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China reports least number of cases since start of virus monitoring
Chinese authorities have reported the least new cases of coronavirus since the start of infection monitoring in January, but the epidemic continues to spread rapidly elsewhere in the world on Monday, shaking global stock markets.
In the latest update from the Chinese National Health Commission, the country said it had detected 40 new cases of the virus in the past 24 hours, up from 44 new cases the day before. China now has a total of 80,735 cases, of which 19,016 are still under treatment and 58,600 have been released. More than 3,000 died.
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New infections in South Korea also seem to be slowing.
Other international coronavirus developments related to Monday:
- An exclusion zone in northern Italy came into force as the number of cases there increased to 7,375. Italy is the most affected nation in Europe. The Italian government closes its museums, which include access to the Sistine Chapel, until April 3. The quarantine order of Italy locks up 16 million people a quarter of its population on a large part of its territory in the north, near Milan.
- The London and Frankfurt stock markets fell sharply after heavy losses on the Tokyo and Shanghai stock exchanges. Investors remained on the alert for rising economic costs of the virus, but further compounded sentiment Monday: a quarrel between Saudi Arabia, Russia and other large producers over the reduction of oil production to support prices amid the virus epidemic. Oil prices plunged more than 20%.
- France is banning the events of more than 1,000 people to limit the spread of the coronavirus and is recruiting recently retired doctors and medical students to help deal with an increasing number of infections. The country reported 1,126 cases on Sunday, up 19% from the previous day. To date, 19 people in France have died.
- Israel plans to force all Israelis and foreigners arriving from abroad to quarantine themselves, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu tweeted.
- Iran has suspended all flights to Europe and says the new coronavirus has killed 43 others, bringing the death toll to 237 out of 7,161 confirmed cases. Iran has released 70,000 prisoners in an attempt to contain the spread of the virus in prisons.
- Saudi Arabia has suspended pilgrimages to the Muslim holy cities of Mecca and Medina. It has also restricted access to many cities in the east of the country.
- The torch lighting ceremony for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics could take place in Olympia, Greece, without spectators, according to a Reuters report. As the coronavirus spreads, organizers are faced with a clock to find out if they should cancel the Summer Games. The event is scheduled to take place in Japan from July 24 to August 9.
- A Holocaust remembrance march in southern Poland has been postponed this year due to fears that the new coronavirus will sweep the globe. The event was to attract 110 delegations from around the world.
- The Bundesliga soccer league in Germany will take place without fans.
- Britain holds meetings to decide whether to implement a "social distancing" policy to limit the spread of the epidemic. This would mean banning large gatherings, forcing people to work from home as much as possible and limiting contact with transport centers and other densely populated areas.
- In South Korea, with the number of new cases slowing to 367 from 483 on Monday the day before, Health Minister Park Neung Hoo said the epidemic was the largest outside the country. China, now it has appeared in Italy "a little stagnant".
- Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has established a "no contact" policy between him and members of the public as the virus spreads across the country. Duterte, 74, has already spoken of various health problems he has faced over the years.
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