practically ground global air travel, according to an internal notice to employees seen by the agency. from Reuters news.
With a debt of $ 300 million, Air Zimbabwe was already facing financial problems before the outbreak of the virus. The perennial loss-making national airline said it would retain skeleton personnel for ad hoc operations and airworthiness compliance, adding that wages remain its highest cost. However, the employees would receive their April wages.
Air Zimbabwe spokesman Firstme Vitori confirmed that the airline was putting workers on indefinite leave because there was no money to “finance financial obligations, including staff salaries.”
City health workers spray disinfectant at the bus terminal during a 21-day national blockade to limit the spread of the coronavirus in Harare, Zimbabwe [Philimon Bulawayo/Reuters]
10:10 GMT – Death toll in Iran from coronavirus outbreak rises to 4,232
According to the health ministry spokesperson, the total number of deaths in Iran from the new coronavirus outbreak has risen to 4,232 with 122 new deaths in the past 24 hours.
The total number of people diagnosed with the disease increased by 1,972 in the past 24 hours to a total of 68,192, spokesman Kianoush Jahanpur said on state television, adding that 3,969 people were in critical condition.
Iran is the country most affected by the pandemic in the Middle East.
09:40 GMT – Spain reports 605 new deaths, 4,576 new cases
Spain has reported 605 new deaths from coronavirus, continuing a downward trend, and 4,566 new cases.
The number of deaths in the European country with the most reported cases now is 15,843 with a total of 157,022 cases.
Photos of the faithful in the church of Our Lady of Peace, placed on the church benches, while the priest performs a Holy Week mass in the town of Villar del Arzobispo, near Valencia, Spain [Nacho Doce/Reuters]
09:30 GMT – Ireland to establish blockade closure step-by-step when restrictions ease
Ireland will ease restrictions on staying home and allow some stores to reopen in the coming weeks as part of a gradual reduction in the country’s coronavirus blockade, a senior health official said.
Irish Health Minister Simon Harris said he expects to be informed on Friday that he will keep the restrictions in place for “a period of weeks” after citizens were ordered late last month to stay home until at least on Sunday.
Before that, Ireland had banned all non-essential travel within the country and closed clubs, gyms, and hair salons. Other retailers, such as DIY stores, were allowed to stay open, and people could travel beyond the current 2 km radius limit from home and visit family, once they maintained social distancing.
09:10 GMT – Malaysia extends movement brakes until April 28
Malaysia has extended movement and travel restrictions that have been put in place to contain a coronavirus outbreak for two more weeks, until April 28.
The restrictions, first imposed on March 18, were originally supposed to end on April 14. Malaysia has the highest number of coronavirus infections in Southeast Asia with more than 4,200 reported, including 118 new cases on Friday.
“It may be a few months before we can say that we are free from the virus,” Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin said in a televised speech.
Medical workers in protective suits entering a locked building in central Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia [Vincent Thian/The Associated Press]
09:05 GMT – Indonesia reports 219 new cases, with a total of 3,512
Indonesia reported 219 new cases of coronavirus and 26 new deaths, a health ministry official Achmad Yurianto told reporters.
This brings the total number of cases and deaths to 3,512 and 306, respectively.
08:55 GMT – Kazakhstan will extend the state of emergency until the end of April
Kazakhstan will extend the declared state of emergency on the coronavirus outbreak until the end of April, the Interfax news agency reported, citing parliamentary deputy Vladimir Bozhko, who is on his emergency committee.
The state of emergency, which has allowed the government to block all major provinces and cities and close many businesses, was originally due to end on April 15.
A worker with a protective mask carries meat at a local food market, also known as a bazaar, in Almaty, Kazakhstan, in March [Pavel Mikheyev/Reuters]
08:45 GMT – Italy closed its ports to NGOs, but ships continue to arrive
An order signed by several Italian ministers on Tuesday stated that, during the national health emergency caused by the coronavirus, national ports could no longer be considered a “place of safety”.
Despite the fact that this new measure keeps international rescue ships on the high seas, the small ships sailing from Libya and Tunisia have continued to reach the Italian coast.
“We cannot stop the migrants: if they set sail, it means they have to dock somewhere,” Salvatore Martello, mayor of the island of Lampedusa, told Al Jazeera.
