In nearly 50 countries, authorities have called on more than a billion people to stay in their homes, in an effort to combat the rapid spread of the emerging Corona Virus (Covid-19) epidemic. The deaths of 15, 189 people in the world, most of them in Europe, according to a census of "Agence France Presse" based on official figures, and more than 350 thousand cases have been officially diagnosed in 174 countries and regions since the outbreak began.

For his part, the Director-General of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanum Gebresus, said that the spread of the pandemic is accelerating, and stressed that the social separation and staying at home are defensive measures against "Corona" but we must attack, adding: "If we do not give priority to medical personnel, many people will die." “He stressed that he will speak with the leaders of the Group of Twenty and will be asked to work together to increase the production of protective equipment. The Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that the United Nations will establish a fund to support the treatment of coronavirus patients around the world. Donors are under sponsorship Of the United Nations will provide partners the ability to anticipate things, and will help to make efforts more effective », explaining that the purpose of the Fund is to assist developing countries with weak health systems in the face of the crisis, as well as addressing the long-term consequences.

The number of deaths in Italy, which recorded the first cases in February, 5476 cases out of 59 thousand and 138 injuries, and 7024 people recovered, according to the Italian authorities, Spain recorded 2182 deaths out of 33 thousand and 89 injuries, and France 674 deaths, 16 thousand and 18 injuries.

Yesterday, the Iranian Ministry of Health announced that the number of deaths caused by the Corona virus in the country increased to 1812, after 127 new deaths were recorded during the past 24 hours, and the number of infections rose to 23 thousand and 49 cases after 1411 new infections were recorded, and announced that 8,376 of The injured have already recovered.

The British Ministry of Health said it was intensifying the delivery of protective supplies to health workers who were fighting the spread of the Coronavirus, and had used the army for assistance, after it had encountered difficulties in getting enough of those supplies to hospitals.

Britain urged people to stay in their homes, after overcrowding in many parks, beaches and other areas during the weekend, despite the government's efforts to reduce the spread of the Corona virus, which closed schools, encouraged people to work from home, and avoided the use of public transport .

Germany recorded more than 4000 new infections and 31 deaths from the newly created Corona virus within one day. According to data from the German "Robert Koch" Institute for Research and Analysis, the number of cases increased to 22,672 cases yesterday, compared to 18,610 cases the day before yesterday, as well as The number of deaths increased from 55 cases to 86 cases.

And Russia announced, yesterday, that 71 new cases of coronavirus were registered in the country, bringing the total number of people infected in Russia to 438.

In the United States, total infections rose to 35,000 cases, while deaths amounted to at least 471 cases, and the number of states that announced an expanded curfew to limit the spread of the virus rose to seven, the last of which was Louisiana and Ohio.

The number of deaths due to the virus in Pakistan increased to six, while the total infections reached 803 cases.

The United Nations is seeking to establish a fund to support the treatment of coronavirus patients and to assist developing countries.