German Minister Declares Outbreak “A Global Pandemic”; Israel Quarantines Soccer Fans: Virus Updates
Summary:
- Italian gov’t denies ANSA report about closing schools & universities
- German finance minister declares outbreak “a global pandemic”
- EU reports first coronavirus case at its headquarters in Brussels
- China reported 119 additional coronavirus cases and 38 additional deaths
- South Korea reported 809 additional coronavirus cases and 4 additional deaths
- Israel quarantines group of soccer fans
- “Official” Iranian death toll hits 92
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Update (0820ET): The Italian education ministry said Wednesday morning that “no decision has yet been made” regarding whether to close schools, or not. The decision has apparently been delayed for a few hours, according to RanSquawk. The headline about the school closures took a little bit of the momentum out of markets earlier, but stock futures in the US have rallied back.
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Update (0800ET): Italian newswire ANSA reports that the Italian government will move ahead with plans to close all schools and colleges in the country for two weeks.
BREAKING: Italy closes all schools and universities nationwide to stop coronavirus
Until now, only schools in Italy’s virus-plagued northern region had been closed due to the outbreak, even as the death toll from the virus nears 80.
Meanwhile, the Global Times can’t help but gloat…
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