New Delhi (NVI): Italy, the worst-affected country from the coronavirus outside Asia, has now overtaken Iran in terms of the number of deaths and infections from the virus.
The death toll in Italy jumped to 79, up from an official total of 52 as of Monday; there are 2,502 cases of the virus in Italy, according to media reports.
Whereas, Iran has 2,336 cases of the virus and has recorded 77 deaths.
Meanwhile, Iran has temporarily decided to release 54,000 people from prisons as officials struggle to contain the rapid spread of the biggest coronavirus outbreak in the Middle East.
In South Korea also, President Moon Jae-in has declared “war” on COVID-19, where some 516 new cases were announced today, bringing the total positive cases to 5,328 there.
In India, 28 cases of coronavirus have been detected so far, including 16 foreign nationals.
Meanwhile, governments around the world are scrambling to introduce measures to contain the spread of COVID-19, which is growing globally even as transmission in China, where the virus originated at the end of last year, continues to show signs of slowing.
There are more than 93,000 cases confirmed around the world with 3,190 death toll – the majority being in China – but as deaths are reported in Italy, Iran and the United States, authorities are considering new quarantine zones and travel restrictions.
