。Spain - one of Europe's largest countries, and the fourth-largest economy in the eurozone - on Sunday said it would adopt a draconian national travel ban on par with the national lockdown taking place in Italy. Yes, even as Brussels bureaucrats insist that closing borders isn't necessary, more European leaders are deciding to ignore Brussels and follow in the footsteps of Italy,which has declared a two-week national lockdown, and Austria, the Czech Republic and Slovakia, which have all closed their borders to foreigners. ---ZeroHedge
。The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) has now reached more than 45 countries in Europe, where (as of March 12) more than 30,000 people have tested positive for the disease, according to a Gatestone Institute tally based on calculations from European health ministries. The disease is spreading fast: more than 28,000 coronavirus cases (93% of all cases) in Europe were confirmed during just the first twelve days of March. The number of new cases has been doubling, on average, every 72 hours. Italy is Europe's worst-affected country, followed by Spain, France and Germany. Twelve other European countries have reported coronavirus cases in the triple digits: Switzerland, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Belgium, Austria, Greece, the Czech Republic, Finland and Iceland.---Authored by Soren Kern Via The Gatestone Institute
。The number of confirmed cases outside of China roughly tripled once again this week, and if this outbreak continues to escalate at this pace there will be more than a million confirmed cases in less than a month. But as bad as the official numbers are, the truth is that there are a whole lot more people walking around out there that have caught the virus but have not been tested. In fact, a medical professor at Johns Hopkins University named Marty Makary believes that there are “probably 25 to 50 people who have the virus for every one person who is confirmed”. Don’t believe the numbers when you see, even on our Johns Hopkins website, that 1,600 Americans have the virus,” he said. “No, that means 1,600 got the test, tested positive. There are probably 25 to 50 people who have the virus for every one person who is confirmed.” He added: “I think we have between 50,000 and half a million cases right now walking around in the United States.” Makary concluded:"...we’re about to experience the worst public health epidemic since polio". ---ZeroHedge
。U.S. hospitals, gearing up for a large surge in patients as the new coronavirus spreads throughout the country, are reaching out to temporary staff agencies and exploring other ways to maintain workforce levels as school closures add to pressure on doctors and nurses. U.S. hospitals have been advised by some statisticians to expect as many as 96 million coronavirus cases in the next few months.---Reuters
。Online reservation website OpenTable Reservations writes on its blog, "reservations stayed stable in February with a big increase on Valentine’s Day. But March brought new health and safety concerns around the world. Looking at comprehensive data from restaurants on our platform — across online reservations, phone reservations, and walk-ins — we note sharp declines over the last week." The data, is unprecedented and shows that starting around last Sunday, when the market crashed, restaurant traffic plunged both around the globe, with the world and US posting a historic 36% Y/Y drop in restaurant traffic. ---ZeroHedge