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The Italian Coast Guard patrols the waters of Lampedusa, Italy. [File: Mauro Buccarello/Reuters]
08:35 GMT – Hungary’s ‘real test’ is yet to come, warns Prime Minister
Hungary’s restrictive steps have slowed the spread of the coronavirus, but the “real test” is yet to come, Prime Minister Viktor Orban said, as the government reported the largest daily increase in infections.
Orban said that at the peak of the crisis, Hungary would need about 8,000 ventilators and intensive care hospital beds, of which around 2,000 would be available in “normal times”.
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08:25 GMT – Increase the number of dead buried in New York mass graves
The number of bodies buried daily in a mass grave in New York City, where the city’s unclaimed bodies are buried, has increased during the coronavirus pandemic, according to authorities.
Before the outbreak, about 25 bodies were buried at the site on Hart Island per week, according to authorities. That number has increased since March, authorities said. Currently, about two dozen bodies are buried in the grave every day, five days a week, according to a spokesman for the New York City Department of Corrections, which oversees burials.
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08:20 GMT – Philippines registers 18 more deaths, 119 new cases
The Philippine health ministry has reported 18 more coronavirus deaths and 119 new infections.
The death toll in the Southeast Asian country reached 221, while confirmed cases totaled 4,195.
Sixteen more patients have recovered, bringing total recoveries to 140, the ministry said in a bulletin.
08:05 GMT – Vietnam in talks to borrow $ 1 billion as budget deficit increases
Vietnam plans to borrow $ 1 billion from foreign lenders this year, according to the finance ministry, adding that the country’s budget deficit is widening this year due to the coronavirus outbreak.
“The finance ministry is negotiating with potential lenders (IMF, WB and ADB),” the ministry said in a statement posted on its website, referring to the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank. He did not elaborate.
He said Vietnam’s budget deficit is expected to widen by 1.5-1.6 percentage points to 5% -5.1% of gross domestic product due to the impact of the coronavirus. The country will lose 140-150 trillion dong ($ 5.94 to $ 6.37 billion) in state budget revenue this year, if the virus pandemic is contained within the second quarter, he added.
A tourist wearing a protective mask amid fears of the spread of coronaviruses travels on a cycle in Hanoi in February [Manan Vatsyayana/AFP]
07:50 GMT – Russia reports new daily increase in cases
Russia has reported 1,786 more cases of coronavirus, its largest daily increase so far, bringing the national count of confirmed infections to 11,917.
The number of coronavirus-related deaths increased from 18 to 94, the Russian coronavirus crisis response center said in a statement.
07:35 GMT – Singapore stops Zoom for online education as hackers attack
Singapore has suspended the use of Zoom for online education after hackers hijacked a lesson and displayed obscene images to students.
In what is known as “zoombombing,” two hackers interrupted a geography lesson a day after Singapore closed schools on Wednesday with partial closure measures to help curb local coronavirus transmissions. Lessons have been moved online, and some teachers use video conferencing tools like Zoom.
The Singapore Ministry of Education said it was investigating the “serious incidents” and could submit police reports.
“We are already working with Zoom to improve its security settings and make these security measures clear and easy to follow,” said Aaron Loh, director of the ministry’s Division of Educational Technology. “As a precautionary measure, our teachers will suspend your use of Zoom until these security issues are resolved.”
Workers pass a row of pairs of hanging jeans to dry in the Punggol S-11 workers’ bedroom, which was declared an isolation facility after it became a coronavirus case group in Singapore. [Edgar Su/Reuters]
07:15 GMT – Poland may hit peak of infections in coming days: Government
Poland may see the peak of coronavirus infections in the coming days, said government spokesman Piotr Muller.
“It appears that if we maintain our discipline, there is a possibility that this increase in infection will peak in the coming days, to gradually decrease later,” Muller told public broadcaster TVP Info.
Earlier, Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said that Poland can see a peak of infections in May or June.
Poland reported 5,575 confirmed cases of coronavirus and 174 deaths as of Thursday.
07:05 GMT – East Timor reports second case
East Timor has confirmed another case of coronavirus, health authorities said, bringing the total number of cases to two.
The infected person had traveled from Indonesia’s West Timor region, spokesman for the Integrated Crisis Management Center, Sergio Lobo, said at a press conference. The small Southeast Asian nation with a population of less than 1.3 million reported its first case on March 21. That patient has now recovered, Lobo said.
