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28 New CoronaVirus Cases has been confirmed "over night".
12 in the Gothenburg area, 7 in Värmland, 5 in Skåne, 3 in Örebro and 1 in the Uppsala region.
🇸🇪 Total Confirmed Cases: 189
• Region Stockholm: 101
• Västra Götalandsregionen: 26
• Region Skåne: 22
• Region Värmland: 20
• Region Uppsala: 6
• Region Jönköpings län: 8
• Region Örebro län: 4
• Region Gävleborg: 2
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14 new cases of the CoronaVirus in the Stockholm region.
🇸🇪 Total Confirmed Cases: 203
• Region Stockholm: 115
• Västra Götalandsregionen: 26
• Region Skåne: 22
• Region Värmland: 20
• Region Uppsala: 6
• Region Jönköpings län: 8
• Region Örebro län: 4
• Region Gävleborg: 2
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The Swedish tourists who are in the so-called "red zones" in Italy are allowed to go home if they have a booked return trip, according to the UD (Foreign Ministry), which refers to the latest information from the Italian authorities. Swedes on site in the red zones are recommended by the embassy to contact their airline.
Around 10,000-15,000 Swedes are in Italy, most of them in Rome and in northern Italy.
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Four people in Bulgaria have tested positive for the corona virus, reports AP. These are the first cases found in the country.
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What are the first symptoms of the Coronavirus?
The symptoms are respiratory symptoms, fever and cough.
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The number of CoronaVirus cases in the UK has risen from 209 to 273 in the past 24 hours, reports Reuters citing UK authorities.
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A number of people on the cruise ship Grand princess will be taken to a military base outside Atlanta where they will be tested for the corona virus, the AP reports. The ship has been waiting off the California coast since Wednesday. Twenty-one people have previously been found infected on the ship. Three Swedes are on the Grand Princess.
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There are many different CoronaVirus symptoms, and not even the most common one - fever - is something everyone gets.
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El Salvador stops visitors from France and Germany from entering the country, reports Reuters. El Salvador has previously stopped visitors from Italy, South Korea and Iran. Diplomats, and people with citizenship in El Salvador, who have been in France or Germany are allowed to enter the country, but are placed in a 30-day quarantine. There are no confirmed cases of the coronavirus in El Salvador.
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Americans who are at risk are now urged to be cautious about traveling.
-If you have an underlying illness, and especially if you are also older, you should think about before embarking on an aircraft, on a long journey. And definitely not board a cruise ship, says Anthony Fauci, head of the Infectious Diseases Department at the National Institutes of Healt Health Research Authority.
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I heard Trump is in Florida, at Made-of-Lego, playing golf.
Did He walk there?
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Question posted on SVT:
They talk about 15 minutes and drip infection, and that the virus does not infect through objects. Nevertheless, hand washing is one of the most important measures to protect oneself. I can't get it together. How do you explain it?
You can get viruses on your hand when you greet someone or touch a surface where the virus has ended up. Therefore, a recurring advice is to wash your hands and not to rub/pick your nose, mouth and eyes.
⬇️ my add
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Saudi Arabia temporarily shuts down the mainly Shi'ite Muslim region of al-Qatif because of the coronavirus outbreak, TT reports. All workplaces, except some important functions in the public and private sectors, are closed. Neither can anyone enter or leave the region, the Ministry of the Interior announces.
The measure will come after eleven cases of the corona virus have been detected in the region, reports the country's state news agency SPA.
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But the decision is controversial. The oil-producing area in eastern Saudi Arabia is a recurring source of conflicts between the country's conservative Sunni Muslim regime and Shiites who consider themselves discriminated and marginalized.
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We just received information that another 16 people were tested positive in the state of New York, which thus has 105 confirmed cases of the CoronaVirus.
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Italy's largest national airline Alitalia cancels all domestic and international flights from the Malpensa airport in Milan as of tomorrow, Monday, March 9, reports the Reuters news agency.
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CoronaVirus Cases
Regions
Stockholm Region 115 (+14)
Västra Götaland region 26 (+12)
Region of Skåne 22 (+5)
Region Värmland 20 (+7)
Jönköping County Region 8
Uppsala Region 6 (+1)
Region of Örebro County 4 (+3)
Gävleborg Region 2
🇸🇪 Total 203 (+42)
Updated: March 8, 2:27 pm
The change (in parentheses) since March 7, 15:00
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A school bus driver in Gislaved municipality is sick with coronavirus, writes the municipality on its website. The person is quarantined and infection tracking is ongoing.
🇸🇪 Total Confirmed CoronaVirus Cases: 204
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JUST NOW: Between Saturday and Sunday, the number of cases of infection in Italy has risen from 5,833 to 7,375. The total number of deaths in the country is now 366, Italian authorities report, according to Reuters.
The death toll in the worst-hit Italian region of Lombardy has risen by over 100 in a day. 257 people have now died in the region - yesterday the figure was 154.
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The municipality of Umeå encourages all school students and employees who have been in infected areas to stay home from schools and preschools. This is what Aftonbladet* writes, which refers to a press release from the municipality.
* Aftonbladet is a Swedish Newspaper.
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France has now identified 1,126 CoronaVirus cases and 19 deaths, reports the Reuters news agency.
@Airborne_Frog How many thousand or hundred-thousands would we 🇺🇸have if we had tests? I already was feeling that with my students it had been worst year in my 27 year career as far as student illnesses and hospitalizations (that was before corona this school year)