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Spain reports record single-day death toll; Vietnam enters lockdown; Russia records biggest daily rise in cases for seventh day runningSpain reports record single-day death toll; Vietnam enters lockdown; Russia records biggest daily rise in cases for seventh day running
As feared, the FTSE 100 has just posted its worst quarter since autumn 1987, Graeme Wearden reports on the Guardian business blog.
The blue-chip index has just closed for the night at 5671 points (up 108 points, or 1.95% today).
That means it has shed 24.8% of its value in the last three months.
That’s its second-worst quarter since being created in 1984 -- only beaten by the wild slump in autumn 1987 when the Black Monday stock market crash struck.
The FTSE 100 began 2020 at 7542 points before the full scale of the Covid-19 crisis spooked investors in mid-February, leading to a dramatic slump in share values.
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Port Everglades, in Florida, has published a 12-point list of conditions that a coronavirus-stricken cruise liner must meet to dock. But the coast guard officials have warned the Zaandam and its sister ship “will not be allowed in US waters” if it fails to meet them, Patrick Greenfield and Erin McCormick report.
Four people have died, eight people have tested positive for covid-19 and dozens of people are ill with flu-like symptoms on the Zaandam, which is traveling towards Florida with a second ship – the Rotterdam – which is carrying asymptomatic passengers.
Hundreds of elderly passengers are from around the world are aboard the Zaandam.
A Broward County Commission meeting to discuss whether to allow the vessels into port has heard the entry plan submitted by Carnival Cruise Lines, the boats’ owners, is “not there yet”.
Captain Jo-ann Burdian, the commander of Coast Guard Sector Miami who is on the Unified Command decision making body that published the 12-point conditions, has told the meeting there are “no great choices left”.
“If the plan is not approved, I will not permit the vessels to enter US waters,” she said.
On Monday, Orlando Ashford, president of the ships’ operator Holland America Line, warned that more people could die at sea unless its vessels are allowed to dock.
The death toll from coronavirus in Italy rose by 837 to 12,428 on Tuesday, Lorenzo Tondo reports.
Some 77,635 are currently infected with an increase of 2,107 new cases on Tuesday, 459 more than Monday. In the last 24 hours 1,109 have recovered, bringing the total number of recoveries to 15,729.
In total, 105,792 people have tested positive with coronavirus in Italy, including people who have died, recovered and the ones who are currently infected.
According to the National Higher Health Institute, Italy’s coronavirus curve has reached its plateau but lockdown measures are still needed to defeat it. ISS President Silvio Brusaferro said:
The ISS said authorities were set to broaden its tests to include “broader swathes of the population”.
Italy reported 812 deaths from Covid-19 on Monday.
The government of Jamaica is to impose an island-wide seven-day curfew to try to contain its spreading coronavirus outbreak, the prime minister, Andrew Holness, has announced.
From Wednesday, 1 April, Jamaicans will be required to stay in their homes from 8pm each night until 6am the following morning.
On Tuesday, Holness also said police would be tightening the lockdown across the country, after people continued to ignore health advice. Jamaica has 36 confirmed cases of coronavirus infection, and one person has died from the disease.
In Spain, the socialist-led coalition government has approved more than 50 new economic measures designed to help people and small businesses weather the coronavirus crisis, Sam Jones reports from Madrid.
As well as banning the eviction of tenants for six months following the declaration of a state of emergency earlier this month, it has forbidden energy companies from cutting off supplies to customers while the emergency continues.
A moratorium on mortgage payments is to be extended to self-employed workers affected by the crisis, while temporary workers whose contracts have been ended will receive a payment of €440.
Pablo Iglesias, the deputy prime minister and leader of the far-left, anti-austerity Unidas Podemos alliance, said the measures were intended “to strengthen the social shield against the coronavirus”.
Spain has recorded a new single-day coronavirus death toll after 849 people died from the virus between Monday and Tuesday.
The country’s total number of cases now stands at 94,417 – up from 85,195 on Monday – and its death toll at 8,189.
In a response to the Covid-19 pandemic that is unparalleled anywhere in the world, health authorities in Iceland have tested almost one in 20 of the island nation’s inhabitants for the coronavirus.In a response to the Covid-19 pandemic that is unparalleled anywhere in the world, health authorities in Iceland have tested almost one in 20 of the island nation’s inhabitants for the coronavirus.
According to the latest data published by Iceland’s directorate of health, 17,904 tests have been carried out so far in the country, equivalent to about 4.9% of the total population. So far health authorities have detected 1,135 confirmed cases of Covid-19.According to the latest data published by Iceland’s directorate of health, 17,904 tests have been carried out so far in the country, equivalent to about 4.9% of the total population. So far health authorities have detected 1,135 confirmed cases of Covid-19.