07:00 GMT – Pakistan government begins distributing cash subsidies to low-income families
The Pakistani government has begun distributing Rs144 billion ($ 863 million) in cash subsidies to low-income families across the country, with lines forming outside of approximately 17,000 designated distribution centers.
In the first phase, the federal government disbursed approximately $ 300 million to banks to distribute them in the form of subsidies of Rs12,000 ($ 70) to low-income families who have been affected by a national blockade established this month to stop La spread of the coronavirus.
On Friday, the number of active coronavirus cases in Pakistan rose to 3,815, with at least 67 people dead and another 712 recovered since the country’s outbreak began in late February, according to government data. Pakistan appears to have halted the spread of the virus through closure measures, shutting down all but essential companies across the country, but the resulting economic slowdown is feared to disproportionately affect working-class families.
Last month, Prime Minister Imran Khan announced a $ 5.9 billion stimulus package, including the cash subsidy scheme, to mitigate the effects of the blockade.
A health worker takes the temperature of a man who returned from Iran and is under medical observation, after Pakistan closed its border with Iran in February. [Naseer Ahmed/Reuters]
06:45 GMT – The IMF approves $ 147 million for Gabon
The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved a disbursement of $ 147 million under its Rapid Financing Instrument to help Gabon cope with the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Fund said in a statement.
“In the short term, a temporary increase in the budget deficit is warranted to contain the virus outbreak and offset the social and economic impact of the pandemic,” said IMF deputy managing director Mitsuhiro Furusawa.
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06:40 GMT – China says its trade faces unprecedented challenges
China’s foreign trade faces unprecedented challenges due to the coronavirus epidemic that has spread to more than 200 countries, China’s assistant trade minister said on Friday, amid growing fears of a deep global recession caused by the virus.
Ren Hongbin told reporters during a briefing that a survey by the ministry shows that commercial companies across the board face difficulties due to order cancellations or delays, and that new orders are also at risk.
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06:30 GMT – Hungary reports largest daily increase in cases
Hungary’s confirmed cases of coronavirus have increased by 210 to 1,190, the largest daily increase since the virus outbreak, government data shows.
Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s government on Thursday extended an indefinite national blockade to curb the spread of the coronavirus, asking citizens to observe the order despite the Easter holiday.
The crisis has presented Orban with the most difficult challenge to his government in a decade. His response – ruling by decree indefinitely – has been criticized by the European Union. At least 77 people have died so far, according to the government.
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06:20 GMT – Taiwan reports sixth death, 382 cases
A sixth person infected with the coronavirus died in Taiwan, said Health Minister Chen Shih-chung.
The island also registered two new infections, with a total of 382 cases, he said at a press conference.
06:00 GMT – The UN chief warns that COVID-19 threatens world peace and security
Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned the UN Security Council on Thursday that the coronavirus pandemic is threatening international peace and security, “which could lead to an increase in social unrest and violence that would greatly undermine measure our ability to fight disease. “
He urged the most powerful UN body, which has been silent on COVID-19 since it began circling around the world, sickening and killing tens of thousands, to unite to fight the virus, saying its commitment will be “critical to mitigate the peace and security implications of the COVID-19 pandemic “and” would count a lot at this time of anxiety. “
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Antonio Guterres urged the UN Security Council to unite to face the coronavirus pandemic [Daylife]
05:45 GMT – Helicopters, fines in Australia’s Easter travel crackdown
Australia will deploy helicopters, set up police checkpoints and issue heavy fines to dissuade people from breaking the travel ban at Easter, authorities warned, in their toughest crackdown on the coronavirus, even as its spread slows.
More than half of Australians identify as Christians, and many in recent years have attended religious services or traveled to visit family and friends during the Easter holidays that last until Monday.
But with places of worship closed, bans on public gatherings of more than two people and limited nonessential travel to combat the spread of the virus, Australians were told to stay home this year or face dire consequences.
Police have said they will block roads and use license plate recognition technology to catch violators. Fines for breaking social distancing rules start at $ 620, but vary between states.
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05:35 GMT – Yemen confirms the first case
Yemen has reported its first case of coronavirus in Hadhramaut governorate, the national supreme emergency committee tweeted early Friday.
The committee added that the patient was stable and receiving medical attention, without giving further details.