。Major League Baseball (MLB) ceases operations, National Basketball Association (NBA )season suspended. The NCAA called off its men’s and women’s annual March Madness tournaments after initially ruling they would be played before no fans. Major League Soccer suspended its season. PGA tour events are on hold. Nascar decided to postpone its next two races in Atlanta and Miami. ---MarketWatch
。Apple said it would close most of its retail stores outside mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan, becoming one of the first companies to take such a drastic measure to fight the coronavirus outbreak. The move signaled that retailers might be the next part of society to shut their doors. Apple is closing more than 450 stores across 21 countries until March 27. “The most effective way to minimize risk of the virus’s transmission is to reduce density and maximize social distance,” Timothy D. Cook, the company’s chief executive, said in a statement posted on Friday to the company’s website.---New York Times
。A Walmart Inc. associate in Kentucky has tested positive for the COVID-19 virus, the company said Wednesday while announcing potential store-hour restrictions at 24-hour locations even though traffic is rising. ---MarketWatch
最新的COVID-19病毒统计数据：
。西班牙是欧洲最大的国家之一，也是欧元区第四大经济体。西班牙周日表示，将采取严厉的国家旅行禁令，以与意大利的国家封锁行动相提并论。是的，尽管布鲁塞尔的官僚们坚持认为没有必要关闭边界，但更多的欧洲领导人却决定无视布鲁塞尔，效仿意大利的脚步，意大利宣布了为期两周的国家封锁，而奥地利，捷克共和国和斯洛伐克他们都对外国人关闭了边界。 ---ZeroHedge
。盖茨通研究所根据欧洲卫生部的计算得出，2019年冠状病毒病（COVID-19）现在已经传播到欧洲的45个以上国家/地区（截至3月12日），已有30,000多人对该疾病进行了检测呈阳性。该病正在迅速传播：仅在3月的前12天，在欧洲已确认28,000多例冠状病毒病例（占所有病例的93％）。平均每72小时，新病例的数量就增加一倍。意大利是欧洲受影响最严重的国家，其次是西班牙，法国和德国。欧洲其他十二个国家报告的冠状病毒病例数达到三位数：瑞士，挪威，瑞典，丹麦，荷兰，英国，比利时，奥地利，希腊，捷克共和国，芬兰和冰岛。---Soren Kern 在盖茨通研究所的文章
。本周在中国境外已确诊的病例数量再次大约翻了三倍，如果这种继续以这种速度爆发，那么在不到一个月的时间内将有超过一百万的确诊病例。但是，与官方数字一样糟糕的是，事实是，有更多的已感染的人四处游走但尚未经过测试。实际上，约翰·霍普金斯大学的医学教授马蒂·马卡里（Marty Makary）认为，“每确诊一个人，就有25至50个人感染病毒”。他说：“即使您在我们的约翰霍普金斯大学网站上看到的数字，也不要相信只有1,600名美国人感染了这种病毒。” “不，这意味着1,600人通过了测试，测试呈阳性的。每确认一个人，就有25至50个人感染病毒。”他补充说：“我认为目前在美国有50,000到50万例。马卡里总结说：“ ...我们将经历脊髓灰质炎（ polio）以来最严重的公共卫生流行病”。 ---Zero Hedge
。随着新型冠状病毒在全国的蔓延，美国医院正为患者的大量增加做准备，由于学校停课增加了对医生和护士的压力，美国医院正在与临时人员机构接触，并探索其他方式来维持劳动力水平。 一些统计学家建议美国医院在未来几个月内预计将有9600万例冠状病毒病例。---路透社
。在线餐厅预订网站OpenTable Reservations在其博客上写道：“ 2月份的预订量保持稳定，情人节那天有所增加。但是3月份在全球范围内带来了新的健康和安全问题后，在我们在线平台上，我们会通过平台上的餐厅查看综合数据，电话预订和临时步入式服务-我们注意到在过去一周中急剧下降。”该数据是空前的，表明从上个星期日开始，股票市场崩盘时，全球的餐厅客流量骤降，全球和美国的餐厅客流量均出现了历史性的同比下降36％。 ---ZeroHedge
。美国职棒大联盟（MLB）停止运营，国家篮球协会（NBA）赛季暂停。 NCAA最初裁定将在没有粉丝的情况下进行比赛，因此取消了其每年的男女三月疯狂锦标赛。美国职业足球大联盟暂停了赛季。 PGA巡回赛活动暂停。纳斯卡决定推迟在亚特兰大和迈阿密举行的下两站比赛。 ---MarketWatch
。苹果表示将关闭中国大陆，香港和台湾以外的大部分零售店，成为首批采取如此严厉措施来应对冠状病毒爆发的公司之一。此举显示零售商可能成为社会关闭大门的下一个行业。苹果公司将在3月27日之前关闭21个国家/地区的450多家门店。“将病毒传播的风险降至最低的最有效方法是降低密度和最大程度地增加社交距离，”该公司首席执行官蒂莫西·库克（Timothy D. Cook）在一份声明中说。周五发布在公司网站上。---《纽约时报》
。Walmart周三表示，肯塔基州的沃尔玛公司的一名员工对COVID-19病毒的检测呈阳性，尽管购物者通流量正在增加，但该公司宣布可能限制24小时商店营业时间。 ---MarketWatch
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