Chinese President Xi Jinping in Wuhan

Iran sees as peak nearly 900 new cases of coronavirus

Nearly 900 new cases of coronavirus were reported on Tuesday by health officials in Iran.

Ministry of Health spokesman Kianoush Jahanpour said there have been 881 new cases in the past 24 hours, bringing the total to 8,042.

Meanwhile, the death toll reached 291, with 54 new deaths recorded overnight.

Iran is one of the global hotspots of the coronavirus epidemic, along with Italy and South Korea.

Delta to make dark cuts as airline bookings drop sharply

Delta Airlinesannounced on Tuesday that it will make dark cuts across its network to cut costs as coronavirus drives down demand for air travel.

Carrier announcement followssimilar measurestaken byAmerican,UnitedandJetBlue.

The Atlanta-based carrier said it was reducing its international flights by up to 25% and its domestic capacity between 10% and 15%.

Coronavirus is difficult for the elderly and scientists don't know why

Older adults seem to be at greater risk from the new coronavirus, while young children seem to be largely spared and understand why this could be crucial in treating people with the disease it causes, according to the scientists.

Much remains unknown about COVID-19, the disease caused by the rapidly spreading coronavirus worldwide, but the researchers have grasped a factor that seems to influence the severity of the infections: the age of the patient.

While this is not particularly surprising, statistics show that young children have so far constituted only very few confirmed cases, a divergence which is not true for each disease. Understanding this question could help researchers understand how to treat the disease, especially in older populations who appear to be more susceptible to it.

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EU. Speaker of Parliament in isolation after trip to Italy

Davide Sassoli, the president of the European Parliament, said on Tuesday that he was in isolation from his home in Brussels after his recent trip to Italy.

"I decided after having been in Italy last weekend, as a precaution, to follow the measures indicated and to exercise my function as president from my home in Brussels in compliance with the 14 days indicated by the health protocol, "said Sassoli. in a report.

New York confirms 5 other cases of coronavirus

New York Mayor Bill de Blasio said on MSNBC's "Morning Joe" on Tuesday that the city had confirmed five new cases of coronavirus, with more than 160 cases in the New York State area.

The increase comes as the city takes action in hopes of stopping the community spread of the new coronavirus, including a request to people to avoid public transport if possible.

The mayor, as well as Governor Andrew Cuomo, were voice reviews of the federal government's response to the coronavirus.

British Airways cancels all flights to and from Italy during blocking period

British airline British Airways canceled all flights to and from Italy as the country locked out completely amid its growing coronavirus epidemic on Tuesday.

"In light of the announcement from the Italian government and official travel advice from the UK government, we have contacted all customers who need to travel today," the airline said in a statement. .

On Monday, all of Italy went into receivership until next month in an unprecedented attempt to beat the coronavirus in the most affected country in Europe. On the same day, the British Foreign Office advised against all but essential travel to Italy.

International students still trapped in Wuhan six weeks later

BEIJING On January 27, a few days after the Chinese city of Wuhan began locking in to stop the spread of the coronavirus, Hafsa Tayyab appeared in avideoalongside a group of Pakistani students appealing to their government to get them out.

"We were hopeful," Tayyab told NBC last week. She thought her appeal could be answered.

But almost six weeks later, she is one of hundreds of students still stranded in the quarantined city, desperate to return home long after their classmates from other nations were flown from the Ground zero of the coronavirus epidemic.

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French Minister Caught Coronavirus After Parliament Visit

Culture Minister Frances has become the last politician to contract coronavirus, a government colleague said on Monday after several lawmakers fell ill with COVID-19.

Franck Riester is doing well and resting at home, said Health Minister Olivier Veran on BFM Television.

Five French parliamentarians were diagnosed with coronavirus, media reports said Monday, as well as a worker in the National Assembly cafeteria where some or all lawmakers may have detected it.

The struck minister last met with President Emmanuel Macron several days ago, they added.