EU Outbreak Risk Assessment Raised New Virus March 3 at 7:50
In Europe, the infection of the new coronavirus has spread to many countries, mainly Italy. EU = The European Union has raised its risk assessment of the potential for outbreaks and called for a concerted response in each country.
In Italy, the number of people infected with the new coronavirus increased by 342 to 2032 on the 2nd, and deaths increased by 18 to 52.
In addition, the new coronavirus is spreading throughout Europe, with the first case confirmed in Portugal and Luxembourg.
Countries have been struggling to tackle the problem, with Italy continuing to effectively block some municipalities in the north, which are more infected, and in France, shutting down schools in some municipalities in the northern and southeast. And asking residents to stay out.
The European Union's ECDC, the European Center for Disease Control and Prevention, released a report on Tuesday that reviewed the low-to-moderate assessment of the risk of a new coronavirus outbreak. We raised it from "medium to high".
He called on EU countries to take countermeasures to contain the virus, stating that "it is necessary to take measures at the EU level to slow the spread of infection."