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There are already more than 120 people infected with coronavirus in Spain . The escalation of cases has led the European Union to consider the region as a high risk of infection . This morning there are 40 deaths and more than 2,100 known infections . [See here the spread of the virus in Spain and in the world].

Efforts are now focused on locating the origin of more than a dozen contagions of coronavirus without contact with risk areas or with people who might have imported the virus, including those from Torrejón de Ardoz , linked to a religious group, and that of a healthcare professional in the Basque Country .

The data: cases in 14 Autonomous Communities

  • 29 in Madrid , 7 imported and 7 linked to Torrejón.
  • 15 in the Valencian Community (all imported).
  • 15 in Catalonia (all imported).
  • 12 in Andalusia (two of them doctors and one discharged).
  • 10 in the Basque Country , two without confirmed origin.
  • 10 in Cantabria (all imported)
  • 8 in the Canary Islands (one discharged).
  • 8 in Castilla y León .
  • 6 in Extremadura. (all imported)
  • 3 in Castilla-La Mancha .
  • 3 in the Balearic Islands (one discharged).
  • 2 in Navarra .
  • 1 in Asturias .
  • 1 in La Rioja (1 doctor who works in Vitoria, in the Txagorritxu Hospital).

10.17 China encloses schoolchildren by the coronavirus

All schools in China remain closed for fear of the coronavirus . There are about 180 million school-age kids who are trapped in their homes. They have not attended class since the coronavirus crisis began. At least, in person. The state agency Xinhua reported a couple of weeks ago that elementary and middle school students should continue their lessons online or through television.

That is, the curriculum has been moved from the classroom to the computers and to the public television channel. The latter has a daily schedule for elementary students with English or history lessons. And also many teachers teach classes from home through livestream platforms. Students, even in pajamas, cannot be missed.

10.03 The husband of the infected in Navarra is positive

The woman infected with coronavirus in Navarra remains admitted to the ICU of the Hospital Complex of Navarra in a serious situation, also suffering from pneumonia and influenza , while her partner has also tested positive, so it is the second case declared in this community.

The president of the Regional Government , María Chivite , has offered this information at a Europa Press breakfast in Madrid, in which she explained that the affected woman, who was infected on a trip to Antwerp ( Belgium ), remains in serious condition when adding various pathologies

9.18 Teleworking on Twitter for the coronavirus

Twitter has asked its employees worldwide to work from home since Monday, in an effort to try to stop the spread of the coronavirus . The platform's decision to ask its employees to avoid going to the office is in line with the measures taken by governments in some of the areas most affected by Covid-19 .

"We strongly encourage all employees in the world to work from home if they can do it," said Twitter human resources manager Jennifer Christie . "Our goal is to reduce the likelihood of COVID-19 coronavirus spread among us - and in the people around us," he wrote.

For the company's employees in South Korea , Hong Kong and Japan - three of the territories where the disease has spread the most - working from home is mandatory, Christie said.

9.14 United Kingdom will not be screened against the coronavirus

It does not enter the plans of the United Kingdom to cancel the massive events for fear of the coronavirus , but legislation will be needed that provides for the possibility of doing so if necessary in the future, said British Health Minister Matt Hancock , reports Reuters.

8.51 Banks prepare their response to the coronavirus

The G-7 finance ministers will hold a teleconference this Tuesday in which the heads of central banks of these countries will also participate to discuss their response to the threat that the coronavirus poses to the world economy, according to Bloomberg, citing sources aware of the situation, reports Europa Press.

The news about this G-7 meeting follows announcements by central banks such as the Federal Reserve of the United States , the Bank of Japan or representatives of the European Central Bank (ECB) about their willingness to intervene if necessary.

8.46 In "unknown territory" by the coronavirus

New cases of coronavirus decrease in China , but increase in the rest of the world which, according to WHO , is in "unknown territory" with a high risk of infection in the European Union and the United States , until recently preserved from the epidemic , reports Afp.

For several days, the epidemic seems to weaken in China, where draconian quarantine measures affect more than 50 million people since the end of January. But Zhejiang Province , in the east of the country, has announced that seven Chinese who returned from Italy are carriers of the virus, which has triggered all alarms, confirming the fear that now the epidemic can be imported.

"We are in unknown territory," Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus , director of WHO, said on Monday night. "We have never before seen a respiratory pathogen capable of community transmission, but which can also be contained with correct measures," he added in statements in Geneva.

The "community transmission" designates the multiplication of foci of the virus without a clear epidemiological link with the cradle of the disease, in this case the Chinese province of Hubei .

8.43 Diagnostic tests failed in the US

The US federal health authorities failed to carry out the initial diagnostic tests of the coronavirus, an error that may have increased the risks for the population of the country, where there have already been 6 deaths and more than a hundred infections, according to The New York Times

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) "failed in its first attempt to mass produce a diagnostic test kit, a discovery made only after authorities sent hundreds of them to state laboratories," he says. the newspaper.

7:40 Pope Francis, coronavirus negative

Pope Francis, who canceled a Lenten retreat for the first time in his papacy because he is suffering a cold, has been negative for the coronavirus, reports Il Messaggero and picks up Reuters.

Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni said he had no immediate comment on the report. The 83-year-old Catholic leader, who had part of a lung removed due to illness decades ago, also canceled most of the hearings last week.

6:40 The Federal Reserve of Australia lowers interest rates for the coronavirus

The Federal Reserve of Australia announced on Tuesday the 0.5% reduction in interest rates in order to contain the negative consequences on the Australian economy of the spread of the new coronavirus.

The reduction of a quarter of a point over the previous figure is the first since last October and places interest rates at their historical low.

"It is possible that the uncertainty it is creating affects domestic spending. As a result, GDP growth in the January-March quarter will be significantly weaker than estimated," Philip Lowe, governor of the Federal Reserve , said in a statement, That left the door open for more cuts of the types.

"The coronavirus has clouded the short-term outlook for the global economy and this means that global growth in the first half of 2020 will be lower than expected ... It is too early to say how persistent the effects of the coronavirus will be and at what point the global economy will recover. "

For its part, the Government joined the efforts of the central bank and announced for its part that it will approve a series of economic stimuli to preserve jobs that are threatened by the impact of the virus.

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