Corona expands ... the closure of the Saudi border, the collapse of a shelter for those injured in China, and the injury of an Italian party leader

The new Corona virus continues to spread around the world, as new infections were recorded in many countries today, Saturday, most notably Iran, which recorded more than a thousand new cases in one day.

In China, the global spread center of Corona, a hotel used as a quarantine for people living with HIV in east China's Fujian Province collapsed today, and local media said about seventy people were trapped in the rubble of the collapsed hotel.

According to the local government statement, the Shangya Hotel in Quanzhou City collapsed around 19:30 local time (11:30 GMT) and about 23 people were rescued about an hour and a half after the accident.

The number of newly infected Coronaviruses (Covid 19) has exceeded the 100,000 mark worldwide, and the virus has killed more than 3,500 people.

China today announced 28 new deaths from the virus, bringing the total death toll in the country to 3070, with an increase in the number of new cases outside Hubei Province, where the virus first appeared in December last year.

Concerns about the economic impact of the virus have increased in China, with the authorities announcing today that the country's exports in January and February last year decreased by 17.2%. This raises concern about global growth, of which China is a major driver.

Outside China
Outside of China, 13 countries have closed their educational institutions and about 300 million students worldwide have been out of school for several weeks.

After China, the most affected countries are South Korea, Iran, Italy and France.

Iran announced today 21 new deaths from the virus and 1076 new cases of the disease during the past 24 hours, which raises the death toll to 145 deaths and 5,823 cases.

Iranian parliament death
The official Iranian news agency, IRNA, said today that among the deceased was a member of the Shura Council (parliament) Fatima Rahbar, 55, who is one of the conservatives who reached parliament in the last elections.

It is the second Iranian member of parliament to die from the virus, and one of seven Iranian officials who have died from the disease since its outbreak in mid-February in Iran.

Gulf countries
And Gulf states announced the registration of new cases and take further precautions to prevent the spread of the virus, as the Ministry of Health in the UAE said today that the total number of those infected increased from thirty to 45.

Kuwait announced the discovery of three new cases of the virus, bringing the total number of infections to 61, while Qatar discovered a new case, bringing the number of infected people to 12 as announced by the ministries of health of the two countries today, Saturday.

The Saudi Ministry of Health said today in a statement that it had registered two new cases "of a woman coming from Iran via Bahrain and the other case of a woman coming from Najaf in Iraq through the Emirates ... and so all confirmed cases will reach seven cases."

Saudi Arabia closes the borders
Saudi Arabia closed its land borders with the Emirates, Kuwait and Bahrain, except for commercial trucks, and flights from these countries were limited to three of its airports.

The Saudi News Agency reported today, quoting the Ministry of Health, that dozens of Saudis disclosed their visits to Iran after the authorities appealed on Friday to those who had been in Iran in the past two weeks to inform officials.

Kuwait decided to evacuate its citizens from Egypt, as the Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) said today that the Embassy of the State of Kuwait in Cairo calls upon its citizens in Egypt to communicate with it to organize their return to the country.

Procedures in Iraq and Lebanon
In Iraq, the authorities announced today a series of new measures to tackle the Corona virus, including the closure of government departments and religious shrines, and the suspension of train operations between Baghdad and southern cities.

General Nashaat Ibrahim Al-Khafaji, Director General of Civil Status, Passports and Residence at the Ministry of Interior, said in a statement that it was decided to stop issuing the documentary documents in all departments of the Civil Status, Passports and Residence Department starting from tomorrow, Sunday, for a week.

In Lebanon, the Minister of Tourism, Ramzi Al-Ashrafieh, issued a circular asking owners of nightclubs, nightclubs and discos

The public on all Lebanese territories, to stop work from today, Saturday, until Sunday, March 15th.

Italia
And the leader of the Democratic Party of Italy, Nicolas Zingaretti, announced today that he had contracted the new Corona virus. "I'm fine but I have to stay at home within the next few days. I will continue to follow my work from here," Zingaretti, whose party is part of the Italian government, said in a tweet on Twitter.

It is noteworthy that Italy is the most affected country in Europe by the Corona virus, in terms of deaths and infected people, and the fourth in the world after China, South Korea and Iran. To date, the number of deaths in the country due to the virus has reached 197, while the death toll has exceeded 4,500.