COVID-19 Is Spreading In Terrifying Speed COVID-19的传播速度惊人

As of February 23, 8:52 AM ,COVID-19 statistics are as follows:

In China, confirmed cases and deaths are still rising.  The virus has yet to be contained. President Xi said the epidemic was “the fastest spreading, with the most infected and was the most difficult to prevent and control” since the founding of the People’s Republic. Authorities in China have warned the public not to hold unnecessary gatherings or let down their guard in containing the coronavirus epidemic, despite an apparent decline in confirmed cases and deaths from the disease.

COVID-19 Virus is spreading fast outside of China:

Here are the top 6 countries to have experienced outbreaks beyond China:

Japan: 837 cases (691 cases on Diamond Princess cruise ship and 146 on land),4 death
South Korea: 602 cases, 5 deaths
Italy: 155 cases, 3 deaths
Singapore: 89 cases
Hong Kong: 74 cases, 2 deaths
Iran :43 cases, 8 deaths

In Korea ,the country’s cases rise 20-fold in four days, as Seoul declares a ‘red alert,’ allowing it to block domestic travel among other measures. Daegu - South Korea's fourth-biggest city, with a population of 2.5 million people are in lock down.  About 5,000 to 6,000 people are being tested for coronavirus every day. Meanwhile, in the nearby city of Gumi, Samsung said it is shutting down a mobile device factory after confirming a case of the coronavirus at the facility. The Korean electronics giant said it is shuttering the factory at least through the weekend.

In Japan, both Tokyo and Osaka took steps to stop holding large events such as school graduation ceremonies and entrance examinations for 3 weeks through mid March. The U.S. State Department on Saturday called for “increased caution” when traveling to Japan, escalating the alert to level 2 on the four-level advisory scale amid reports that a new coronavirus originating in China is spreading in Japanese communities via unknown infection routes.

In Italy, confirmed cases jump from 53 one day ago  to 155 today, an almost 200% increase. Schools and a wide range of public events across the northern Italian region of Lombardy will be closed starting Monday in response to the coronavirus outbreak there, regional authorities announced Sunday. 10 towns, 50,000 people,  are effectively locked down.

Iran’s government announced on Sunday that universities and schools in 14 provinces, including in the capital Tehran, will be closed for a week. Turkey, Pakistan close borders with Iran as confirmed cases soar.

Also, Israel is refusing entry to foreign visitors who have been in Thailand, Singapore, China, Hong Kong and Macau in the last 14 days.

WHO is keeping an eye on  Africa and Iran. Although just one confirmed case has been reported in Africa — in Egypt, specifically — WHO director Tedros warned that because of the robust trading relationship between China and some countries on the continent, health officials should be preparing for its arrival before long.





最新的COVID-19统计信息：

在中国，确诊病例和死亡人数仍在上升。 该病毒尚未被遏制。 习主席说，自中华人民共和国成立以来，这种流行病“传播最快，感染最严重，也是最难预防和控制的”。 尽管确诊病例和死于该病的人数明显减少，但中国当局警告公众不要举行不必要的聚会或放下控制冠状病毒流行的戒备。

COVID-19病毒正在中国以外迅速传播：

以下是中国以外爆发疫情的6大国家：

日本：837例（钻石公主号游轮上有691例，陆上146例），死亡4
韩国：602例，死亡5例
意大利：155例，死亡3例
新加坡：89例
香港：74例，死亡2例
伊朗：43例，死亡8

在韩国，案件在四天内上升了20倍。首尔宣布“红色预警”，这使其得以实施阻止国内旅行及其它措施。大邱-韩国第四大城市，人口为250万人，目前处于锁定状态。每天约有5,000至6,000人接受冠状病毒检测。与此同时，在附近的龟尾市，三星表示，在该机构确认了冠状病毒病例后，正在关闭一家移动设备工厂。这家韩国电子巨头表示，它将至少在周末关闭工厂。

在日本，东京和大阪都采取了措施，停止举办大型活动，例如学校毕业典礼和入学考试，持续到3月中旬，为期3周。美国国务院周六呼吁前往日本时要“提高警惕”，并将警报级别提高到四级咨询级别的第二级。

在意大利，确诊病例从一天前的53例增加到今天的155例，增长了近200％。在意大利北部，伦巴第大区周日宣布，为应对日冕病毒的爆发，周一将关闭意大利北部伦巴第大区的学校和一系列公共活动。 10个城镇，50,000人被封锁。

伊朗政府周日宣布，包括首都德黑兰在内的14个省的大学和学校将关闭一周。随着确诊病例激增，土耳其及巴基斯坦关闭了与伊朗边界。

此外，以色列拒绝过去14天来去过泰国，新加坡，中国大陆，香港和澳门的外国游客入境。

世卫组织正在关注非洲和伊朗。在非洲，尽管在埃及仅报道了一个确诊病例，但世卫组织主任特德罗斯警告说，由于中国与非洲大陆一些国家之间的贸易关系紧密，卫生官员应为不久后的到来做好准备。