Regions from Italy to New York amped up containment efforts as the global death toll from the coronavirus climbed above 4,000.
Regions from Italy to New York amped up containment efforts as the global death toll from the coronavirus climbed above 4,000.
Italy infections topped 10,000 as that nation attempted a nationwide lockdown. U.S. cases neared the 1,000 mark, and the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said some parts of the country are now beyond containment efforts.
New York became one of the first states to try to limit the movement of large groups of people to stanch the spread of the disease in a suburb of New York City. The annual New York auto show will be pushed back to August from April, while Bernie Sanders and Joe Biden canceled planned campaign rallies.
Australia will open as many as 100 pop-up respiratory clinics as part of a A$2.4 billion ($1.6 billion) health package to combat coronavirus as new cases in the nation surge.
The clinics, to be staffed by doctors and nurses, will be able to cater for as many as 75 patients a day over six months, according to information sent to Bloomberg ahead of an official government announcement Wednesday. The package will also include funds for a national communications campaign and the creation of a team to deliver health services via audio or video to infected people in their own homes.
Trump’s a No-Show After Promising Briefing
U.S. President Donald Trump didn’t appear at a White House briefing on the coronavirus outbreak on Tuesday, after promising a day earlier he’d hold a news conference to announce a “major” economic stimulus package.
Bernie Sanders and Joe Biden have canceled planned rallies in Cleveland Tuesday amid concerns about coronavirus spreading at public events and suggested the campaigns might suspend large gatherings.
Nadine Dorries, a U.K. health minister, has become the first British member of parliament to test positive for coronavirus. The Times reported she had fallen ill on Friday and her diagnosis was confirmed Monday evening. The newspaper said she’d attended a reception in 10 Downing Street with Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Thursday and met hundreds of people in parliament. Dorries, one of four health ministers for the U.K., said in a statement that she had been isolating herself at home since her diagnosis, and that officials were working to trace her contacts.
Turkish Health Minister Fahrettin Koca confirmed the first case of the coronavirus in the country, saying a male citizen tested positive. Turkey has also canceled vacations for all health personnel as a precaution, Koca said.
European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde demanded rapid fiscal action from EU leaders during an emergency call on the coronavirus outbreak, according to an official with knowledge of the discussion.
She repeated her pleas over the past months for governments to step up and help prop up growth. The call is becoming more urgent now as the viral outbreak deals a blow to the bloc’s economies.
But during the call, which was arranged to discuss the EU’s coordinated response to the virus, Germany and the Netherlands didn’t seem keen on having a discussion on stimulus, a separate official said.
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