The United Nations and Western allies had signaled the threat of a coronavirus outbreak in the war-torn country. On Wednesday, the Saudi-backed coalition that has been fighting Iran-aligned Houthi rebels in the country announced a unilateral ceasefire to help combat the spread of the virus. Both sides quickly accused the other of violating the ceasefire.
05:20 GMT – Thailand reports 50 new cases of coronavirus, 1 new death
Thailand has reported 50 new cases of coronavirus and the new death of a 43-year-old woman.
Of the new cases, 27 are linked to previous cases and eight are awaiting an investigation into how they contracted the disease, said Taweesin Wisanuyothin, spokesman for the government’s Center for Situation Management COVID-19. Three of the new cases were imported, Wisanuyothin said. .
Since the outbreak escalated in January, Thailand has reported a total of 2,473 cases and 33 deaths, while 1,013 patients have recovered and gone home.
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05:14 GMT – CDC of EE. USA Extends ‘Do Not Sail’ order for all cruises
The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has announced the extension of a “Do Not Sail Order” for all cruises in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic.
According to the CDC, the order will only be lifted after the expiration of the statement by the US Secretary of Health and Human Services. USA That COVID-19 constitutes a public health emergency, the CDC Director rescinds or modifies the order based on specific public health or other considerations, or third, 100 days from the date of publication in the Federal Register.
According to the statement, there are approximately 100 cruises left at sea off the East Coast, West Coast, and Gulf Coast of the United States, with nearly 80,000 crew members on board.
04:58 GMT – South Korea reports 27 new cases
South Korea has reported 27 new cases of coronavirus, marking its ninth consecutive day below 100, as infections continue to decline in the worst-hit city of Daegu.
Figures released by the South Korean Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday led to a national total of 10,450 cases and 208 deaths related to the virus, the Associated Press reported.
While the country’s workload has slowed since the beginning of March, when reporting on 500 new cases per day, KCDC Director Jeong Eun-kyeong has raised the possibility of a wider “silent spread”, pointing to the Recent broadcasts in bars and other leisure facilities that could indicate relaxed attitudes towards social distancing.
04:25 GMT – 16.8 million Americans lost jobs in three weeks
The US unemployment rate in April could hit 15 percent, a number that had not been seen since the end of the Great Depression. [Mark Lennihan/AP]
The staggering 16.8 million Americans have lost their jobs in just three weeks, a measure of how quickly the coronavirus has brought world economies to their knees.
Figures released Thursday by the United States government showed 6.6 million workers applied for unemployment benefits last week, in addition to more than 10 million in the previous two weeks. That equates to about 1 in 10 American workers, the largest and fastest accumulation of job losses since the world’s largest economy began keeping records in 1948.
And even more job cuts are expected. The U.S. unemployment rate in April could hit 15 percent, a figure not seen since the end of the Great Depression.
03:55 GMT – Malaysia’s leading medical glove maker to start producing face masks
Top Glove Corporation Bhd, the world’s largest maker of medical gloves, plans to start producing facial masks to meet the growing demand for the coronavirus outbreak, a senior executive told Reuters news agency.
The Malaysian company, which manufactures one in five gloves worldwide, will have a facility ready in two months with a production capacity of 110 million masks per year.
“Las máscaras … también estarán disponibles para la venta a nuestros clientes de atención médica existentes, con el fin de ayudar al mercado a hacer frente al aumento de la demanda en la parte posterior de la pandemia de COVID-19”, dijo el presidente ejecutivo Lim Wee Chai.
03:40 GMT – Más de 100 médicos italianos mueren debido a coronavirus
Cientos médicos italianos murieron después de contraer coronavirus desde que la pandemia llegó al país mediterráneo en febrero, dijo el jueves la asociación de salud italiana FNOMCeO.
“La cantidad de médicos que murieron a causa de COVID-19 es 100, quizás incluso 101 en este momento, desafortunadamente”, dijo un portavoz de la asociación a la AFP.
Lee la historia completa aquí.
03:25 GMT – Devotos católicos filipinos desafían las órdenes de cierre
Un penitente filipino enmascarado se arrodilla mientras realiza una autoflagelación frente a una iglesia cerrada el Viernes Santo, desafiando las órdenes del gobierno de permanecer en el interior debido a las amenazas de la enfermedad por coronavirus en Manila. [Eloisa Lopez/Reuters]
02:45 GMT – México informa la muerte de dos mujeres embarazadas
México ha registrado sus dos primeras muertes de mujeres embarazadas por el coronavirus, ya que el número total de muertes en el país llegó a 194, según el Ministerio de Salud del país.
