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Wednesday morning global updates on coronavirus....
From live update page on Guardian UK
Coronavirus live updates: Italian citizens in India test positive as WHO warns of protective gear shortage
Panic buying in Australia and Japan cancels ceremony marking anniversary of the tsunami.
Fears of global slowdown grow as US stimulus fails to rally markets
Japan to cancel tsunami anniversary ceremony
How parents are coping with coronavirus school closures in east Asia
Podcast: Is Britain prepared for a mass outbreak of the coronavirus?
Link: https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2020/mar/04/coronavirus-live-updates-who-global-recession-fears-update-latest-news
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Summary
The global death toll is now 3,190. More than 93,000 people have been infected in more than 80 countries. South Korea, the nation worst hit by the outbreak outside China, reported 516 new cases on Wednesday, bringing its total to 5,328. In India, 17 Italian citizens have tested positive. There have been more infections recorded in Australia, Japan and New Zealand.
Fears of a global recession are mounting, after stock markets gave a lukewarm reaction to the emergency cut in US interest rates and new data showed that China and Hong Kong came to a virtual standstill in February.
Japan cancelled a ceremony commemorating the 2011 tsunami. The national ceremony was due to be held in Tokyo exactly nine years after a powerful earthquake and tsunami killed more than 18,000 people.
Washington state residents are struggling to get tested. In Seattle, an Amazon employee tested positive for the virus. US Vice President Mike Pence announced new screening measures, including for all travellers to the US on direct flights from South Korea and Italy.
The WHO warned that protective gear “rapidly depleting”, amid panic buying and the manipulation of markets.
Panic buying hit Australia, causing a rush on essentials, canned food, and toilet paper.
The global death toll is now 3,190. More than 93,000 people have been infected in more than 80 countries. South Korea, the nation worst hit by the outbreak outside China, reported 516 new cases on Wednesday, bringing its total to 5,328. In India, 17 Italian citizens have tested positive. There have been more infections recorded in Australia, Japan and New Zealand.
Fears of a global recession are mounting, after stock markets gave a lukewarm reaction to the emergency cut in US interest rates and new data showed that China and Hong Kong came to a virtual standstill in February.
Japan cancelled a ceremony commemorating the 2011 tsunami. The national ceremony was due to be held in Tokyo exactly nine years after a powerful earthquake and tsunami killed more than 18,000 people.
Washington state residents are struggling to get tested. In Seattle, an Amazon employee tested positive for the virus. US Vice President Mike Pence announced new screening measures, including for all travellers to the US on direct flights from South Korea and Italy.
The WHO warned that protective gear “rapidly depleting”, amid panic buying and the manipulation of markets.
Panic buying hit Australia, causing a rush on essentials, canned food, and toilet paper.
and...
In India, fifteen Italian citizens have tested positive for coronavirus, Indian state and private media said on Wednesday, citing unidentified sources. Reuters reports that on Monday, an Italian citizen tested positive in the state of Rajasthan, according to a health official.
The situation in India is most worrying because a mass outbreak in that nation could wreak havoc across the globe....
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