Translation COVID -19 March 20: The death toll in Italy is 3,405, higher than in China

Italy has recorded a total of 3,405 deaths from COVID-19 to date, while China has had 3,245 deaths. Meanwhile, the US raised travel warnings to the highest level, advising people not to go abroad.

The number of deaths in Italy 'surpasses' China

According to Reuters news agency update on the morning of March 20, Italy has had 427 deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of COVID-19 deaths in this country to 3,405.

Thus, the number of deaths caused by COVID-19 in Italy has surpassed that of China. As of 0:00 on March 19, the number of deaths caused by COVID-19 in China was 3,245. The number of COVID-19 cases in Italy started to increase rapidly from February 21, while in China from the beginning of January.

However, in terms of total cases, the figure in Italy is only half that of China. Specifically, the total number of cases in Italy was 41,035, while in China it was 80,907 cases.

The US agrees to use the experimental antimalarial drug COVID-19

According to CNN's update at 6:30 p.m. on March 20, the United States has currently recorded a total of 13,133 cases and 193 deaths due to COVID-19.

US President Donald Trump on March 19 said chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine - drugs that are used to treat severe malaria and arthritis - have been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to try. treatment of COVID-19, according to Forbes magazine.

The drugs will be used in clinical trials, according to Stephen Hahn, head of the FDA. "We will collect data and make absolutely right decisions based on data about the safety and effectiveness of the treatments," he said.

Prime Minister: Reversing the situation in the next 12 weeks

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he was confident the UK could reduce the spread of COVID-19 over the next three months through rigorous measures to limit public contact.

"We can reverse the situation in the next 12 weeks, but provided we all take the outlined steps. It is vital and that is how we will bring down the epidemic" Johnson said.

And Queen Elizabeth II urged the British people to "act like one" to defeat COVID-19 when she had the first official message of the epidemic. "We all have a very important role to play" in the fight with COVID-19, she said.

Italian military trucks passed the streets of Bergamo on March 19. According to local reports, the vehicles were deployed to transport the coffins to a remote cremation site because the local morgue was overloaded. Italy is currently in a state blockade - Photo: REUTERS

China: 3 new deaths.

According to updated data from the National Health Commission of China (NHC), as of 0am on March 20, mainland China recorded 39 new cases, 3 new deaths and 730 new hospital discharge. Thus, mainland China currently has a total of 80,967 cases, 3,248 deaths and 71,150 hospital discharge cases.

The total number of cases in Europe exceeds 100,000

According to data compiled by AFP news agency, the total number of COVID-19 cases in Europe has exceeded 100,000 cases.

Specifically, Europe has at least 100,470 cases and more than 4,750 deaths, surpassing Asia (more than 94,250 cases and more than 3,415 deaths). All 27 members of the European Union (EU) have had cases.

Countries recording new infections and deaths

* Egypt recorded 46 new infections, for a total of 256 cases. And the number of deaths caused by COVID-19 in this country is 7.

* The total number of infections in Ireland increased from 366 to 557. Meanwhile, the number of COVID-19 deaths in the UK increased 40% in one day, to 144. And the number of cases in the UK increased by 643 cases, to 3,269 cases.

* The French health agency has just recorded 108 more deaths, bringing the total number of deaths caused by COVID-19 in this country to 372. Meanwhile, the total number of cases in this country increased from 9,134 to 10,995 cases.

* Tunisia recorded its first death due to COVID-19. Venezuela recorded six more cases, for a total of 42 cases.

The US canceled the G7 conference at Camp David

The White House said that President Donald Trump will cancel a face-to-face meeting with G7 leaders at Camp David in the US next June by COVID-19 and will hold video discussions.

"In order for each nation to focus all its resources on responding to the medical and economic challenges posed by COVID-19, and at the direction of President Trump, we would like to announce the G7 Leaders' Summit. scheduled to be held at Camp David in June will be replaced by video conference "- White House spokesman Judd Deere said.

The US issues the highest level travel warning

On March 19, the US State Department raised travel warnings to the highest level (level 4) for the whole world. This is an unprecedented move to reduce the spread of COVID-19.

The US State Department advises people in this country not to go abroad, and for American citizens who are abroad, they should return immediately.

Level 4 is the highest level in the State Department's travel warning system and is normally only applied to countries in "war conditions like Yemen and Somalia", according to Bloomberg News.

* On the same day, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said that the US - Canada border is expected to close on the evening of March 20 or early March 21 (local time). Between this week, the US and Canada said they would close joint borders to "unnecessary traffic" to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Mr. Trudeau said Canada is finalizing the final details with the US side to implement this plan.

* Brazil announced it is closing its land border for 15 days with nearly all of its neighbors to prevent the spread of COVID-19, except for Uruguay in the south. Before that, Brazil closed its border with Venezuela on March 17.

Source: tuoitre.vn