Una de las dos mujeres dio a luz a un hijo antes de fallecer, dijo el viceministro de Salud, Dr. Hugo López Gatell, en una conferencia de prensa, señalando que las mujeres embarazadas son muy susceptibles a la infección causada por el virus. Por un corto tiempo, el bebé tuvo problemas respiratorios y todavía es delicado, agregó.
Además de sus factores de riesgo para desarrollar complicaciones por el coronavirus, ambas mujeres eran clínicamente obesas, mientras que una tenía hipertensión y la otra diabetes, dijo la agencia de noticias Reuters citando a López Gatell.
01:33 GMT – Los pacientes infectados de Corea del Sur votaron en las encuestas parlamentarias
Se inició la votación anticipada en las elecciones parlamentarias de Corea del Sur, con pacientes con coronavirus que votaron en las estaciones designadas y los candidatos adoptaron nuevas formas de hacer campaña para limitar el riesgo de contagio.
La Comisión Nacional Electoral (NEC) estableció ocho mesas electorales para ser utilizadas por más de 3.000 pacientes con coronavirus que reciben tratamiento, así como 900 personal médico en centros de tratamiento en áreas afectadas, incluida la capital, Seúl y la ciudad de Daegu, según las noticias de Reuters. agencia.
La elección en sí es el 15 de abril, pero los funcionarios esperan que la gente aproveche las opciones de votación anticipada para reducir el número de votantes que se congregan en los lugares de votación ese día.
La votación anticipada para las elecciones generales del 15 de abril tendrá lugar durante dos días, del 10 al 11 de abril, en 3.508 mesas electorales en todo el país. [Lee Jin-man/AP]
01:11 GMT – La prisión de Chicago informa 450 casos
Unos 450 reclusos y personal han dado positivo por coronavirus en la cárcel más grande de la ciudad estadounidense de Chicago, dijeron funcionarios de correcciones del condado, que representan uno de los brotes más grandes de la enfermedad respiratoria en un solo sitio hasta ahora en la pandemia.
El aumento de casos en la Cárcel del Condado de Cook marca el último brote de COVID-19 en cárceles y prisiones en grandes ciudades de los Estados Unidos, donde los detenidos a menudo viven en lugares cerrados.
00:50 GMT – Estalla la guerra de palabras entre China y Taiwán por el manejo del brote de la OMS
China acusó a Taiwán de atacar “venenosamente” a la Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS) y de confabularse con los usuarios de Internet para difundir comentarios racistas, luego de que el jefe de la agencia dijo que los insultos racistas en su contra provenían de la isla.
Taiwán, reclamado por China como su territorio sagrado, respondió con enojo a la afirmación del Director General de la OMS, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, de que los “insultos racistas” en su contra se habían originado en Taiwán, y le pidió disculpas diciendo que las acusaciones no tienen sentido.
La exclusión de Taiwán de la OMS, debido a las objeciones de China, ha enfurecido al gobierno de Taipei durante el brote de coronavirus.
00:10 GMT – China informa 42 nuevos casos
China ha informado de 42 nuevos casos, 38 de ellos importados, junto con una muerte adicional en la ciudad más afectada de Wuhan.
Another 1,169 suspected cases or those who tested positive but were not showing symptoms, were being monitored under isolation. China now has reported a total of 81,907 cases and 3,336 deaths from the virus. More than 77,000 of those who were infected have recovered.
Rescued migrants wait in line after disembarking a military vessel which arrived in Senglea in Valletta’s Grand Harbour early on Friday, after an outbreak of the coronavirus disease in Malta [Darrin Zammit Lupi/Reuters]
00:05 GMT – California reports dip in ICU admissions
California saw its first daily decrease in intensive care hospitalisations during the coronavirus outbreak, a key indicator of how many healthcare workers and medical supplies the state needs, Governor Gavin Newsom said on Thursday.
The rate of all virus hospitalisations has slowed this week. Those in the ICU need the highest level of care, and so it was particularly encouraging that the number of patients in those rooms actually dropped 1.9 percent on Wednesday to 1,132, The Associated Press news agency reported.
I’m Ted Regencia in Kuala Lumpur with Al Jazeera’s continuing coverage of the coronavirus pandemic.
Read all the updates from yesterday (April 9) here.
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