BRAZIL
Ministry of Health of Brazil releases yet another update and confirmed cases of coronavirus in Brazil reach 121 and still 1,421 suspected cases.
The states with the highest number of cases are São Paulo, with 65 confirmed and 752 suspects and Rio de Janeiro with 22 confirmed cases and 76 suspects.
- It is important to note that since yesterday, the government authorized the cities of São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro to carry out the tests only in severe cases, leaving the notification of mild cases to the discretion of doctors by means of a simple diagnosis.
http://plataforma.saude.gov.br/novocoronavirus/#nCoV-2019-brazil
FRANCE
France becomes latest country to go into lockdown in battle against coronavirus
France has become the latest country to go into coronavirus lockdown, with the government ordering the closure of shops, cinemas, restaurants and cafés from tonight for the foreseeable future.
Prime Minister Édouard Philippe has asked citizens to work from home and to only go outside to buy essential supplies, take light exercise, and vote in this weekend’s local elections.
All non-essential businesses will be closed and although public transport will remain open, Mr Philippe encouraged residents to limit their use, telling them not to travel between towns unless essential.