China Rose

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The worst-affected countries to step up their efforts to contain the deadly coronavirus as The Number of cases worldwide surpassed 80,000.

In South Korea , the officials want to identify check of 250.000 members of a sect, which is considered a hotbed for the spread of The Virus .

In China, where More Than 2,600 people have died, the scientists reported, developed an oral vaccine and hope to conduct clinical studies.

This was followed by the overthrow of a global stock market, with Wall Street and London to suffer a large drop.

WHO said it was too early to call the outbreak a pandemic, but also the countries should be "in a phase of preparation".

More cases of The Virus , the caused causes of respiratory diseases Covid-19, continue with the outbreaks in South Korea , Italy and Iran a cause for concern.

the proportion of infected people who die from Covid-19 appears to be between 1% and 2%, although The Who warns that the mortality is not yet known.

What is the latest shout out from China?

The state-run Global Times reported that a professor at Tianjin-had taken over the University of four doses of oral vaccination with no Side Effects and believed that it could be produced quickly on a large scale.

experts warn that until the full clinical trials have taken place, it is unclear how safe or effective The Vaccines are, and it could be months before they are made accessible to the General public.

The Chinese government has announced a ban on the consumption of Wild Animals and a crackdown on the hunting, Transport and trade in prohibited species, state media say.

It is believed that the outbreak originated at a market in The City of Wuhan, Hubei province, the sale of Wild Animals .

China also said it would move the annual session of The National people's Congress next month, to "continue the efforts" against the coronavirus.

On Monday, the countries reported 508 new infections, compared with 409 on Sunday. The majority of the new cases were in Wuhan.

The Number of fatalities in China Rose from 71 to 2,663. More Than 77,000 people in the country have been infected.

What about other countries?

In South Korea , a ninth person died after Contracting The Virus .

Nearly 900 people are confirmed to have been infected across the country. Most of them are members of the mysterious religious sect known as the Shincheonji Church of Jesus.

health authorities have now to check The Details of a quarter of a million members of The Church , they have no symptoms of The Virus .

Japan on Tuesday, the company called for the introduction of staggered to prevent periods and telephone conferences, the spread of The Virus , the country's broadcaster NHK reported.

Japan has now confirmed More Than 850-infected people, most of them to the quarantine-Diamond Princess cruise liner.

NHK also reported a fourth death among The Ship 's passengers.

Italy has the largest number of cases in Europe, 229, and announced a series of drastic measures to try the over the weekend to contain the outbreak.

In the regions of Lombardy and Veneto, in lock-down in several small towns. Not to leave for the next Two Weeks to 50 ' 000 inhabitants in the location, without a special permit.

What that has to say WHO?

WHO is chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told reporters on Monday that The Number of new cases in recent days in Iran, Italy and South Korea was the "worrying".

But he added: "For the moment, we are not witness to the uncontained global spread of this virus, and we are witnesses of large scale and serious illnesses, and deaths.

"this is a virus of pandemic potential? Absolutely, it has. We are already there? From our assessment, not yet. "

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"The Central message, should all countries, hope, courage and confidence that this virus can be contained, in fact, there are many countries that have done just that," Mr Tedros said. does not match

"the word 'pandemic' now to the facts, but can be quite a cause of anxiety. "

But Mike Ryan , head of The Who said health emergencies program, now it was time to "do everything, what would you do to prepare for a pandemic".

What are the symptoms?

The main signs of infection are fever (high temperature) and coughing as well as shortness of breath and respiratory complaints.

What should I do?

Frequent hand washing with soap or gel, avoiding close contact with people who are sick and do not touch cutting their eyes, nose and mouth with unwashed hands can help reduce The Risk of infections.

Catch coughs and sneezes in a tissue, binning, and washing your hands can minimize The Risk that diseases can spread.

What does "pandemic" mean?

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Source of news: bbc.com