Saturday, April 20, 2024
An allrounder on status of Covid19 infection globally
Panama has reported its first coronavirus death, according to a statement from the Health Ministry.The patient that died was a 64-year-old male who had also suffered from diabetic complications and bacterial pneumonia.
Meanwhile Chile announced a new measure to quarantine people entering the country from Spain and Italy, according to Health Minister Jaime Mañalich.During a news conference in Santiago Tuesday, Mañalich said people coming to Chile from Spain and Italy would be required to complete a 14-day period of isolation from their home.The health minister also confirmed that medical care will be provided to those in need during the isolation period.
At last Portugal is also suspending all flights to Italy for a period of 14 days, ANAC, Portugal’s Civil Aviation Regulator, said in a statement on Tuesday.The order will become effective on March 11, ANAC said.
Source CNN
US Update Covid 19
- Coronavirus' global death toll passed the 4,000 mark late Monday, just as passengers on a third Princess Cruises ship were being kept aboard pending the latest battery of tests and quarantines.The virus showed no signs of slowing its spread across the U.S.: Confirmed cases surpassed 750 across more than 30 states and the District of Columbia. The U.S. death toll rose to 26, while the worldwide total hit 4,024. The vast majority of deaths have been in mainland China.Washington state has now at least 22 deaths linked to the coronavirus, while California and Florida have two each.
The Caribbean Princess was scheduled to dock in Grand Cayman on Monday, but California-based owner Princess Cruises said it notified the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that two crew members had transferred from a ship where a guest had tested positive for COVID-19.
The ship is under a CDC “no sail order” and must remain at anchor off Florida until further notice, the statement said. It was originally scheduled to return to Fort Lauderdale on Wednesday.On the West Coast, the Grand Princess, which has been floating off California for days, pulled into port Monday in Oakland just before noon local time.
