Beijing: The number of deaths globally in the new coronavirus outbreak passed 3,000 on Monday, as China reported 42 more deaths.
The new fatalities were all in the virus epicentre Hubei province, the National Health Commission said, bringing the overall toll in mainland China to 2,912.
Health officials also reported the lowest daily tally of fresh infections since late January, with 202 new cases.
In China, the number of reported new cases has gradually been declining and there were only six confirmed new infections outside Hubei.
The virus emerged late last year in Hubei in central China, but has now spread to more than 60 countries around the world.
The United States and Australia reported their first fatalities over the weekend, while infections nearly doubled in the past 48 hours in Italy, Europe’s hardest-hit country.
The World Health Organisation said Sunday that the virus appears to particularly hit those over the age of 60 and people already weakened by other illness.
The agency noted that most people with the COVID-19 illness only experience mild symptoms, while around 14 per cent suffer severe disease like pneumonia and five per cent become critically ill.
It said the mortality rate in the outbreak appears to be between two and five per cent.
The seasonal flu has an average mortality rate of about 0.1 per cent but is highly infectious, with up to 400,000 people worldwide dying from it each year.
Other strains of coronavirus, such as Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) and Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), have established mortality rates of 9.5 per cent and 34.5 per cent, respectively.
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CORONAVIRUS IN ITALY AND THIS WRITER’S PREDICTIVE ALERTS RELATED TO FILMS AND GAMES AS WELL PUBLISHED LAST YEAR 2019 ON 15 DECEMBER.
According to news reports on 9 March , 2020 , number of deaths on account of new Coronavirus ( COVID-19 ) in Italy so far has risen to about 463 while a large number of persons are confirmed having been infected. Italy is reported to be next to China as far as death toll due to the new Coronavirus is concerned. The Italian Prime Minister is reported to have described the new coronavirus as the country’s “ darkest hour”.
In this context it may be apt to refer readers to this Vedic astrology writer’s predictive alert through article -“ Potential of stars for Italy in soon coming year 2020” – published on 15 December , 2019 at http://www.astralis.it/Kumar02.htm. The predictive alert had suggested for taking of more care and appropriate strategy in Italy against health hazards during mid-March to June 2020 involving respiratory system in the body also. It was also added :- “WAR OR WAR-LIKE CONDITIONS CAN DEVELOP”. A significant alert of substantial nature covering period near mid-March to June in 2020 was made – “ INDUSTRY RELATED TO CINEMA , ENTERTAINMENT AND THE LIKE MAY FACE ROADBLOCKS AND STIFF COMPETITION”. This part of the predictive alert is found accurate in two news reports. One , news report appeared on 25 February 2020 to say that ‘ Impossible’ film has been halted over fears of the Coronavirus outbreak in Italy. Two , news report on 5 March 2020 said that England’s six-nation games against Italy slated for 14 and 15 March 2020 in Rome have been postponed due to Coronavirus outbreak. This writer had also alerted that in relation to aforesaid worrisome concerns , Rome may be in focus. Going by these news reports , it can be said that the alert for Italy as well was closely accurate.
Note :- This writer’s monumental predictive work for 2020 relating to the U.S. can be found at wisdom-magazine.com/Article.aspx/5176/.