1000 died due to Coronavirus in Italy on a single day

1000 died due to Coronavirus in Italy on a single day

Rome sources stated that cumulative number of coronavirus cases in italy reached 86,498 on friday, exceeding the total figure registered in china, according to data by the Civil Protection Department coordinating the national emergency response. The pandemic also claimed almost 1000 lives, a new single-day record high in fatalities registered here since the outbreak hit the country's northern regions on february 21.

The death toll grew to 9,134, with 50 fatalities occurred on thursday and not yet included in the total figure, national commissioner for the emergency Domenico Arcuri explained at a daily press conference. In unveiling the new statistics, Arcuri took the place of extraordinary commissioner and Civil Protection Department Chief Angelo Borrelli, who was under home confinement for the second day in a row due to fever (but negative for coronavirus).

According to the data, 589 new cured people were registered on a daily basis, bringing total recoveries to 10,950. With 4,401 people tested positive on friday, the number of active coronavirus infections grew to 66,414. "About 6 percent of the total, or 3,732 patients, are currently in intensive care," Arcuri explained. According to epidemiological data released by the National health Institute (ISS) on friday (and based on data up to Thursday), at least 6,414 health professionals were among those positive for the coronavirus so far. "They have an average age of 49 years, and some 35 percent of them are male," the ISS wrote in a bulletin.

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Corona: India towards third phase, Government of India announced lockout

Corona: India towards third phase, Government of India announced lockout

The number of cases of coronavirus infection worldwide has exceeded 4 lakhs and more than 17 thousand people have died. After the number of infected in the country crossed 500, India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday asked all the countrymen to remain confined at home for the next 21 days.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his address to the nation said that this lockout will be implemented in every district, every street, every village of the country and if people do not manage the next 21 days, the country will go back 21 years.

So far, 562 cases of Kovid-19 epidemic have been confirmed in 24 states and union territories of India, of which 519 are Indian citizens and 43 are foreign nationals.

These include 39 patients who have been discharged from the hospital. 11 people have died due to this disease.

Now we are also telling how many people have died in which state.

I request you all to stay in their homes and be safe.

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Bad news: Coronavirus is spreading rapidly across the world. Good news: Nitrogen dioxide levels are decreasing and the air on Earth is cleaner

Bad news: Coronavirus is spreading rapidly across the world. Good news: Nitrogen dioxide levels are decreasing and the air on Earth is cleaner

As the world scrambles to mitigate the novel global coronavirus pandemic, there is at least one silver lining among the upheaval: air pollution has dropped.

The Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS), an ongoing project led by the European Space Agency (ESA), has spotted a dramatic decline of nitrogen dioxide emissions in China. The gas is formed from burning fossil fuels – cars are particularly good at producing it – and it is responsible for the formation of smog and some acid rain.

Satellite images snapped by ESA’s Copernicus Sentinel-5P satellite estimates that the level of nitrogen dioxide in the atmosphere has declined somewhere between 20 to 30 per cent in February, compared to previous measurements for the same month in 2017, 2018, and 2019.

As the coronavirus began spreading in Wuhan, the capital of Hubei province, in late December, the Chinese government ordered its citizens to quarantine themselves at home. That meant employees were no longer going to work at power plants or factories. Fewer cars were on the roads too, all leading to a drop in nitrogen dioxide emissions.

You can watch the levels dwindle in the video below from measurements taken from 20 December 2019 to 16 March 2020.


“We can certainly attribute a part of the nitrogen dioxide emission reduction to the impact of the coronavirus,” said Claus Zehner, ESA’s Copernicus Sentinel-5P mission manager. “We currently see around a 40 per cent reduction over Chinese cities, however these are just rough estimates, as weather also has an impact on emissions.”

Scientists are observing similar effects in Italy where Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte has enforced a lockdown of the entire country. The air has gotten clearer particularly in the north, a region that has been inflicted with most COVID-19 cases.

“The decline in nitrogen dioxide emissions over the Po Valley in northern Italy is particularly evident,” Zehner said. “Although there could be slight variations in the data due to cloud cover and changing weather, we are very confident that the reduction in emissions that we can see, coincides with the lockdown in Italy causing less traffic and industrial activities.”

As people in other countries like the US and UK prepare to hunker down at home, ESA’s Copernicus Sentinel-5P Satellite should spot similar declines in nitrogen dioxide across different parts of the world, too. The coronavirus has infected 244,725 people across 178 countries so far, killing more than 10,000, according to Worldometer's stats. ®

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Covid-19: Scientists come with a warning for India

Covid-19: Scientists come with a warning for India

A report by a group international scientists warned that if the current trend in the growing number of Covid-19 cases continues, then by mid-May India may face around 100,000 to 13 lakh confirmed cases of coronavirus infection. The report was prepared by an interdisciplinary team of researchers.

The report warned that although India has done well in containing the pandemic when compared to other countries, still India is critically missing a key component in this assessment — the number of truly affected cases. This factor depends on the extent of testing, the accuracy of the test results, and the frequency and scale of testing of people who may have been exposed but do not show symptoms.

The researchers said that till now India has tested relatively small number of people. In the absence of widespread testing, it is impossible to quantify the magnitude of ‘community transmission. The researchers asked to implement “draconian measures” to stop the spreading of the disease.

The scientists used data on the number of reported cases in India up to March 16, and applied tools of modelling disease transmission. They estimated the theoretical number of infected at any given time, and compared projections for India against the US and Italy.

