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Coronavirus live updates: stock markets plunge as infections pass 110,000 | Coronavirus live updates: stock markets plunge as infections pass 110,000 |
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With cases spiking sharply across Europe and emergency measures in place from California to Saudi Arabia, investors have sent shares tumbling | With cases spiking sharply across Europe and emergency measures in place from California to Saudi Arabia, investors have sent shares tumbling |
As the number of coronavirus cases in Italy soars, Italians seem to be following the official instructions to keep at least one metre apart in public spaces. So reports the Wall Street Journal’s Milan correspondent: | |
Six inmates protesting virus containment measures at a northern Italian lock-up have died after breaking into the infirmary and taking overdoses, the Associated Press reports. | |
The protest in Modena was among the first of more than two dozen riots at Italy’s overcrowded lock-ups. | |
Human rights advocates have been warning that increasing tensions over fears of coronavirus were hitting inmates particularly hard, especially after restrictions were imposed on family visits to prevent transmissions. | |
On Monday, inmates climbed onto the roof of the San Vittore prison in Milan and held up a painted sheet reading Indulto, Italian for “pardon”. | |
The country’s secretary general of the penitentiary police union accused the government of abandoning the prison system, refusing to provide sufficient measures to prevent the spread of the virus and leaving guards on their own to deal with prisoners who could no only speak to relatives by phone or Skype. | |
He recounted more than two dozen prisons where protests were underway, including in Foggia where some prisoners had escaped. | |
Italy’s overburdened court system has ground to a near halt because of containment measures, increasing tensions among prisoners already forced to endure long delays in justice. | |
The Guardian has produced an interactive photo gallery that shows tourist sites in Asia before and after the coronavirus crisis. | |
The World Tourism Organization has said the number of international arrivals is expected to drop sharply this year, reversing a previous forecast of a substantial increase. Arrivals are now projected to fall by 1-3%, instead of the previous estimate of 3-4% growth, with losses of $30-$50bn (£23bn-£38bn) in international tourism receipts anticipated. | |
A member of staff at Transport for London has tested positive for coronavirus. A spokeswoman said: | A member of staff at Transport for London has tested positive for coronavirus. A spokeswoman said: |
The party leaders of the European parliament are to hold an emergency meeting this afternoon on whether to cancel this week’s session in light of the growing incidents of coronavirus infection in Brussels, reports the Guardian’s Daniel Boffey. There were 39 new recorded cases of infection confirmed in Belgium on Monday, including a handful of cases among staff working within the EU’s institutions. | |
The tour guides association in Luxor, southern Egypt, has told its members that trips have been cancelled for the day, including big archeological sites, hot air balloon rides and a film festival. | |
According to one guide, who spoke to the journalist Ruth Michaelson, the lockdown is being enforced by local police, with tourists shut in their cabins on cruise ships or inside hotel rooms. “The tourists are OK, they’re happy to be checked,” said the guide, who could not be named as they were not permitted to talk to the media. | |
Officials from Egypt’s health ministry are travelling to Luxor today to screen tourists for Covid-19 amid indications of a large outbreak. The city welcomed extra visitors this week for the film festival, which suspended some events due to the outbreak. | |
The health ministry said overnight that 55 people were now infected with Covid-19 nationwide. Egypt, the Arab world’s most populous country, reported its first death from the virus on Monday, a German tourist who was infected in Luxor and died in the resort town of Hurghada. | |
Egypt’s Ministry of Health said the tourist was transported from Luxor to Hurghada on Friday and died on Sunday in hospital. The tourist declined to be quarantined. | |
A tally of officially reported cases indicates the German man was not included in the previous toll of those infected, despite official insistence that Egypt is being “transparent” on this issue. | |
Officials have tried to project an image of business as usual, sending the minister of tourism to inspect cruise ships after 45 passengers aboard one in Luxor tested positive for the virus. | |
But the number of visitors developing symptoms after leaving the country in recent weeks has risen sharply. At least 25 foreign nationals have reported signs of the virus since returning home. This includes a Taiwanese national, reported to be the source of the outbreak on the Asara cruise ship in Luxor, who had symptoms after returning home in late February. | |
Workers on the vessel contracted Covid-19 but remained on board to welcome new passengers last week, increasing the spread. Several cruise ship staff in the city have reportedly quitbecause of rising concern over the spread of the virus. | |
The first case of Covid-19 has been confirmed on Lesbos, prompting concerns it could spread to refugee camps, reports the journalist Katy Fallon from the island. | The first case of Covid-19 has been confirmed on Lesbos, prompting concerns it could spread to refugee camps, reports the journalist Katy Fallon from the island. |
