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Coronavirus: Cruise ship Grand Princess to dock in California
Authorities in the US state of California are preparing to disembark passengers aboard a virus-hit cruise liner held off San Francisco.
Nineteen crew members and two passengers on the Grand Princess have tested positive for Covid-19.
The vessel, which is carrying about 3,500 people from 54 countries, is due to dock in Oakland on Monday after five days stuck offshore.
The US has reported more than 560 coronavirus cases and 24 deaths.
Cases of the virus have been recorded in 34 states plus Washington DC.
The number of infections worldwide is more than 109,000, with about 3,800 deaths.
Italy now has the highest number of confirmed infections outside China, where the outbreak originated in December. It has confirmed 7,375 cases and overtaken South Korea, where the total number is 7,313.
Some 16 million people - a quarter of Italy's population - are under strict quarantine measures.
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What happened at the prisons?
The trouble began in the northern city of Modena, where three people were reported to have died at the Sant'Anna prison, while a further three died after being transferred from there.
It is thought that at least two of the dead lost their lives to drug overdoses after they raided a prison hospital for the heroin substitute methadone.
Cases of the virus have been confirmed in all 20 Italian regions, with the total number of infections now at 6,387.
In an interview with La Repubblica newspaper on Monday, Mr Conte said: "These days, I have been thinking about the old speeches of [Winston] Churchill - it is our darkest hour but we will make it".
The coronavirus causes the Covid-19 disease. In severe cases, patients have pneumonia, severe acute respiratory syndrome, and multiple organ failure that can lead to death.
How is the government responding?
The UK Foreign Office advises against all but essential travel to these areas.
All schools and universities in the area are shut, as well as museums, cinemas and swimming pools.
The government says only those with a serious work or family reason that cannot be postponed will be allowed in or out of the quarantine zone.
Passengers departing on flights, except temporary visitors, will have to justify themselves, as will all those arriving by plane.
There are controls at train stations to check temperatures.
Cruise ships are forbidden to dock in Venice.
The health system is under immense strain in Lombardy, a northern region of 10 million people where Milan is the main city. Regional hospitals are running short of beds and treating patients in corridors.
The health ministry says the average age of deaths from the coronavirus is 81.4 years.
Italy has one of the world's oldest poWorld Health Organization (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has praised Italy for making "genuine sacrifices".
Until Sunday only about 50,000 people in northern Italy had been affected by quarantines.pulations. The virus is particularly dangerous for the elderly and those with underlying health conditions.
What is the situation elsewhere?
The number of infections worldwide is now more than 107,000, with about 3,600 deaths.
China, which has recorded the highest number of fatalities, reported just 40 new cases of Covid-19, the lowest since 20 January.
Although this indicates that the spread there is slowing, senior officials warned against reducing vigilance.
In other developments:
- South Korea officials reported 69 cases, the lowest daily increase in two weeks
- Iran confirmed 6,566 infections and 194 deaths, however the real figures is feared to be much higher
- In France, two more lawmakers tested positive, officials said on Sunday
- In the US, the number of confirmed cases exceeds 500
- A cruise ship that was barred by Malaysia and Thailand over coronavirus fears will be allowed to dock in Singapore
Pakistan confirms 6th coroncavirus case
KARACHI – Another coronavirus case has been reported in Karachi, Minister of State for Health Dr Zafar Mirza confirmed on Thursday, pushing the total number of COVID-19 cases to six in the South Asian country.
A 69-year-old man who returned from Iran on February 25 was tested positive in Karachi. “The patient is in clinically stable condition in Sindh and is being well taken care of,” Dr Mirza informed, adding that the patient was admitted to a private hospital I Karachi.
The new case has emerged as all educational institutes in Sindh have been closed till March 13 amid the fear of contagious disease’s outbreak in the province.
Of the sixth confirmed COVID-19 cases in Pakistan, all had a history of travel to Iran. Three of the cases are in Karachi and three in Gilgit-Baltistan.
The virus has spread to more than 30 countries, killing over 3,000 and infecting 95,000, mostly in China.
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