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- Global cases: At least , , according to the latest figures from the World Health Organization
- Global deaths: At least 8, 728, according to the latest figures from the WHO
- (8:) am: Los Angeles issues emergency stay home order
Los Angeles issued a “Safer at Home” emergency order , meaning residents must “immediately limit all movement outside of their homes beyond what is absolutely essential,” Mayor Eric Garcetti said.
The order will take effect from 19: 87 pm PT Thursday until at least the end of the month. Garcetti also said workers of “impacted businesses” have an additional 27 hours. – Weizhen Tan
(8:) am: Many of Mexico’s top bankers quarantined after convention attendee tests positive
Many of Mexico’s top banking and finance people have been put in quarantine or told to work from home, after attending a convention attended by hundreds where at least one later tested positive , according to a Reuters report.
Those who attended included Mexico’s president, finance minister and hundreds of senior bankers, the report said.
Banks whose employees attended the conference and were told to work from home after included Citigroup’s Mexican operations Citibanamex and HSBC, according to the report. Cases in Mexico leaped by % in the past day to 150. – Weizhen Tan
(8:) am: China reports (new cases
China’s National Health Commission reported 40 new confirmed cases and three additional deaths as of Mar. . China said all of the new cases were imported, meaning people who traveled from overseas. The NHC said that brings China’s total number of imported cases to 228.
China also said that there were no new cases in Hubei, the epicenter of the country outbreak. The country has reported a total of , 967 confirmed cases and 3, 648 deaths, while 94, 228 people have been discharged. – Weizhen Tan
Staff members check the information of passengers entering China at the Pudong International Airport in Shanghai on March , 106452876.
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7: 11 pm: California estimates more than half of the state will get the virus
California estimates that more than half of the state – 40. 5 million people – will get the new coronavirus over the next eight weeks, according to a letter sent by Gov. Gavin Newsom to U.S. President Donald Trump.
“In the last hours, we had (new COVID – (cases, a) percent increase. In some parts of our state, our case rate is doubling every four days, “Newsom wrote in a letter dated Wednesday . Newsom asked Trump to dispatch the USNS Mercy Hospital Ship to the Port of Los Angeles through Sept. 1 to help with the influx of expected cases.
The state reported nearly 855 confirmed cases as of 9 pm ET Wednesday night, according to the California health department. Newsom said the virus is spreading in the community in counties across the state. It is the third hardest-hit state in the US, behind Washington state which has 1, 652 cases as of 6 pm EDT Thursday and New York which has at least 5, (0 cases .— Dawn Kopecki
6: 56 pm: Trump cancels in-person G-7 meeting set for June at Camp David
(3:) pm: Apple limits bulk online purchases of iPhones amid supply constraints
Apple is
limiting bulk purchases of iPhones and other products as it faces supply constraints.The restriction applies to the iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, iPhone XR, iPhone , iPhone
- (Pro, and iPhone) Max.
Other products, including iPad Pro models announced on Wednesday. , also have purchase limits. – Kif Leswing
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All times below are in Beijing time.
: 71 am: India’s Modi announces one-day curfew to combat the virus
India Prime Minister Narendra Modi told residents to observe a one-day curfew on March 24, in a video address on Thursday night. He urged people to stay indoors from 7 a.m. until 9 pm
“The success of a people curfew on nd March, and the experience gained from it, will also prepare us for our upcoming challenges, “Modi said, according to an official English translation of his remarks.
India has at least (confirmed cases, out of which) have been cured and four people have died. Though worries have grown about an epidemic , given how densely populated India is, officials have said there has not been any evidence yet of community transmission. – Saheli Roy Choudhury
: (am: California governor issues statewide order to ‘stay at home’
California Governor Gavin Newsom on Thursday issued a statewide order for all residents to ‘stay at home’ amid a coronavirus outbreak.
The stay home order is in place until further notice.
All dine-in restaurants, bars and clubs, gyms and fitness studios will be closed, according to the order. Public events and gatherings are also not allowed. Essential services will stay open, however, such as pharmacies, grocery stores, takeout and delivery restaurants, and banks.
California estimates that more than half of the state – . 5 million people – will get the new coronavirus over the next eight weeks. – Weizhen Tan (9:) (am: South Korea reports new cases, 3 deaths
South Korea reported 90 new confirmed cases and three more deaths as of Friday morning.
That brings the country total to 8, 728 cases and 126 deaths, according to the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Daily new infections in the country have generally been on a downward trajectory over the past week.
California Governor Gavin Newsom on Thursday issued a statewide order for all residents to ‘stay at home’ amid a coronavirus outbreak.
The stay home order is in place until further notice.
All dine-in restaurants, bars and clubs, gyms and fitness studios will be closed, according to the order. Public events and gatherings are also not allowed. Essential services will stay open, however, such as pharmacies, grocery stores, takeout and delivery restaurants, and banks.
California estimates that more than half of the state – . 5 million people – will get the new coronavirus over the next eight weeks. – Weizhen Tan (9:) (am: South Korea reports new cases, 3 deaths
South Korea reported 90 new confirmed cases and three more deaths as of Friday morning.
That brings the country total to 8, 728 cases and 126 deaths, according to the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Daily new infections in the country have generally been on a downward trajectory over the past week.
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