The World Health Organization called on countries yesterday to strengthen their preparations to confront the emerging corona virus, saying it was "effectively knocking the door", while South Korean President Moon Jae-in considered yesterday that the spread of the virus in the country is "very dangerous", at a time when it rose It contains the number of injuries in this country to reach about 1000 injuries.

In detail, WHO spokesman Christian Lindemeyer told a press briefing in Geneva that WHO officials are meeting in Rome to discuss the measures taken in Italy to tackle the new Corona virus, which he said is "very strong".

He added that a mission to Iran, scheduled for yesterday, was postponed and he did not mention a date.

Lindemeyer said that many countries have ready “epidemic plans”, and some may act on these plans depending on the situation, but for the time being the organization itself is not planning another “major announcement”, as an international emergency declared on January 30.

With casualties recorded in five additional countries and a sudden rise in the number of injuries and deaths in Iran, South Korea and Italy, last Monday was tough for global stock exchanges, with the Wall Street stock exchange recording its strongest decline in two years.

The number of daily injuries increased (508 new cases), compared to the previous day (409), even if it was still much lower than the numbers recorded a week ago.

The World Health Organization (WHO) considers the overall situation of China to be improving. The organization adds that the epidemic reached a "peak" in China, and then settled between January 23 and February 2, shortly after the quarantine was imposed on Wuhan, its population of 11 million.

Outside of Wuhan, which is still quarantined, life appears to be returning to normal in China, especially in Beijing, where traffic has been active.

Apple opened its closed stores nearly a month ago. However, universities will not open their doors, as long as the epidemic is not yet controlled, according to the Ministry of Education.

In other countries of the world, the World Health Organization considers the sudden rise in outcomes in Italy, South Korea, and Iran "very worrying."

Yesterday, the South Korean Center for Disease Control and Prevention announced 144 new cases of the emerging coronavirus, bringing the number of infections in the country to 977, including 10 deaths.

South Korea has become the second largest epidemic, after China, where the virus first appeared in late December.

More than 80% of cases were recorded in Daegu (South) and the surrounding province, North Gyeongsang.

"The situation is very serious," said the South Korean president, during a visit to Daegu, during which he wore a uniform and a protective mask. "We will be able to win this battle against the virus," he added.

The United States announced that it had "contracted" a prospective military exercise, in the spring, with the South Korean army. There are about 37,000 American soldiers stationed in this country.

Japan, which announced the death of a fourth passenger on board the Diamond Princess, decided to postpone seven soccer matches, which were supposed to take place today.

In Bahrain, the Ministry of Health said that 15 other cases of the emerging coronavirus were registered in the Kingdom, bringing the total number of people infected to it to 23, and Iraq announced four new infections, while Oman announced two new cases of the virus, bringing the number of infections to four cases.

In Europe, Italy, which has recorded seven deaths from the virus, has become the first country on the continent to impose a health cordon around more than 10 towns in the north.

The Italian Prime Minister, Giuseppe Conti, announced that the reason for the emergence of one of the hotbeds of the new Corona virus in northern Italy is a hospital that does not conform to the standards of a "hospital".

The shooting of the new movie, "The Mission Impossible", starring Tom Cruise, who was expected in Venice, was suspended.

Rome organized yesterday a meeting of health ministers of neighboring countries: (France, Switzerland, Austria, Slovenia, Croatia and Germany, as well as the Minister of Health of the European Union), with the aim of defining "joint lines of action" to confront the epidemic. The European Commission has announced that it does not wish to immediately impose border controls in the European Union.

The French Health Minister, Olivier Ferrand, announced that the epidemic "is at our door ... there are no longer any patients in France today," after the announcement of the recovery of the last patient in a hospital in Lyon.

In Spain, which had previously reported two cases of HIV, the authorities isolated hundreds of tourists in a hotel on the Spanish island of Tenerife, where they stayed as an Italian who could be infected with the virus. And worries dominated several countries about the possibility of infection, and Armenia, Turkey, Jordan, Pakistan, Iraq and Afghanistan closed their borders with Iran, or reduced exchanges with them.

In the United States, the administration of US President Donald Trump plans to devote $ 2.5 billion to fighting the disease. To date, 53 cases of HIV have been recorded in the country, including 39 people evacuated from China and the Diamond Princess.

• 508 new cases, yesterday, compared to the previous day (409), where the number of daily injuries increased.

• 15 new cases in Bahrain of coronavirus, bringing the total number of people infected with it to 23.

• Oman announced the registration of two new cases of the virus, bringing the number of infections to 4 cases.