ITALY
Officials said Italy has recorded a smaller day-to-day increase in coronavirus cases for the second straight day.
Data released by Italy’s Civil Protection agency showed 4,789 new cases from a day earlier, nearly 700 fewer than the day-to-day increase reported on Sunday
The number of deaths also did not rise by as much. There were just over 600 registered on Monday compared to 651 on Sunday.
Italy has been anxious to see the day-to-day figures for new cases and deaths go down as its health system struggles under the weight of the largest Covid-19 outbreak outside of China.
As of Monday, Italy had a total of 59,138 virus cases compared to China’s 81,496.
Health authorities have said it will be a few more days before they will know if Italy is at the beginning of a positive trend.
SPAIN
The number of new coronavirus infections in Spain has risen for the second day in a row.
The 4,517 new cases brought the overall number since the beginning of the outbreak to 33,089. The day-to-day increase of around 15% is similar to the one seen the day before.
The exponential growth of infection was lower than in previous days, but the number of deaths jumped by 462. Spain now has 2,182 fatalities.
The Spanish government said deputy prime minister Carmen Calvo has been taken to hospital with a respiratory infection and doctors are testing her for the coronavirus.
Spaniards are beginning their second week of confinement as worry spreads for the collapse of the country’s healthcare system amid an influx of Covid-19 patients requiring assisted respiration.
The Spanish government is seeking parliament’s approval to extend the state emergency for two more weeks until April 11, but harsher measures such as halting overall industrial production have been ruled out.
GERMANY
Chancellor Angela Merkel has tested negative for coronavirus.
The German leader’s spokesman told news agency dpa “the result of today’s test is negative” but that “further tests will be conducted in the coming days.”
Ms Merkel went into quarantine at home on Sunday evening after being informed that a doctor who had administered a vaccination to her had tested positive for coronavirus
She received the precautionary vaccination against pneumococcal infection on Friday.
The 65-year-old, who has led Germany since 2005, was informed about the doctor’s test shortly after holding a news conference announcing new measures to curb the spread of the virus.
JAPAN
Two former passengers on a cruise ship have died, becoming the ninth and tenth fatalities from the Diamond Princess, Japan’s health ministry said.
The two men had tested positive for the virus while on board and were treated at hospital. The ministry did not disclose the direct cause of their deaths.
Japan now has 1,801 confirmed cases of coronavirus, including 712 from the ship. The death toll now stands at 51, including 10 from the ship.
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