Currently 935 patients with the virus are in isolation at home, while 35 are in hospital, 11 of whom are in intensive care, according to the Icelandic data. So far, 198 patients have recovered.Currently 935 patients with the virus are in isolation at home, while 35 are in hospital, 11 of whom are in intensive care, according to the Icelandic data. So far, 198 patients have recovered.
Icelandic authorities require people to quarantine themselves when there is a possibility they have been exposed to coronavirus. As of Tuesday, 8,879 people were in quarantine, while 6,214 had completed a period of quarantine.Icelandic authorities require people to quarantine themselves when there is a possibility they have been exposed to coronavirus. As of Tuesday, 8,879 people were in quarantine, while 6,214 had completed a period of quarantine.
So far, two people have died from Covid-19 in Iceland.So far, two people have died from Covid-19 in Iceland.
At a time when all of humanity is facing a common, invisible, enemy, world leaders have called for a suspension of economic sanctions that have increasingly become the pursuit of war by other means, Julian Borger writes.At a time when all of humanity is facing a common, invisible, enemy, world leaders have called for a suspension of economic sanctions that have increasingly become the pursuit of war by other means, Julian Borger writes.
The Trump administration has responded so far by ignoring those appeals and intensifying punitive measures on the two nations it has identified as America’s greatest enemies: Iran and Venezuela.The Trump administration has responded so far by ignoring those appeals and intensifying punitive measures on the two nations it has identified as America’s greatest enemies: Iran and Venezuela.
The spread of coronavirus has not slowed the regular drumbeat of successive layers of sanctions imposed by the state department on Iran. Last week, a new list of people and companies linked to the Revolutionary Guard was targeted.The spread of coronavirus has not slowed the regular drumbeat of successive layers of sanctions imposed by the state department on Iran. Last week, a new list of people and companies linked to the Revolutionary Guard was targeted.
On the same day, the justice department unveiled drug trafficking and money-laundering charges against Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro and 14 top current and former officials.On the same day, the justice department unveiled drug trafficking and money-laundering charges against Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro and 14 top current and former officials.
The coronavirus has claimed more than 3,000 American lives, with yesterday becoming the deadliest day of the pandemic for the US yet.The coronavirus has claimed more than 3,000 American lives, with yesterday becoming the deadliest day of the pandemic for the US yet.
Those figures mean the coronavirus death toll has now surpassed that of the September 11 attacks, which claimed the lives of nearly 3,000 Americans.Those figures mean the coronavirus death toll has now surpassed that of the September 11 attacks, which claimed the lives of nearly 3,000 Americans.
Nearly half of the coronavirus deaths have occurred in New York, although the state’s governor, Andrew Cuomo, has warned other states may soon see a similar rate of Covid-19 cases and deaths.Nearly half of the coronavirus deaths have occurred in New York, although the state’s governor, Andrew Cuomo, has warned other states may soon see a similar rate of Covid-19 cases and deaths.
Follow our US coronavirus live blog for more updates.Follow our US coronavirus live blog for more updates.
A total of 1,789 patients have died in hospital after testing positive for coronavirus in the UK as of 5pm on Monday, the Department of Health said, up by 381 from 1,408 the day before.A total of 1,789 patients have died in hospital after testing positive for coronavirus in the UK as of 5pm on Monday, the Department of Health said, up by 381 from 1,408 the day before.
This represents a 27% day-on-day increase – by far the biggest so far.This represents a 27% day-on-day increase – by far the biggest so far.
The Department of Health also said that, as of 9am on Tuesday, a total of 143,186 people have been tested, with 25,150 testing positive.The Department of Health also said that, as of 9am on Tuesday, a total of 143,186 people have been tested, with 25,150 testing positive.
Follow our UK coronavirus live blog for more updates.Follow our UK coronavirus live blog for more updates.
The threat posed by the coronavirus has been used as a pretext for a range of states of exception throughout the world that - however necessarily - have curtailed people’s rights.The threat posed by the coronavirus has been used as a pretext for a range of states of exception throughout the world that - however necessarily - have curtailed people’s rights.
In Kenya the situation seems particularly extreme, with police in the east African country accused of three killings as they moved in to enforce a coronavirus lock down since Friday night.In Kenya the situation seems particularly extreme, with police in the east African country accused of three killings as they moved in to enforce a coronavirus lock down since Friday night.
