ITALY
At the headquarters of the Department of Civil Protection, the work of the Operating Committee continues in order to ensure the coordination of the interventions of the components and operational structures of the National Civil Protection Service. As regards health monitoring relating to the spread of Coronavirus on the national territory, 12,839 people are currently positive for the virus. To date, there have been 15,113 total cases in Italy.
In detail: there are currently 6,896 positive cases in Lombardy, 1,758 in Emilia-Romagna, 1,297 in Veneto, 554 in Piedmont, 570 in the Marche, 352 in Tuscany, 243 in Liguria, 174 in Campania, 172 in Lazio, 148 in Friuli Venezia Giulia, 98 in Puglia, 102 in the autonomous Province of Trento, 103 in the autonomous Province of Bolzano, 111 in Sicily, 62 in Umbria, 78 in Abruzzo, 39 in Sardinia, 26 in Valle d’Aosta, 32 in Calabria, 16 in Molise and 8 in Basilicata.
1,258 people were healed. 1,016 have died, however this number can only be confirmed after the Istituto Superiore di Sanità has established the actual cause of the death.
HK
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The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health (DH) announced that as of 8pm today (March 12), the CHP is investigating two additional confirmed cases of COVID-19, taking the number of cases to 132 in Hong Kong so far (comprising 131 confirmed cases and one probable case).
The first case involves a 37-year-old man (the 131st case) who is the husband of the 31-year-old female patient of the 130th case confirmed yesterday (March 11). The patient with good past health arrived in Hong Kong with his wife and son from England on February 29. He stayed at his parents-in-law’s flat at iPlace on Castle Peak Road in Kwai Chung. He developed fever since March 3 and was admitted to Princess Margaret Hospital (PMH) for treatment during contact tracing by CHP yesterday. His respiratory sample was tested positive for COVID-19 virus today and he is now in stable condition. The patient’s son has developed runny nose and was sent to PMH for treatment. His parents-in-law are asymptomatic and have been arranged for quarantine.
The second case involves a 31-year-old man (the 132nd case). The patient with underlying illness lives at Serene Court, Sai Ning Street, Kennedy Town. He developed fever, myalgia and diarrhea since March 8. He attended a clinic at an institution yesterday and then attended the Accident and Emergency Department at Queen Mary Hospital. His deep throat saliva specimen was tested positive for COVID-19 virus today and has been arranged for management at Tuen Mun Hospital. He is now in stable condition. The patient had travel history during the incubation period. He had been to Boston in the United States of America between February 22 and March 1. He then travelled from Boston to Manila in the Philippines via Tokyo in Japan arriving Manila on March 2. He returned to Hong Kong from Manila by flight CX930 by Cathay Pacific on March 8. His wife who lives with him is asymptomatic and will be arranged for quarantine.
https://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/202003/12/P2020031200796.htm