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Coronavirus live updates: number of deaths outside China passes 1,000 as Italy records highest one-day toll Coronavirus live updates: number of deaths outside China passes 1,000 as Italy records highest one-day toll
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UK death toll rises to six as Italy lockdown comes into force, Greece and Spain close schools, and universities in US and Ireland move lectures onlineUK death toll rises to six as Italy lockdown comes into force, Greece and Spain close schools, and universities in US and Ireland move lectures online
The Royal College of Psychiatrists has decided not to hold any gatherings of more than 100 people, in an early example of an organisation in the UK instigating “social distancing” measures to combat coronavirus.
The move is intended to protect members, staff and also patients who are being treated for mental ill-health from contracting the virus, the college explained. It comes ahead of Thursday’s meeting of the government’s Cobra committee, which may signal a shift from “contain” to “delay” tactics and trigger a ban on large-scale gatherings.
It means that college events due to feature more than 100 people have been cancelled or postponed, including cancellation of an International Women’s Day event for secondary school pupils on Thursday and the annual conference next week of its faculty of old age psychiatry and trainees. Paul Rees, the college’s chief executive, has said:
From next Monday, the 240 staff at its London HQ will also have to work from home two days a week and observe social distance guidelines when they are in the office. They are also being told not to travel for meetings and not to undertake work trips abroad for the next month.
However, the RCPsych’s annual international congress, which is scheduled for the end of June, is still due to go ahead.
Meanwhile, the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health has become the latest UK medical organisation to postpone its annual conference because its members – doctors who specialise in children’s health – are more likely to be needed in the NHS because of the serious threat posed by the virus. The event was due to take place at the end of April, when hospitals and other services may be even busier than usual, if the outbreak has become an epidemic by then.
Dr Camilla Kingdon, the college’s vice-president for education and training has said:
The death toll from the coronavirus outside China passed 1,000 on Tuesday, as Italy recorded 168 deaths, its highest one day toll.
In the United States, the total number of confirmed coronavirus cases was up to 761 as of Tuesday morning, but there are still concerns over a lack of testing kits in the country.
New York governor Andrew Cuomo deployed the national guard to New Rochelle, the city at the centre of the coronavirus outbreak in the New York metro area.
The total number of Covid-19 cases in the UK jumped to 373, as of 9am on Tuesday, up from 319 at the same time on Monday.
A sixth patient in the UK died after testing positive for coronavirus. The man was in his early 80s and had underlying health conditions, the West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust confirmed.]
British Airways and Ryanair have cancelled all international flights to and from Italy, following the Italian government’s decision to place the entire country on lockdown came into effect on Tuesday.
The start of the UK peak of the coronavirus epidemic is expected within the next fortnight, England’s deputy chief medical officer, Dr Jenny Harries, said. She added that the UK would see “many thousands of people” contract the virus.
A number of universities including Harvard, NYU and Trinity College Dublin have moved lectures online in a bid to tackle the spread of the virus.
Victims of race hate crimes in the UK have been urged to come forward after a Chinese student’s jaw was dislocated in a street attack.
The UN refugee agency made an urgent appeal for donations to help it to tackle any outbreak of coronavirus among displaced people.
Greece announced it would shut down all schools and universities for two weeks in a bid to control the spread of the virus.
In the United States, senior Republican figures are facing backlash over an apparent effort to label Covid-19 as “Chinese coronavirus” – as China accused some US politicians of “disrespecting science” in order to “stigmatize” the country, Adam Gabbatt in New York reports.
Kevin McCarthy, the House minority leader, and Mike Pompeo, the secretary of state, are among those to add a geographical marker to the coronavirus in recent days.
Pompeo called the virus the “Wuhan coronavirus” on Friday, referring to the Chinese city where the outbreak started, and McCarthy used the term “Chinese coronavirus” on Monday, when he tweeted out a link to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the federal agency that has led the US effort to fight the virus.