Thirteen-year-old Yasin Hussein Moyo was struck in the stomach by a bullet as he stood on the balcony of his family’s home with other children looking on as police moved into their crowded neighbourhood on the outskirts of Nairobi, the Associated Press reports.Thirteen-year-old Yasin Hussein Moyo was struck in the stomach by a bullet as he stood on the balcony of his family’s home with other children looking on as police moved into their crowded neighbourhood on the outskirts of Nairobi, the Associated Press reports.
His family buried him on Tuesday, as Kenya’s inspector general ordered an investigation into his death, including a forensic analysis of all firearms carried by officers at the scene. A neighbour told AP she saw police aiming at the building.His family buried him on Tuesday, as Kenya’s inspector general ordered an investigation into his death, including a forensic analysis of all firearms carried by officers at the scene. A neighbour told AP she saw police aiming at the building.
Meanwhile, in Kenya’s second city Mombasa a motorcycle taxi driver, Hamisi Juma Mbega, died from the injuries he suffered in a beating he received after he breached curfew by taking a pregnant woman to a hospital, according to a post-mortem report obtained by AP.Meanwhile, in Kenya’s second city Mombasa a motorcycle taxi driver, Hamisi Juma Mbega, died from the injuries he suffered in a beating he received after he breached curfew by taking a pregnant woman to a hospital, according to a post-mortem report obtained by AP.
And the Independent Policing Oversight Authority, a civilian body established by parliament, said it is looking into another death blamed on police brutality, that of a bicycle taxi driver in Homa Bay county.And the Independent Policing Oversight Authority, a civilian body established by parliament, said it is looking into another death blamed on police brutality, that of a bicycle taxi driver in Homa Bay county.
Kenya now has 59 coronavirus cases, including one death from the disease.Kenya now has 59 coronavirus cases, including one death from the disease.
People in Mexico have been waking up to a state of emergency on Tuesday morning, after the government has issued stricter rules to contain the spread of the coronavirus.People in Mexico have been waking up to a state of emergency on Tuesday morning, after the government has issued stricter rules to contain the spread of the coronavirus.
The new measures, which come after the Mexican president was accused of downplaying the threat from the virus, include a reduction of the number of people who can gather to 50 and an extension of a previously announced suspension of non-essential activitiesThe new measures, which come after the Mexican president was accused of downplaying the threat from the virus, include a reduction of the number of people who can gather to 50 and an extension of a previously announced suspension of non-essential activities
Deputy Health Minister Hugo Lopez-Gatell said:Deputy Health Minister Hugo Lopez-Gatell said:
Mexico has one of the world’s highest rates of both obesity and diabetes, and experts have recently sounded the alarm that its population could therefore be more vulnerable than its relatively young average age might suggest.Mexico has one of the world’s highest rates of both obesity and diabetes, and experts have recently sounded the alarm that its population could therefore be more vulnerable than its relatively young average age might suggest.
Health officials reported a total of 1,094 cases of coronavirus, up from 993 a day earlier, and eight more deaths, taking its total to 28. They reiterated warnings that the health system could be overwhelmed if the coronavirus is not contained.Health officials reported a total of 1,094 cases of coronavirus, up from 993 a day earlier, and eight more deaths, taking its total to 28. They reiterated warnings that the health system could be overwhelmed if the coronavirus is not contained.
The emergency is set to remain in force until April 30.The emergency is set to remain in force until April 30.
While the video of a boar piglet (boarlet?) in Bergamo that we posted earlier turned out to be fake news, the Guardian can confirm that a herd of goats really has invaded and occupied the town of Llandudno, in north Wales.While the video of a boar piglet (boarlet?) in Bergamo that we posted earlier turned out to be fake news, the Guardian can confirm that a herd of goats really has invaded and occupied the town of Llandudno, in north Wales.
The ancestors of the Kashmiri goats, which came down from the Great Orme and into the town late last week, were originally a gift to Lord Mostyn from Queen Victoria.The ancestors of the Kashmiri goats, which came down from the Great Orme and into the town late last week, were originally a gift to Lord Mostyn from Queen Victoria.
A nursing home in Canada has become one of the country’s worst coronavirus outbreaks claiming the lives of 12 elderly residents in recent, with dozens more elderly residents suspected to have the infection, Leyland Cecco reports from Toronto.A nursing home in Canada has become one of the country’s worst coronavirus outbreaks claiming the lives of 12 elderly residents in recent, with dozens more elderly residents suspected to have the infection, Leyland Cecco reports from Toronto.
Pinecrest Nursing Home, a 65-bed facility in the small town of Bobcaygeon, Ontario, first identified an outbreak of Covid-19 on March 20. Since then, 24 staff at the facility have tested positive for the virus and 35 residents are being treated as though they also are infected. One woman who volunteered at Pinecrest has also died.Pinecrest Nursing Home, a 65-bed facility in the small town of Bobcaygeon, Ontario, first identified an outbreak of Covid-19 on March 20. Since then, 24 staff at the facility have tested positive for the virus and 35 residents are being treated as though they also are infected. One woman who volunteered at Pinecrest has also died.
