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February 29, 2020 China reported 427 new cases of coronavirus today, fewer than 594 in South Korea that seems to confirm that the spread of the virus has stabilized at a lower level in the country where the epidemic broke out. The National Health Commission also reported 47 new deaths. In total, 79,251 cases are reported in China with 2,835 deaths. The cases currently defined are more than 7,660 serious while the patients recovered are 39,002.

South Korea: "Critical moment", to citizens: "Stay home"
South Korea has warned that the country is "at a critical moment" in its battle against the coronavirus and has invited fellow citizens to stay at home on the weekend. The Seoul authorities have recorded the daily peak in the number of infections (since the emergency broke out on January 20): another 594 cases of coronaviruses (in total now there are 3,150). And for the third consecutive day, the new infections in South Korea exceeded those in China (594 registered in Seoul, 427 in Beijing). There are currently 17 dead.

"We asked to avoid attending public events, including religious rallies or protests, over the weekend," said Foreign Deputy Minister Kim Kang-lip, signaling that the country is at "a critical moment" in holding the epidemic under control. "Please stay at home, avoid going out and minimize contact with other people.

Macau: Quarantine for those who have been to Italy
Mandatory quarantine for those who have been to Italy or Iran in the 14 days prior to his entry into Macau. The government of China's special administrative region announced this, stating that the measure has been in effect since noon today, local time. Macau residents will be able to spend 14 days of isolation at home, subject to authorization from the health authorities, while foreign citizens and non-Macao residents will have to stay, at their own expense, in hotels always chosen by the authority, always according to the declaration reported by the CNN .

Wizz Air suspends Podgorica-Milan flights
Meanwhile, the Hungarian low-cost airline, Wizz Air, has suspended the air connection between Podgorica and Milan until April 2, as part of the measures ordered by the health authorities of Montenegro to avoid the spread of the coronavirus.

The number of cases in Norway rises to 7
A second employee of the Oslo eye clinic tested positive for coronavirus, bringing the number of cases in Norway to seven. According to reports from the university hospital, the employee had had contact with the first employee, who fell ill after a trip to Northern Italy, now in quarantine after being at work in recent days. The hospital director, Bjorn Atle Bjornbeth, said he believed that a hundred people had been in contact with the 'patient one'.

Israel, the seventh case of contagion, came from Naples
Authorities have reported that there is a seventh case of contagion from coronavirus, a man residing in the northern city of Migdal HaEmek. The man had arrived in Israel on February 22 from Naples with EasyJet flight 4849 which landed in Tel Aviv at 18.00. It is not clear whether the man was infected in the Neapolitan capital where he had arrived a few days earlier.

In Iran, a new deputy has also died
In Iran, a member of the coronavirus also died. Mohammad Ali Ramazani Dastak, elected for the Astana Ashrafieh constituency, had tested positive a few days ago, reports the Iranian student agency, Isna. He died from the flu and "from the injuries sustained by chemical weapons during the Iraq-Iran war".

New case in Switzerland, they rise to 13
First case of coronavirus in the Canton of Valais in Switzerland. The patient is a man in his thirties from Upper Valais, he indicated the cantonal chancellery yesterday evening. A second test has yet to be done to confirm with certainty the contagion, which would be the thirteenth in Switzerland. The man, whose health is not worried and is considered good, is hospitalized in Zion hospital. Four people from his family were quarantined at their homes.