Eight new cases of coronavirus have been reported in Georgia, bringing the total in the country to 23, local media report.
According to a report in the Georgian Journal, 126 people are under quarantine and 46 are currently under surveillance in hospitals.
The increase comes as Georgia repatriated 156 nationals from Italy, Europe’s worst-affected nation, in two planes that touched down in Tbilisi today.
The passengers will undergo thermal screening and be placed into quarantine for 14 days, Agenda.ge reports.
Also today, Salome Zourabichvili, the Georgian president, announced she would be cancelling planned visits to Bulgaria, Ukraine and Belgium.
Back here in the UK, a school in north-west London has had a Covid-19 case confirmed but health officials have said there’s no need for it to close, nor for any staff or pupils to be put into quarantine, Kevin Rawlinson reports.
Hatch End high school has published a letter from its headteacher confirming a person at the school has tested positive, though it did not say whether they are staff or a puil.”
The person was last in school on Friday 6 March. PHE have conducted a risk assessment and advised us that no staff or pupils need to exclude themselves from school.”
A group of pupils and a small number of staff members have been asked to monitor themselves for symptoms, for a period of 14 days (until 20th March). No one in this group has been asked to exclude themselves from school if they are well.”
A note on its website added: “Given the specifics of this case they have determined that a deep clean of the school is not required.”
Ireland has reported 10 new cases of Coronavirus, bringing its total to 34, Rory Carroll reports from Dublin.Ireland has reported 10 new cases of Coronavirus, bringing its total to 34, Rory Carroll reports from Dublin.
The biggest day-on-day rise includes two health workers possibly infected at hospitals, the Health Protection Surveillance Centre (NPHET) said in a statement on Tuesday evening.The biggest day-on-day rise includes two health workers possibly infected at hospitals, the Health Protection Surveillance Centre (NPHET) said in a statement on Tuesday evening.
Blanket socially restrictive actions around hospitals and nursing homes were not yet necessary, it said. “People are encouraged to follow respiratory etiquette and hand hygiene practices in order to protect vulnerable groups, including older people and patients with underlying conditions. People should not visit if they themselves are unwell.”Blanket socially restrictive actions around hospitals and nursing homes were not yet necessary, it said. “People are encouraged to follow respiratory etiquette and hand hygiene practices in order to protect vulnerable groups, including older people and patients with underlying conditions. People should not visit if they themselves are unwell.”
There have been 1,784 suspected cases tested in Ireland – a spike of 1,387 tests in one week.There have been 1,784 suspected cases tested in Ireland – a spike of 1,387 tests in one week.
Thousands of passengers aboard a cruise ship struck by the coronavirus waited anxiously Tuesday for their turn to leave the vessel moored in the San Francisco Bay Area, even if it meant being shipped to military bases for weeks of quarantine.Thousands of passengers aboard a cruise ship struck by the coronavirus waited anxiously Tuesday for their turn to leave the vessel moored in the San Francisco Bay Area, even if it meant being shipped to military bases for weeks of quarantine.
After days of idling off the northern California coast because of evidence that it was the breeding ground for new coronavirus infections, the Grand Princess docked Monday at the port of Oakland with about 3,500 passengers and crew onboard, including 21 who had tested positive for the virus.After days of idling off the northern California coast because of evidence that it was the breeding ground for new coronavirus infections, the Grand Princess docked Monday at the port of Oakland with about 3,500 passengers and crew onboard, including 21 who had tested positive for the virus.
About two dozen people who needed acute medical care were taken off the ship first on Monday, although it was not clear how many had tested positive for the virus, said Brian Ferguson, a spokesman for the California Office of Emergency Services.About two dozen people who needed acute medical care were taken off the ship first on Monday, although it was not clear how many had tested positive for the virus, said Brian Ferguson, a spokesman for the California Office of Emergency Services.