This morning, a hospital in Mytilene said the woman, who was admitted on Sunday morning, had been diagnosed with the virus. She had reportedly experienced flu-like symptoms in recent days and, according to local news reports, had returned to the area about a month ago after a trip to Israel. | This morning, a hospital in Mytilene said the woman, who was admitted on Sunday morning, had been diagnosed with the virus. She had reportedly experienced flu-like symptoms in recent days and, according to local news reports, had returned to the area about a month ago after a trip to Israel. |
There are concerns about the extent to which coronavirus will have spread, because the woman, as yet unnamed, worked in a supermarket in the town of Plomari, about 14 miles away from Mytilene, the capital. | There are concerns about the extent to which coronavirus will have spread, because the woman, as yet unnamed, worked in a supermarket in the town of Plomari, about 14 miles away from Mytilene, the capital. |
The management of Covid-19 has been low on people’s priorities on Lesbos, particularly in the humanitarian community, which has been focusing on staff securityafter attacks on aid workers, journalists and refugees in the past week. | The management of Covid-19 has been low on people’s priorities on Lesbos, particularly in the humanitarian community, which has been focusing on staff securityafter attacks on aid workers, journalists and refugees in the past week. |
Given the recent unrest, the Moria refugee camp, a 15-minute drive from Mytilene, which has a population approaching 20,000, was calm this morning before the official announcement. However, camp residents, often with little else to occupy themselves, have been talking about the virus for weeks. | Given the recent unrest, the Moria refugee camp, a 15-minute drive from Mytilene, which has a population approaching 20,000, was calm this morning before the official announcement. However, camp residents, often with little else to occupy themselves, have been talking about the virus for weeks. |
Nearly everyone in Moria has some kind of health complaint, and most believe the poor living conditions have made them sick. | Nearly everyone in Moria has some kind of health complaint, and most believe the poor living conditions have made them sick. |
Muhamad Abud, 50, originally a farmer from the outskirts of Idib province in Syria, sat smoking a cigarette at the top of the olive grove, an unofficial overspill site next to the main camp walls. He arrived with his wife four months ago. She has diabetes and her health has deteriorated drastically since she arrived, he says. | Muhamad Abud, 50, originally a farmer from the outskirts of Idib province in Syria, sat smoking a cigarette at the top of the olive grove, an unofficial overspill site next to the main camp walls. He arrived with his wife four months ago. She has diabetes and her health has deteriorated drastically since she arrived, he says. |
“She’s lost her sight a lot since being here and she coughs a lot from the dust. In Syria we had a good situation: the health services were really good, but they collapsed after the war. We came here thinking the health situation would be better but it’s worse,” Abud said. | “She’s lost her sight a lot since being here and she coughs a lot from the dust. In Syria we had a good situation: the health services were really good, but they collapsed after the war. We came here thinking the health situation would be better but it’s worse,” Abud said. |
As a young boy from the camp walked along one of the dusty pathways, he sneezed. “Hey, he’s got corona,” his friend joked. | |
An announcement by the island’s authorities is expected this afternoon, which should detail how the virus will be treated and contained. | An announcement by the island’s authorities is expected this afternoon, which should detail how the virus will be treated and contained. |
The Irish Times is reporting that the France-Ireland rugby match, which was scheduled to conclude the Six Nations tournament in the Stade de France next Saturday, will be postponed. | |
Six prisoners have died in Modena, Italy, after a riot erupted when inmates were informed that the new emergency decree includes restrictions on face-to-face visits with relatives. | Six prisoners have died in Modena, Italy, after a riot erupted when inmates were informed that the new emergency decree includes restrictions on face-to-face visits with relatives. |
Lorenzo Tondo, the Guardian’s southern Italy correspondent, reports that similar clashes also broke out in prisons in Salerno, Naples, Alessandria, Vercelli, Bari, Palermo, Foggia and Frosinone. Prisoners in several facilities set fire to mattresses, and two guards were held hostage briefly in Pavia. | Lorenzo Tondo, the Guardian’s southern Italy correspondent, reports that similar clashes also broke out in prisons in Salerno, Naples, Alessandria, Vercelli, Bari, Palermo, Foggia and Frosinone. Prisoners in several facilities set fire to mattresses, and two guards were held hostage briefly in Pavia. |
An investigation has been launched into the causes of the inmates’ deaths. | An investigation has been launched into the causes of the inmates’ deaths. |
Iranian state television has confirmed 595 new coronavirus cases in the past day including 43 deaths. The new totals are now: 7,161 total infections and 237 deaths, with 2,394 confirmed recoveries. | Iranian state television has confirmed 595 new coronavirus cases in the past day including 43 deaths. The new totals are now: 7,161 total infections and 237 deaths, with 2,394 confirmed recoveries. |