The "emerging corona" virus continued to spread in the world yesterday, as infections rose to 189,758 cases, while deaths reached 7518, while the number of people recovered reached 80,874, in a situation that forced Europe to close its borders, while the Director-General of the World Health Organization, Dr. Tedros Adhanum Gibrius, expressed , On his thanks and appreciation to the United Arab Emirates, and to His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, for the continuous support of the global efforts to address the Corona virus.

In detail, Tidros Adhanum Gebresos expressed his thanks and appreciation to the Emirates and His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, for the continuous support of the global efforts to tackle the Corona virus.

Gypressus published a tweet on his account on the website "Twitter", in which he said: "Thank you, the United Arab Emirates and Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, for the continuous support of global efforts to tackle the emerging corona virus."

He republished a tweet containing the news of the UAE sending aid to Iran to combat the Corona epidemic.

Yesterday, the UAE sent two aid planes carrying medical supplies and relief equipment to Iran to support them in the face of the emerging Corona virus.

The two planes that took off from the capital Abu Dhabi carried more than 32 tons of supplies, including boxes of gloves, surgical masks and protective equipment.

In conjunction with a number of volunteers receiving dose of the experimental vaccine to treat the emerging corona virus at a research center in Seattle, USA, the epidemic continued to spread throughout the world, recording new infections and deaths.

In Europe, which has become the new focus of the epidemic that emerged in December in China, France and its 67 million people started yesterday a period of comprehensive stone similar to what was imposed in Spain and Italy.

Many Paris residents left the city the night before last, in anticipation of the stone they preferred to spend in the countryside, as the roads leading to outside the capital were crowded with cars and rows in front of petrol stations long.

100,000 police and gendarmes were deployed in the city to enforce the implementation of the new measures.

The commercial district of Montmartre in the capital, Paris, seemed almost empty, with the exception of some jogging and people walking their dogs. And in a store on Avenue 16 of the French capital, the pasta shelves, rice, pigeon leaves and tissues were completely empty, according to a journalist at «France Press». "This is crazy," said one of the workers at the scene, preferring not to reveal his identity.

As in most parts of the country, fears of overcrowding and lack of equipment increase.

Europe closed midday all its external borders 30 days.

"War" is also taking place against the virus on the economic front, and governments and central banks have taken measures to support markets, companies and employees.

Paris announced its readiness to nationalize the companies "if necessary", noting that the French economy may enter a state of deflation. Rome is also preparing to nationalize the Italian airline, which faces many difficulties.

France will provide 45 billion euros of aid to support companies and employees, and New Zealand plans to pay 6.5 billion euros for the same purpose, and Brazil 26 billion euros.

Yesterday, President Donald Trump announced for the first time that the United States was likely to enter an "economic downturn" during a video summit of the Group of Seven nations that had expressed their intention to do "whatever is necessary" to revive global growth.

Political life was also affected in many countries, and suspended in the US state of Ohio, primaries for the Democratic Party, the day before yesterday, while several states postponed the entitlement until May and June.

In the major cities of the world, restaurants, cabarets, cinemas, schools and universities are closed, and several events continue to be canceled.

On the sport front, the European Football Association (UEFA) has proposed postponing the Euro 2020 finals to 2021, and the Olympic torch celebrations in Japan beginning March 26 will be curtailed.

The virus arrived in Greenland, which recorded the first case yesterday.

The Italian Prime Minister warned that the epidemic in Italy has not yet reached the "peak of its spread".

In Spain, the government has warned that the period of total isolation may be prolonged, while residents in Germany have been called to "stay at home" and cancel holiday plans.

In Poland, the government was placed in quarantine after a minister was confirmed injured.

In Brazil, where the state of emergency was declared in Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo, hundreds of prisoners fled in São Paulo before applying the temporary suspension of the prison exit procedure in response to the virus.

In China, the National Health Commission said that 13 people died from the Corona virus, the day before yesterday, taking the total number of deaths from the disease to 3226 across the country.

Hubei, the epicenter of the virus, recorded 12 of the aforementioned deaths, 11 of which were in Wuhan, the provincial capital.

Yesterday, the committee pointed out that 21 new cases were detected, up from 16 the previous day, and the figure raises the total number of confirmed cases on the mainland of China to 80,881 cases.

A Thai official said that his country recorded 30 new cases of coronavirus yesterday, bringing the total number of people infected with the Asian country to 177.

The permanent secretary of the Ministry of Public Health, Sukhum Kanchana Maya, stated at a press conference that 11 cases related to a boxing match witnessed several injuries recorded in Corona, while the other cases related to work with foreigners.

He added that between 70% and 80% of cases in Thailand are registered in the capital, Bangkok.

According to the Korean Centers for Disease Control and Prevention yesterday, South Korea has detected 84 new cases of coronavirus, which brings the total number of infections inside the country to 8320.

This is the third day in a row that the number of new infections has fallen below 100 compared to February 29, when the infection peaked at 909.

South Korean President Moon Jae-in said yesterday that he is confident that his country will be able to overcome the virus while the infection rate continues to decline despite the authorities announcing the emergence of another major hot spot in Seoul, the capital.

The Council of Senior Religious Scholars in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia issued a decision stopping the Friday and Friday prayers for all prayers in the mosques, and only raising the call to prayer, and its decision was excluded from that of the Two Holy Mosques.

The number of confirmed cases of coronavirus in Jordan has increased to 36, and the Jordanian army has said that it will spread at the entrances to the main cities in the Kingdom as part of efforts to prevent the spread of corona, while the number of HIV infections in Israel has reached 304 cases.

In the Iraqi province of Basra, the second death from the Corona virus was recorded, while the Iraqi government announced 21 new cases of the epidemic.

Yesterday, the Kuwaiti Ministry of Health announced the registration of seven new cases of the virus, and the ministry’s spokesperson Abdullah Al-Sanad said during a press conference that seven new confirmed cases were confirmed in Kuwait, bringing the number of cases registered in the country to 130, according to what The Kuwaiti News Agency quoted "KUNA".

The Philippines recorded two new deaths, bringing the total number to 14, while India banned entry from travelers from Europe and Turkey.

Gebresos: Thanks the UAE and Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed for the continuous support of the global efforts to tackle Corona.

Hubei, the epicenter of the virus, recorded 12 deaths, 11 of which were in Wuhan.