Many of the nearly 240 Canadians onboard left the ship after the critically ill departed and stood outside two tents displaying Canadian flags. Canada and Britain were among the countries sending chartered flights to retrieve their citizens. The ship carried people from 54 countries, and foreigners were to be flown home.Many of the nearly 240 Canadians onboard left the ship after the critically ill departed and stood outside two tents displaying Canadian flags. Canada and Britain were among the countries sending chartered flights to retrieve their citizens. The ship carried people from 54 countries, and foreigners were to be flown home.
Authorities in Cuba have implemented surveillance measures at all ports and airports to prevent the arrival and spread of coronavirus in the Caribbean country, the Cuban news agency Prensa Latina reports.Authorities in Cuba have implemented surveillance measures at all ports and airports to prevent the arrival and spread of coronavirus in the Caribbean country, the Cuban news agency Prensa Latina reports.
So far just one death from Covid-19 has been reported from anywhere in Latin America, that of a 64-year-old man in Argentina who had recently travelled to Europe.So far just one death from Covid-19 has been reported from anywhere in Latin America, that of a 64-year-old man in Argentina who had recently travelled to Europe.
According to the latest figures collected by Johns Hopkins University, Brazil has the most cases on the continent, with 31, followed by Argentina with 17, Ecuador with 15, Chile with 13, and Peru with 11.According to the latest figures collected by Johns Hopkins University, Brazil has the most cases on the continent, with 31, followed by Argentina with 17, Ecuador with 15, Chile with 13, and Peru with 11.
People in Brazil are outraged that far-right president Jair Bolsonaro dismissed the coronavirus today as a “small crisis” and “much more fantasy” than what “the mainstream media propagates” at an investors event in Miami today, Sam Cowie reports.People in Brazil are outraged that far-right president Jair Bolsonaro dismissed the coronavirus today as a “small crisis” and “much more fantasy” than what “the mainstream media propagates” at an investors event in Miami today, Sam Cowie reports.
Despite global economic turmoil, which has rocked Brazil’s currency and stock market, Bolsonaro, who is in the United States on a visit, appears to be echoing the nonchalant response to the crisis of his political idol Donald Trump, with whom he dined at the US president’s Mar-a-Largo Florida resort this weekend.Despite global economic turmoil, which has rocked Brazil’s currency and stock market, Bolsonaro, who is in the United States on a visit, appears to be echoing the nonchalant response to the crisis of his political idol Donald Trump, with whom he dined at the US president’s Mar-a-Largo Florida resort this weekend.
Brazil, South America’s most populous and wealthy nation has so far held out against the worst of the coronavirus epidemic, with just 25 confirmed cases so far and no deaths, according to the health ministry.Brazil, South America’s most populous and wealthy nation has so far held out against the worst of the coronavirus epidemic, with just 25 confirmed cases so far and no deaths, according to the health ministry.
But a Bolsonaro supporters rally, scheduled for this Saturday and criticised by many as anti-democratic for targeting congress and the Supreme Court, institutions that have so far curbed the worst of the former army captain’s authoritarian instincts, could end up being cancelled for fears of the virus spreading further, though some organisers share the president’s skepticism. But a Bolsonaro supporters rally, scheduled for this Sunday and criticised by many as anti-democratic for targeting congress and the Supreme Court, institutions that have so far curbed the worst of the former army captain’s authoritarian instincts, could end up being cancelled for fears of the virus spreading further, though some organisers share the president’s skepticism.
Matt Hancock, the health secretary, has announced the launch of a new government visualisation tool showing the extent of the coronavirus outbreak here in the UK.Matt Hancock, the health secretary, has announced the launch of a new government visualisation tool showing the extent of the coronavirus outbreak here in the UK.
At first glace, the tool doesn’t seem terribly granular: the heat map only shows the number of cases by UK country. But if you zoom in it shows the data by local authority area.At first glace, the tool doesn’t seem terribly granular: the heat map only shows the number of cases by UK country. But if you zoom in it shows the data by local authority area.