“It’s a war zone — more than one nurse has said that,” Michelle Snarr, the facility’s medical director, told Global News. “I feel like a field commander in a war.”“It’s a war zone — more than one nurse has said that,” Michelle Snarr, the facility’s medical director, told Global News. “I feel like a field commander in a war.”
Staff at the retirement home expect the death toll to rise in the coming days, given the age and health profiles of many people living at Pinecrest. Dozens of retirement homes across the country have documented outbreaks of Covid-19 despite numerous precautions in place to halt the spread of the virus.Staff at the retirement home expect the death toll to rise in the coming days, given the age and health profiles of many people living at Pinecrest. Dozens of retirement homes across the country have documented outbreaks of Covid-19 despite numerous precautions in place to halt the spread of the virus.
Ontario’s premier Doug Ford called the unfolding situation “tragic” and pledged to open an investigation into how the virus spread so quickly, despite the facility following protocol.Ontario’s premier Doug Ford called the unfolding situation “tragic” and pledged to open an investigation into how the virus spread so quickly, despite the facility following protocol.
“I can’t put it into words. It’s just devastatingly horrible. So, so, so sad,” said Snarr.“I can’t put it into words. It’s just devastatingly horrible. So, so, so sad,” said Snarr.
Saudi Arabia has reported 110 new Coronavirus cases in last 24 hours, pushing the total number of infections in the kingdom to 1,563, Akhtar Mohammad Makoii reports.Saudi Arabia has reported 110 new Coronavirus cases in last 24 hours, pushing the total number of infections in the kingdom to 1,563, Akhtar Mohammad Makoii reports.
Saudi Arabian health ministry also recorded two new deaths from Covid-19, taking the total number of deaths to 10. The deaths were reported in Medina, among patients who had already tested positive for the virus.Saudi Arabian health ministry also recorded two new deaths from Covid-19, taking the total number of deaths to 10. The deaths were reported in Medina, among patients who had already tested positive for the virus.
Thirty-three new cases reported in the capital Riyadh.Thirty-three new cases reported in the capital Riyadh.
So far, 165 patients have recovered from Covid-19 in the kingdom.So far, 165 patients have recovered from Covid-19 in the kingdom.
Across the world, the first response to Covid-19 has been grassroots community action, the Guardian columnist George Monbiot writes in his column today.Across the world, the first response to Covid-19 has been grassroots community action, the Guardian columnist George Monbiot writes in his column today.
Comments are open.Comments are open.
Under-18s in Poland will no longer be able to leave the house without adult supervision, according to a list of fresh restrictions due to go into force on Tuesday night, according to a report in local media.Under-18s in Poland will no longer be able to leave the house without adult supervision, according to a list of fresh restrictions due to go into force on Tuesday night, according to a report in local media.
The new rules, outlined by prime minister Mateusz Morawiecki, include, among others:The new rules, outlined by prime minister Mateusz Morawiecki, include, among others:
A requirement to keep two metres apart in public - even among people from the same family but excluding people under 13, disabled people requiring care, and the elderly.A requirement to keep two metres apart in public - even among people from the same family but excluding people under 13, disabled people requiring care, and the elderly.
The closure of all parks, boulevards, squares and places of recreation.The closure of all parks, boulevards, squares and places of recreation.
A ban on the use of rented bicycles.A ban on the use of rented bicycles.
The closure of all beauty and hairdressing salons, massage parlours and tattoo parlours.The closure of all beauty and hairdressing salons, massage parlours and tattoo parlours.
A limit of three people in shops per cash register.A limit of three people in shops per cash register.
Morawiecki told a press conference on Tuesday:Morawiecki told a press conference on Tuesday:
The army will also help police to keep people off the streets if they have no good reason to be outside, state news agency PAP reported, after sunny weather prompted thousands of Poles last weekend to visit parks and beaches.The army will also help police to keep people off the streets if they have no good reason to be outside, state news agency PAP reported, after sunny weather prompted thousands of Poles last weekend to visit parks and beaches.
As of Tuesday, 2,215 people had tested positive for coronavirus in the country of 38 million, while 32 people had died, the health ministry said. The Polish government is preparing for a steep rise in the number of infections.As of Tuesday, 2,215 people had tested positive for coronavirus in the country of 38 million, while 32 people had died, the health ministry said. The Polish government is preparing for a steep rise in the number of infections.