Coronavirus updates: Angela Merkel quarantined, Rand Paul tests positive

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Coronavirus updates: Angela Merkel quarantined, Rand Paul tests positive

The number of global coronavirus cases surged past 300,000 on Sunday,
with more than 13,000 deaths worldwide, according to John Hopkins
University, which reported that China, Italy and the U.S. had the most
people diagnosed with the respiratory illness.To get more news about coronavirus us, you can visit shine news official website.

The news came as the number of Americans under virtual lockdown grew to
over 80 million on Saturday, and Ohio issued new shelter-in-place
orders.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel is herself in quarantine after a doctor
who treated her tested positive for coronavirus, her press office
announced Sunday.And Sen. Rand Paul became the first known U.S. Senator
to test positive for coronavirus.

“He is feeling fine and is in quarantine. He is asymptomatic and was
tested out of an abundance of caution due to his extensive travel and
events,“ the senator’s Twitter account said on Sunday.

Elsewhere, China ended a three-day streak of reporting no new
coronavirus cases after 46 people tested positive positive for COVID-19.
On the same day, China's National Health Commission also reported six
new deaths. Five of the deaths occurred in Wuhan in Hubei province,
where the outbreak originated late last year.The World Health
Organization warned over the weekend of an uptick in criminals
disguising themselves as WHO workers to steal money or personal identity
information vulnerable people.

The United Nations branch responsible for public health around the globe
urged people to verify the authenticity of anyone claiming to be from
WHO. It also issued a list of questions and information the organization
will never ask for.

The only request for financial support WHO has made, it said, was for
people to give to the COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund. "Any other
appeal for funding or donations that appears to be from WHO is a scam,"
the organization said. The International Olympic Committee said Sunday
that canceling the Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo "is not on the agenda,"
even as Australia and Canada became the first two countries to pull out
of the games because of the coronavirus pandemic.

The Olympic committees of both countries issued statements late Sunday
(midday Monday in Australia) saying they wouldn't send teams unless the
games are postponed for a year. The games are scheduled to open in just
four months.

In a long statement, the International Olympic Committee, or IOC, said
the spread of the coronavirus and COVID-19, the disease it causes, had
led the organization's executive board to conclude that "the IOC needs
to take the next step in its scenario-planning."

But it said "a cancellation of the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 would not solve any of the problems or help anybody.

Posted 24 Mar 2020

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