(With thanks to the readers who wrote and tweeted to put me right on this.)(With thanks to the readers who wrote and tweeted to put me right on this.)
Antonia Wilson, on the Guardian travel desk, has been keeping an up to date list of which countries have coronavirus travel restrictions. If you’re planning to travel it would be worth your taking a look.Antonia Wilson, on the Guardian travel desk, has been keeping an up to date list of which countries have coronavirus travel restrictions. If you’re planning to travel it would be worth your taking a look.
New York’s governor, Andrew Cuomo, has announced a “containment” plan for New Rochelle, the city at the center of the coronavirus outbreak in the New York metro area, Lauren Aratani reports from New York.New York’s governor, Andrew Cuomo, has announced a “containment” plan for New Rochelle, the city at the center of the coronavirus outbreak in the New York metro area, Lauren Aratani reports from New York.
Also on Tuesday, New Jersey announced its first patient death.Also on Tuesday, New Jersey announced its first patient death.
New York officials said at a press conference a containment plan will be put in place in a one-mile radius around the synagogue that is believed to be the center of the outbreak in Westchester county.New York officials said at a press conference a containment plan will be put in place in a one-mile radius around the synagogue that is believed to be the center of the outbreak in Westchester county.
About 1,000 members of the community were placed under precautionary quarantine due to the spread of Covid-19.About 1,000 members of the community were placed under precautionary quarantine due to the spread of Covid-19.
As of Tuesday morning, Westchester county had 108 confirmed cases of coronavirus while New York City had 36, making up the bulk of the 173 cases in New York state.As of Tuesday morning, Westchester county had 108 confirmed cases of coronavirus while New York City had 36, making up the bulk of the 173 cases in New York state.
“New Rochelle is a particular problem,” Cuomo said. “New Rochelle has double the cases of New York City, it’s true, it’s a phenomenon.”“New Rochelle is a particular problem,” Cuomo said. “New Rochelle has double the cases of New York City, it’s true, it’s a phenomenon.”
Authorities in Berlin have announced the closure of all theatres, concert halls and its three opera houses to dampen the spread of coronavirus, until at least the end of the Easter holidays on April 19, Kate Connolly reports.Authorities in Berlin have announced the closure of all theatres, concert halls and its three opera houses to dampen the spread of coronavirus, until at least the end of the Easter holidays on April 19, Kate Connolly reports.
Berlin has also become the 7th of Germany’s 16 states to ban gatherings of 1000 people or more. Angela Merkel, the German chancellor has said authorities should be strict about implementing the bans, insisting at a meeting of her CDU parliamentary group this afternoon that all non essential events should be cancelled with immediate effect.Berlin has also become the 7th of Germany’s 16 states to ban gatherings of 1000 people or more. Angela Merkel, the German chancellor has said authorities should be strict about implementing the bans, insisting at a meeting of her CDU parliamentary group this afternoon that all non essential events should be cancelled with immediate effect.
She said the fact that Bundesliga matches were going ahead empty stadiums “is not the worst that can happen to this country.”She said the fact that Bundesliga matches were going ahead empty stadiums “is not the worst that can happen to this country.”
Separately, the head of Poland’s army, Jaroslaw Mika, has tested positive for coronavirus following a visit to German troops, according to the Polish defence ministry. He and his aides are all in quarantine.Separately, the head of Poland’s army, Jaroslaw Mika, has tested positive for coronavirus following a visit to German troops, according to the Polish defence ministry. He and his aides are all in quarantine.
Meanwhile leading German economists say that Europe’s largest economy is heading for a recession. “Unfortunately we’re expecting Germany to go into recession in the first half of the year,” the head of the Kiel Institute for World Economy, (IfW), Gabriel Felbermayr.Meanwhile leading German economists say that Europe’s largest economy is heading for a recession. “Unfortunately we’re expecting Germany to go into recession in the first half of the year,” the head of the Kiel Institute for World Economy, (IfW), Gabriel Felbermayr.
