Coronavirus Pandemic | Live Updates on Covid-19 – Part 1
Poland has confirmed its first coronavirus infection, Poland’s Health Minister Lukasz Szumowski said on Wednesday.
March 4, 2020
Here are the five countries worst affected by the coronavirus outbreakMarch 4, 2020 |
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Mainland China (80,270 cases, 2,981 deaths) South Korea (5,612 cases, 32 deaths) Italy (2,502 cases, 79 deaths) Iran (2,359 cases, 77 deaths) Japan (991 cases, 12 deaths) |
Belarus now has 6 coronavirus confirmed casesMarch 4, 2020 |
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that each month, the organization estimates that about 89 million medical masks, 76 million examination gloves and 1.6 million goggles will be required globally for health care workers to respond to the outbreak. A global shortage of protective equipment may be on the way.
Iran is activating a team of 300,000 health workers to fight coronavirusMarch 4, 2020 |
Of the 5,300 people with coronavirus in South Korea, 31 are from the military. China doesn’t have a single infected soldier so far even though it has the world’s largest army.March 4, 2020 |
Prime Minister Chung Sye-Kyun of South Korea announced plans to allocate $9.8 Bn (11.7 Tr Korean won) to cushion the economic blow from the coronavirus outbreakMarch 4, 2020 |
Japan coronavirus confirmed cases – 293March 4, 2020 |
US coronavirus confirmed cases – 126, Washington the capital of coronavirus cases in the USMarch 4, 2020 |
Amazon employee in Seattle diagnosed with coronavirusMarch 4, 2020 |
Iran’s coronavirus cases rose past 2,300 on TuesdayMarch 4, 2020 |
The total number of confirmed coronavirus cases reaches 40 in AustraliaMarch 4, 2020 |
As of 3pm, 3rd March, 7 new cases of the #COVID19 reported in Malaysia, bringing the total to 36 cases. All 7 cases are the close contacts of case 26. Of 36 cases, 14 cases are being treated at Sg Buloh Hosp. & HKL. All patients are in stable condition. 22 have been discharged pic.twitter.com/Bu9YkGIjJS
— Noor Hisham Abdullah (@DGHisham) March 3, 2020
Malaysia’s total number of coronavirus cases goes up to 36March 4, 2020 |
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There are seven new cases of novel coronavirus confirmed in Malaysia, bringing the country’s total to 36, Noor Hisham Abdullah, the director-general of Health Malaysia, announced on Twitter Tuesday. |
Iran: 2,336 confirmed cases and 77 deathsMarch 3, 2020 |
A person in Gibraltar has tested positive for coronavirus – this is the first case to be identified in the British territory on Spain’s southern coast.March 3, 2020 |
Ukraine just reported its first coronavirus caseMarch 3, 2020 |
Myanmar postpones annual military parade due to coronavirus fearsMarch 3, 2020 |
South Korea Coronavirus Cases Total – 5,186March 3, 2020 |
Five people in the Czech Republic, all with connections to Italy, have tested positive for the novel coronavirusMarch 3, 2020 |
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweets, no need to panic, asks citizens to follow preventive measuresMarch 3, 2020 |
Had an extensive review regarding preparedness on the COVID-19 Novel Coronavirus. Different ministries & states are working together, from screening people arriving in India to providing prompt medical attention.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) March 3, 2020
Here are the 8 countries that reported its first coronavirus case on MondayMarch 3, 2020 |
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Andorra Indonesia Jordan Latvia Portugal Saudi Arabia Senegal Tunisia |
Total number of coronavirus cases in UK – 40March 3, 2020 |
Total number of coronavirus cases in Australia – 35March 3, 2020 |
Global coronavirus cases – 90,936March 3, 2020 |
The total number of confirmed cases in South Korea is 4,812; The Seoul Marathon announces the race scheduled for March 22 is cancelledMarch 3, 2020 |
Over 10,500 coronavirus cases have been reported from outside mainland ChinaMarch 3, 2020 |
The Seattle Times reported that the 44-story F5 Tower in downtown Seattle closed for cleaning Monday after F5 learned an employee had been in contact with someone who tested positive for coronavirus.March 3, 2020 |
In India, an Italian national tested positive for coronavirus in Rajasthan, bringing the total number of cases to 6March 3, 2020 |
Twitter encourages all employees to work from homeMarch 3, 2020 |
Redmond, Washington, declares state of emergency owing to coronavirus fearsMarch 3, 2020 |