The new Corona virus continues to progress unabated around the world on Friday, while the World Health Organization warns that some countries are not taking the necessary seriousness with the epidemic control measures.

While the epidemic sends fear in the financial markets because of its economic consequences, it also tends to strain relations between countries, starting with Japan and South Korea.

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As of Friday morning, the number of people infected with the new Coronavirus has exceeded 97,000, while the number of deaths from the virus has reached 3,386 around the world.

Three thousand and 45 deaths were recorded in China, 148 in Italy, 107 in Iran, 43 in South Korea, 12 in Japan, 11 in the United States, 7 in France, 3 cases in Iraq, the same in Spain, and two in Australia, the same as in Hong Kong, and one death in Switzerland, Britain, San Marino, Thailand, Taiwan and the Philippines.

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China: The Chinese authorities announced thirty new deaths and more than 140 infections on Thursday, bringing the total number of deaths in the country since the outbreak of the disease to three thousand and forty-five people.

The number of people infected with the virus on the Chinese mainland was 80,552, 104 in Hong Kong, 10 in Macao and 44 in Taiwan.

The number of people who have improved their health after infection with the virus around the world, reached 55 thousand and 186 people.

America: In the United States of America, President Donald Trump called on Americans to remain calm, against the backdrop of concerns about the Coronavirus. Responding to a question about the impact of the Corona crisis on the US economy and his re-election as president, Trump said that everything will be fine.

President Donald Trump has proposed an initial $ 2.5 billion budget but the opposition has deemed it insufficient; Congress has almost unanimously approved an $ 8.3 billion emergency plan to fund anti-Corona virus efforts, which have infected more than 180 people and left at least 12 deaths in the country.

Vice President Mike Pence, responsible for coordinating the response to the epidemic, acknowledged that the country does not have enough epidemic diagnostic tests to meet expected demand.

The US state of Washington has announced that the death toll from the Corona virus has risen to 11, bringing the total number of deaths from the virus in the United States to twelve, and Maryland has recorded three cases.

Meanwhile, Assistant Secretary of Health Robert Cadlake ruled out the possibility of producing an effective virus vaccine soon, confirming that it would take 12-18 months to produce it.

The chief nurse union highlighted the situation of many hospitals unprepared to cope with the epidemic and expressed concern about the lack of equipment and information for health care workers and their lack of necessary training.

Next to California, authorities began Thursday to inspect the passengers of the "Grand Princess" ship to see if they were infected with the Covid-19 virus.

There are about 3,500 people on board the cruise ship and owned by the same company that owns the quarantine Diamond Princess, which was quarantined in February in Japan. More than 700 passengers of that ship were infected with the virus and six died.

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Iran: The Iranian Ministry of Health has reported that the total number of coronavirus infections in the country has risen to 4,747, and confirmed that Corona’s total deaths have risen to 124 after 17 deaths in the past 24 hours.

France: In Paris, the French Parliament announced that a Republican from the Alsace region had been infected with the Coruna virus. Sources confirmed that one of the employees of the parliament bar was also infected with the virus, and a third person working in the parliament restaurant is undergoing tests on suspicion of being infected.

The number of HIV infections in France has risen to more than 420 cases, including 13 cases of people returning from Egypt with seven deaths recorded.

Britain: Britain also recorded its first death from the virus, and the number of infections rose to 115.

Italy: As for Italy, the number of injuries reached more than 3 thousand and 850 cases, with the number of deaths reaching 148.

Korea: For its part, South Korea said that Tokyo's plans to impose a quarantine on its citizens during their visit to Japan are unfair and unacceptable. The South Korean Foreign Ministry said that it will summon the Japanese ambassador today to file a complaint, after it summoned a senior diplomatic official yesterday to request clarification.

The South Korean Center for Disease Control revealed that seven new deaths were recorded due to the Coruna virus, bringing the total number to 42.

Seoul also confirmed that the total number of people infected with the virus reached 6,284 cases, an increase of 196 cases from Thursday.

Japan: In Tokyo, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced that his government imposed a two-week quarantine on all visitors from China and South Korea before being allowed to enter Japan. He added in an official statement that they will not be allowed to use public transport.

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Egypt: The Egyptian Ministry of Health announced the registration of 12 cases of coronavirus, on board a vessel coming from Aswan to Luxor.

Palestine: The measures announced by Prime Minister Muhammad Shtayyah to confront the spread of the Coruna virus will begin today in the Palestinian territories.

These include stopping receiving tourists, preventing gathering and celebrations, closing all educational facilities, limiting movement and closing religious and tourist sites.

Ashtia had announced in a television statement a decree declaring a state of emergency for thirty days in all Palestinian lands to confront the Corona virus.

Malaysia: The Malaysian Ministry of Health announced on Friday the discovery of 28 new cases of coronavirus, bringing the total number of confirmed infections in Malaysia to 83.

It stated that 23 of the injured had fully recovered and been discharged from hospitals.

- The Vatican: In another development, the Vatican announced on Friday that it recorded the first case of the emerging coronavirus, explaining that it had suspended the examination service for patients at his medical clinic after tests showed that one of them was infected with the Corona virus.

The clinic inside this small country with a population of about a thousand people will be cleaned with precision and sterilized while the emergency room remains open, spokesman Matteo Bruni told reporters.