New Delhi (NVI): Sophie Grégoire Trudeau, wife of Canadian PM Justin Trudeau, has tested positive for coronavirus. Following this, Trudeau will remain in isolation for the next two weeks, reports in foreign media said.
There are approximately 103 confirmed cases of the coronavirus in Canada.
On the other hand, the death toll in Italy has jumped in the last 24 hours to 1,016, with a total number of 15,113 positive cases.
The total number of cases in Italy, the European country hardest hit by the virus, rose to 15,113 from a previous 12,462, an increase of 21.7 per cent.
Meanwhile, in the US, New York and Washington, the two states hit by the coronavirus outbreak, are struggling to make testing for the virus widely available, and local officials estimate it could take more weeks to reach peak testing capacity, according to the media reports.
The top United States official on infectious diseases, Anthony Fauci, said that people could not get tests for the deadly coronavirus easily and the US testing system is not meeting the country’s needs.
In another development, South Korea – once having witnessed largest coronavirus outbreak outside China – saw its newly recovered patients exceed fresh infections for the first time on Friday, as it reported its lowest number of new cases for three weeks. The country confirmed 110 new cases, taking the total to 7,979.
China’s National Health Commission reported at least seven new coronavirus deaths, pushing the total number nationwide to 3,176.
Beijing also reported at least eight new confirmed cases during the same period, pushing the total number of cases to 80,813.
More than 4,600 people have died and over 1,26,000 have been infected globally, according to WHO.
At least 68,000 patients have reportedly recovered from the infection.