Citing World Bank data, they said the number of hospital beds per 1,000 people in India is only 0.7, compared to 6.5 in France, 11.5 in South Korea, 4.2 in China, 3.4 in Italy, and 2.8 in the US. Due to this the predicted surge in the number of cases may make it impossible for the healthcare providers in India to support the sheer volume of cases.

The number of coronavirus infected cases in India so far is 562, while the death toll due to COVID-19 in the country is revised down to nine, according to Health Ministry data.

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Coronavirus Australia: Travellers can’t greet their loved ones, police warn

Coronavirus Australia: Travellers can’t greet their loved ones, police warn

Police have issued an “unprecedented” warning to friends and family who may be planning to greet their loved ones as they fly back into Australia.

NSW Police say all travellers returning to Sydney International Airport from 6am this morning would not be able to see or have physical contact with loved ones upon their arrival.

“There are no areas in the Sydney International Airport in which family and friends will be able to see the returned travellers or make contact with them,” the statement said.

"The travellers will be processed discreetly before being taken to their nominated hotels.

Coronavirus Australia: Travellers can’t greet their loved ones, police warn
Loved ones will no longer be able to hug or reunite at the airport. Picture: Dan Pelle/APSource:AP

"They will then be able to get in touch with family and friends."

Officers said they understood it was an "unprecedented" step, but it was vital to "stop the spread of COVID-19".

It comes as the first Australians have been shuttled into makeshift quarantine facilities after arriving at the airport, as the government cracks down on self-isolation rules.

The first passengers to arrive since midnight are now leaving Sydney airport, and being escorted into buses. They will all be subject to 14 days in quarantine under police supervision. @TheTodayShow@9NewsSydpic.twitter.com/TqqDveh5dE

— Bethan Yeoman (@bethan_yeoman) March 28, 2020
Anyone arriving in Australia must now be quarantined in hotels for two weeks before they are allowed to return home.

With two-thirds of Australia’s coronavirus cases from or closely linked to overseas travellers, vacant hotels and other accommodation services are being used to ensure no more travellers have a chance to spread the disease.

Returned travellers will live out their 14 days of quarantine in state-funded hotel rooms, with doors guarded by state police, defence personnel or private security guards.

In Sydney alone, 3000 people landed this morning.


First lot of international arrivals landing and being put on buses heading to hotels to be quarantined at Sydney international airport this morning, March 29 2020.Source:News Corp Australia


The military were called in to ensure rules were followed.Source:News Corp Australia

“We will treat these people with absolute respect and dignity but we will need their support,” NSW Police Commissioner Mick Fuller said.

“The 14 days, I am sure, will be a challenge for them and perhaps the food is not up to standard or they feel that the bed is not as comfortable as their own.

“They need to understand that we are trying to protect the community of NSW.”

Meanwhile, other Australians aren’t taking the self-isolation rules quite so seriously.

A man and a woman have been fined $1000 each after allegedly ignoring their 14-day coronavirus self-isolation period following their arrival from Thailand.

Police said they issued a 22-year-old man and a 23-year-old woman with Penalty Infringement Notices yesterday after speaking to the couple at an address in Hillvue, western NSW, where they had been required to quarantine for two weeks.

Officers said the pair, who arrived in Sydney on a flight from Thailand on Tuesday, had travelled from Hillvue to Boggabri on Friday, where they came into contact with another person.

The two were each issued with a $1000 fine for failing to comply with a direction under Section 7 of the NSW Public Health Act.

#australia #coronavirus #sydney airport #sydney

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Corona has not reached these 11 countries, the reason is surprising

Corona has not reached these 11 countries, the reason is surprising

At the present, the whole world is facing the brunt of the corona virus. This virus, originated from Wuhan city of China, has spread to 184 countries so far, due to which more than 12 thousand lives have been lost. While 4 lakh people have been found infected by it. The worst situation due to Corona is in Italy, where 60 thousand more deaths have taken place here, on March 21, 793 people died.

197 countries have been recognized by the United Nations worldwide. Of which, corona virus has reached in about 186 countries. But the Corona virus has not yet reached the rest of the countries. After all, what is there in these countries, due to which the Corona virus has not reached here yet.

There are only 11 such countries left in the world where Corona has not been reached yet, in which most of the countries have not heard the names till date. The names of these 11 countries are Tuvalu, Palau, Vanuatu, Timorese-Leste, Solomon Islands, Sierra Leone, Samoa, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Saint Kittis and Nevis. Corona has not had any effect in these countries yet.

This is because these countries are cut off globally and there is not much movement of people from other countries.

#corona #corona virus #wuhan #vanuatu

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Indian man shopping for groceries under curfew dies after police beating

Indian man shopping for groceries under curfew dies after police beating

A 32-year-old man from West Bengal has died after allegedly being beaten by police while out shopping for milk during the coronavirus curfew.

There are countless other reports from across India of police wrongly using force against shoppers out purchasing supplies like groceries or medicine.

During an address to the nation on Tuesday evening, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a three-week total lockdown would be implemented across the entire country.

However, he did specify that Indians would be permitted to leave their homes to purchase groceries and medicines, as long as they adhered to ‘social distancing’.

The victim, who is from the city of Howrah, had left his home on Wednesday to buy milk but was charged by police brandishing wooden sticks, known as lathi....

#west bengal #coronavirus

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