The number of deaths due to the Corona virus in the country has risen to 56, and 1975 recorded cases of the virus that appeared in the central province of Hubei to spread to other regions, while the official Chinese media said on Sunday, while it recorded infections in Canada, America, Japan, Australia, Malaysia, Thailand, France and others.

And the Chinese Central Television announced today the death of 15 new cases in Hubei province, bringing the number of deaths since the emergence of the new virus to 56 cases.

The Shanghai government announced the first death in the Chinese city as a result of the virus, and Hong Kong declared an emergency due to corona, canceled the celebrations, and limited the means of communication between it and the rest of China.

Chinese security personnel search a car on a highway for wild animals that may be carrying the Corona virus (Reuters)

A serious challenge
Chinese President Xi Jinping admitted that his country was facing a serious challenge due to the rapid spread of the new virus, saying that "life is of the utmost importance, and when the disease spreads, it is our responsibility to prevent and control it."

Xi Jin noted that the ruling Communist Party is taking the virus very seriously and is coordinating efforts from within its political bureau, which met on Saturday.

And put the city of Wuhan in Hubei province under quarantine so that it is cut off from the world to avoid the spread of the disease, bringing the number of isolated residents in the Chinese province to more than 56 million people.

The city authorities said that they will prevent the movement of unnecessary vehicles in the city center starting from Sunday, which would exacerbate the paralysis of the city of 11 million people, which authorities have already closed since last Thursday, as flights were canceled at Wuhan airport, and the main road checkpoints leading to Out of town.

Outside Hubei, the authorities have imposed procedures to detect injuries throughout China, canceled Chinese New Year celebrations and stopped studying, and the capital and its restaurants appeared completely empty, and a large number of tourist sites in Beijing closed their doors in order to reduce the risk of infection.

Individuals wearing masks inside Toronto Pearson Airport in Canada, which announced Saturday that it was recording the first infection with the Corona virus (Reuters)

Canadian case
Outside of China, Canada announced on Saturday that Toronto's public health authorities have received notification of the first confirmed case of coronavirus infection, but she is a Canadian who recently returned from Wuhan. She added in a statement that the injured is in a stable condition and is being treated in hospital.

Australia also confirmed the appearance of the first four cases on Saturday, while Malaysia confirmed the emergence of three cases, and France announced the first confirmed infection with the virus.

The World Health Organization announced that the risk of HIV infection in China is very high, while it is high at the regional level and medium at the global level. The organization has so far refrained from declaring a global emergency.

Coronavirus infections were also detected in Thailand, Vietnam, Singapore, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Nepal and the United States.

Countries of the world
Health authorities in various countries of the world were quick to take precautionary measures to prevent a global epidemic, especially at airports, to screen travelers from China.

The US "Wall Street Journal" reported that the United States was arranging for a flight today to return US citizens and diplomats from Wuhan.

The French company, "Peugeot Citroen", the automobile manufacturer, said it would deport its foreign employees and their families from the region of Wuhan, and many countries of the world were quick to announce the dispatch of aircraft to evacuate their citizens from Wuhan.

Britain issued a warning against all forms of travel to Hubei because of the continued spread of the virus.

Many other countries of the world have sent planes to evacuate their nationals from the outbreak center of the Corona virus in China.