Turkey reports 1st COVID-19 death as total confirmed cases rise to 98

09:28, March 18, 2020

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  Over 4,000 people die of COVID-19 as global cases surpass 110,000: WHO

  203 more deaths from COVID-19 have been reported worldwide in the past 24 hours as of Tuesday morning, lifting the global death toll to 4,012, according to a daily report released by the World Health Organization Tuesday evening.A total of 113,702 confirmed cases of COVID-19 have been reported glob

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  Brazilian government confirms 98 COVID-19 cases

  File photoRIO DE JANEIRO, March 13 (Xinhua) -- The Brazilian Health Ministry confirmed on Friday that the number of COVID-19 cases in the country reached 98.According to the ministry, most patients are quarantined at home, and only 12 patients are currently hospitalized. So far, the majority of the confirmed patients were believed to be infected during trips abroad. The few confirmed infections without recent travel history also had close contact with the infected travelers.However, the states of Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo had the first cases of community transmission, in which it was impossible to trace the origin of the infection.In those states, schools and universities were closed, mostly for two weeks. Public events like concerts and parades have been suspended until further notice.Rio and Sao Paulo authorities asked citizens to avoid large gatherings, but many jeered the government recommendation on social platforms saying they have not got the permission to work from home.Earlier in the day, President Jair Bolsonaro announced that he tested negative for COVID-19. According to TV station Globo, Health Minister Luiz Henrique Mandetta said the president will continue to be monitored and to repeat the test in a weeks time.On Thursday, Bolsonaros press secretary Fabio Wajngarten, who accompanied Bolsonaro in a trip to the U.S. over the weekend, tested positive for COVID-19, prompting all members of the presidential entourage to be tested as well.On Friday, two other members of the group, Senator Nelsinho Trad and the business aide of the Brazilian embassy to the U.S., Nestor Forster, tested positive as well.

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  China's Hubei reports just 1 newly confirmed case of COVID-19

  WUHAN, March 17 -- Central China's Hubei Province reported just one new confirmed case of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and 12 deaths Monday, the provincial health commission said Tuesday.The newly confirmed case was reported in Wuhan, the provincial capital and epicenter of the outbreak