Other leading economists have voiced the same concerns.Other leading economists have voiced the same concerns.
The 27 EU leaders are currently taking part in a teleconference summit on the coronavirus outbreak.The 27 EU leaders are currently taking part in a teleconference summit on the coronavirus outbreak.
A press conference is due to take place at its conclusion, however it is not yet clear what time that will be. Watch this space.A press conference is due to take place at its conclusion, however it is not yet clear what time that will be. Watch this space.
Here’s some more analysis of those coronavirus infection figures released earlier by the Department of Health and Social Care, from my colleague Matthew Weaver, showing that it is now present in all but two of London’s 32 boroughs.Here’s some more analysis of those coronavirus infection figures released earlier by the Department of Health and Social Care, from my colleague Matthew Weaver, showing that it is now present in all but two of London’s 32 boroughs.
There are now 91 confirmed cases in the capital spread over every borough with the exception of Bexley and Newham.There are now 91 confirmed cases in the capital spread over every borough with the exception of Bexley and Newham.
The latest council breakdown, which is based on Monday’s figures, shows confirmed cases in six boroughs for the first time. They are: Barking and Dagenham, Croydon, Greenwich, Haringey, Islington, Richmond upon Thames.The latest council breakdown, which is based on Monday’s figures, shows confirmed cases in six boroughs for the first time. They are: Barking and Dagenham, Croydon, Greenwich, Haringey, Islington, Richmond upon Thames.
Eleven inmates have died in Italy after a series of prison riots erupted over new restrictions imposed by the government to contain the outbreak of coronavirus, Lorenzo Tondo, a Guardian correspondent in Italy, reports.Eleven inmates have died in Italy after a series of prison riots erupted over new restrictions imposed by the government to contain the outbreak of coronavirus, Lorenzo Tondo, a Guardian correspondent in Italy, reports.
Tensions have sparked on Sunday when detainees were informed that the new emergency decree banned visits from relatives to reduce infections.Tensions have sparked on Sunday when detainees were informed that the new emergency decree banned visits from relatives to reduce infections.
Eight of the deaths stemmed from rioting at Modena’s prison, where all but one victim is thought to have died of overdoses after inmates raided the jail’s pharmacy.Eight of the deaths stemmed from rioting at Modena’s prison, where all but one victim is thought to have died of overdoses after inmates raided the jail’s pharmacy.
The other person is thought to have died of smoke inhalation after matrasses were set alight during the protests.The other person is thought to have died of smoke inhalation after matrasses were set alight during the protests.
Prisoners in Pavia on Monday took two prison officers hostages for hours as other jail riots were also sparked in Salerno, Naples, Alessandria, Vercelli, Bari, Palermo, Foggia and Frosinone.Prisoners in Pavia on Monday took two prison officers hostages for hours as other jail riots were also sparked in Salerno, Naples, Alessandria, Vercelli, Bari, Palermo, Foggia and Frosinone.
Inmates fear also of being infected with coronavirus, said Italy’s prison service unions.Inmates fear also of being infected with coronavirus, said Italy’s prison service unions.
In Foggia, several inmates have managed to get out after tearing up a gate at the block house. Police are still trying to track down 23 inmates who escaped during unrest at the complex, as 11 other fugitives were tracked down overnight.In Foggia, several inmates have managed to get out after tearing up a gate at the block house. Police are still trying to track down 23 inmates who escaped during unrest at the complex, as 11 other fugitives were tracked down overnight.
Order was restored at many of the prisons on Tuesday, although riots and protests continued at several others. In Palermo, 400 inmates are said to have taken control of part of the complex.Order was restored at many of the prisons on Tuesday, although riots and protests continued at several others. In Palermo, 400 inmates are said to have taken control of part of the complex.