{"id":51640,"date":"2020-03-08T07:35:26","date_gmt":"2020-03-08T12:35:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=51640"},"modified":"2020-03-08T07:35:27","modified_gmt":"2020-03-08T12:35:27","slug":"italy-places-milan-region-under-quarantine-as-first-covid-19-linked-death-reported-in-latin-america-live-updates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=51640","title":{"rendered":"Italy Places Milan Region Under Quarantine As First Covid-19-Linked Death Reported In Latin America: Live Updates"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/geopolitical\/leader-italys-democratic-party-tests-positive-covid-19-live-updates\">Italy Places Milan Region Under Quarantine As First Covid-19-Linked Death Reported In Latin America: Live Updates<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Summary:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>21 cases confirmed aboard &#8216;Grand Princess&#8217;<\/li><li>First death reported in Latin America<\/li><li>2 dozen American tourists quarantined on cruise ship<\/li><li>Illinois confirms sixth case, shuts Chicago school<\/li><li>South Korea reports 367 new cases raising total to 7,134<\/li><li>US Marine in Virginia catches coronavirus<\/li><li>San Francisco confirms six new cases<\/li><li>Italy quarantines half the country<\/li><li>British Columbia confirms six cases<\/li><li>Spain quarantines town<\/li><li>First case in Washington DC<\/li><li>US death toll hits 19 as two more cases in WA.<\/li><li>New York cases hit 76<\/li><li>Australia reports third death<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>* * *<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Update (2000ET):&nbsp;<\/strong>Though the coronavirus has spread more slowly across the warmer climate of Latin America, the first fatality linked to Covid-19 on the continent has just been reported by the Argentinian health ministry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>ARGENTINA CONFIRMS FIRST DEATH IN LATIN AMERICA OF PATIENT DIAGNOSED WITH CORONAVIRUS &#8211; HEALTH MINISTRY STATEMENT<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>In other news,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/world\/on-the-nile-american-tourists-among-those-quarantined-on-ship-hit-by-coronavirus\/2020\/03\/07\/51b0f29a-60a1-11ea-ac50-18701e14e06d_story.html?utm_campaign=wp_main&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=twitter\">the Washington Post<\/a>&nbsp;reports that two dozen American tourists are being quarantined on a cruise ship in the Egyptian city of Luxor, according to two passengers, as Egyptina health officials confirmed 33 new cases of the virus on Saturday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>South Korea, meanwhile, just reported another 367 Covid-19 cases, bringing the total to 7,134.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.chicagotribune.com\/coronavirus\/ct-vaughn-self-quarantine-20200308-nlqheqd7a5fyrmeo3crnmu6q6q-story.html\">the Chicago Tribune<\/a>, students and staff at a Chicago public school have been asked to stay home next week while the school undergoes a &#8220;deep clean&#8221;. 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