The corona virus has been diagnosed in 110.000 people worldwide, of which 80.735 in China. The number of new infections per day has fallen again from 44 to 40. In Thailand, the number of registered infections has risen to 50. The Netherlands now has 265 infections, Belgium 200.
The countries with the most infections are:
- 80.735 Mainland China
- 7.382 South Korea
- 7.375 Italy
- 6.566 Iran
Thai migrant workers from South Korea
Sixty Thais who returned from South Korea on Saturday evening have been housed at the naval base in Sattahip for a 14-day quarantine. They were part of a group of 80 who had been screened. Authorities are still looking for 80 other Thai people who arrived on the same flight but have not been taken to the quarantine center. State Secretary for Public Health Satit says that these persons must report within three days. If they fail to do so, they risk a fine of 200.000 baht and/or a one-year prison sentence.
Other news about the Coronavirus
- Thailand and Malaysia have banned the Costa Fortuna cruise ship from docking in any of their ports for fear of the coronavirus. There are 2.000 people on board, including 63 Italians. The ship had already been refused in Phuket once, although there are no infections on board, according to the shipping company. Thailand wants travelers from Italy to quarantine for 14 days.
- As of today, Qatar will no longer accept travelers from fourteen countries, including Thailand. This as a precaution against the rapid spread of the coronavirus. The ban also applies to travelers from China, Egypt, India, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Bangladesh, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, South Korea, Sri Lanka and Syria. Qatar Airways had previously suspended flights to and from Italy. The country has 15 infected patients.
- Stock markets in Asia fell sharply last night. Traders are concerned about the consequences of the corona virus and falling oil prices. In Tokyo, the stock market lost 5,5 percent. In Seoul and Hong Kong, prices fell by 4 and 3,6 percent. The loss is even greater on the Sydney stock exchange: 7,3 percent.
- Even if the corona virus does not spread further, global economic growth will halve. Rabobank economists write this in their quarterly report. They expect that economic growth will even disappear completely if the corona virus becomes a pandemic. China will be hit hardest. The economists expect more than 3 percent less growth there and report that growth is lower than they have ever measured.
- The death toll from the coronavirus in Italy has risen by 133 to 366 in a single day. This 57 percent increase is by far the largest daily increase in deaths since the virus outbreak in Italy about two weeks ago. The number of new infections rose by 25 percent from 5.883 cases on Saturday to 7.375 on Sunday. Never before has the number of infections in Italy increased so fast in one day. On the other hand, 622 people were declared cured on Sunday compared to 589 a day earlier. About 650 patients are in intensive care due to COVID-19.
- In the night from Saturday to Sunday, the Italian government announced that it would lock the Lombardy region and fourteen provinces in other regions to prevent the further spread of the corona virus. About sixteen million people are no longer allowed to enter or leave the affected areas.
- This weekend, two more patients in the Netherlands died from the consequences of the corona virus, bringing the death toll in our country to three. The number of people who tested positive for the corona virus increased by 77 to 264, the National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM) reported on Sunday.
- The number of infections in France has risen to 1.126 in one day. In our southern neighbors, the number of cases rose by 31 to 200. The number of infections with the COVID-19 virus in the United Kingdom rose from 209 to 273. Germany now has more than a thousand infections. The German Health Minister therefore advocated on Sunday for the cancellation of all public events with more than a thousand spectators or participants in his country.