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Latest Medtalks Around the Globe 15th March 20
Dr KK Aggarwal
President CMAAO, HCFI and Past National President IMA

Confirmed Cases and Deaths by Country, Territory, or Conveyance

The coronavirus COVID-19 is affecting 151 countries and territories around the world and 1 international conveyance (the Diamond Princess cruise ship harbored in Yokohama, Japan). The day is reset after midnight GMT+0.

Country,
Other
Total
Cases
New
Cases
Total
Deaths
New
Deaths
Total
Recovered
Active
Cases
Serious,
Critical
Tot Cases/
1M pop
80,824
3,199
+10
66,911
10,714
3,610
56.2
21,157
+3,497
1,441
+175
1,966
17,750
1,518
349.9
12,729
+1,365
611
+97
4,339
7,779
151.5
8,162
+183
75
+8
834
7,253
59
159.2
6,391
+1,159
196
+63
517
5,678
272
136.7
4,599
+924
9
+1
46
4,544
9
54.9
4,469
+808
91
+12
12
4,366
154
68.5
2,836
+589
57
+8
49
2,730
10
8.6
Switzerland
1,375
+236
13
+2
4
1,358
158.9
1,140
+342
21
+10
18
1,101
20
16.8
Norway
1,109
+113
3
+2
1
1,105
27
204.6
Sweden
961
+147
2
+1
1
958
2
95.2
Netherlands
959
+155
12
+2
2
945
45
56.0
Denmark
827
+23
1
+1
1
825
2
142.8
Japan
804
+70
22
+1
144
638
35
6.4
Diamond Princess
696
7
456
233
15
Belgium
689
+130
4
+1
1
684
24
59.4
Austria
655
+151
1
6
648
1
72.7
Qatar
337
+17
4
333
117.0
Canada
252
+54
1
11
240
1
6.7
Australia
248
+49
3
27
218
1
9.7
Malaysia
238
+41
35
203
4
7.4
Greece
228
+38
3
+2
8
217
5
21.9
Finland
225
+70
10
215
40.6
Bahrain
212
+2
60
152
2
124.6
Singapore
212
+12
105
107
11
36.2
Israel
193
+50
4
189
3
22.3
Czechia
189
+48
189
2
17.6
Slovenia
181
+40
1
+1
180
3
87.1
Portugal
169
+57
2
167
10
16.6
Iceland
161
+27
161
1
Brazil
151
1
150
2
0.7
Hong Kong
142
+10
4
81
57
4
18.9
Ireland
129
+39
2
+1
127
6
26.1
Romania
123
+28
9
114
1
6.4
Estonia
115
+36
115
86.7
Philippines
111
+47
8
+3
2
101
1
1.0
Iraq
110
+9
10
+1
26
74
2.7
Egypt
109
+16
2
27
80
1.1
Kuwait
104
+4
5
99
4
24.4
Poland
103
+35
3
+1
13
87
3
2.7
Saudi Arabia
103
+17
1
102
3.0
San Marino
101
+21
5
4
92
3
India
100
+18
2
10
88
0.1
Indonesia
96
+27
5
+1
8
83
0.4
Lebanon
93
+16
3
1
89
3
13.6
UAE
85
20
65
2
8.6
Thailand
82
+7
1
35
46
1
1.2
Chile
61
+18
61
3.2
Russia
59
+14
8
51
0.4
Taiwan
53
+3
1
20
32
2.2
Vietnam
53
+9
16
37
0.5
Luxembourg
51
+13
1
50
Serbia
46
+11
46
1
5.3
Argentina
45
+11
2
43
1
1.0
Slovakia
44
+12
44
8.1
Bulgaria
41
+10
2
+1
39
5.9
Brunei
40
+3
40
Croatia
39
+7
2
37
9.5
Albania
38
+5
1
37
2
13.2
Peru
38
38
1.2
South Africa
38
+14
38
0.6
Palestine
38
+3
38
7.4
Algeria
37
+11
3
+1
10
24
0.8
Panama
36
+9
1
35
8.3
Pakistan
31
+3
2
29
0.1
Georgia
30
+5
30
1
7.5
Hungary
30
+11
1
29
3.1
Ecuador
28
+5
1
27
1
1.6
Belarus
27
3
24
2.9
Costa Rica
27
+4
27
1
5.3
Latvia
26
+9
1
25
13.8
Mexico
26
+11
4
22
1
0.2
Cyprus
26
+12
26
21.5
Colombia
22
+6
22
0.4
Senegal
21
2
19
1.3
Bosnia and Herzegovina
21
+3
21
6.4
Oman
19
9
10
3.7
Morocco
18
+11
1
1
16
1
0.5
Armenia
18
+10
18
6.1
Tunisia
18
+2
18
2
1.5
Malta
18
+6
1
17
Azerbaijan
15
1
3
11
1.5
North Macedonia
13
1
12
6.2
Moldova
12
+6
12
3.0
Afghanistan
11
+4
11
0.3
Dominican Republic
11
+6
11
1.0
Macao
10
10
0
Sri Lanka
10
+4
1
9
0.5
Bolivia
10
10
0.9
Maldives
10
+1
10
Martinique
10
+7
10
Lithuania
9
+3
1
8
3.3
Faeroe Islands
9
+6
9
Jamaica
8
8
2.7
Cambodia
7
1
6
0.4
New Zealand
7
+1
7
1.5
French Guiana
7
+1
7
Paraguay
7
+1
7
1
1.0
Kazakhstan
6
+2
6
0.3
Réunion
6
+1
6
Turkey
6
+1
6
0.1
Bangladesh
5
+2
2
3
Cuba
4
4
0.4
Liechtenstein
4
4
Uruguay
4
4
1.2
Ukraine
3
1
2
0.1
Channel Islands
3
3
French Polynesia
3
3
Guadeloupe
3
+2
3
Honduras
3
+1
3
0.3
Puerto Rico
3
3
1.0
Monaco
2
2
Nigeria
2
2
Aruba
2
2
Burkina Faso
2
2
0.1
Cameroon
2
2
0.1
Ivory Coast
2
+1
2
0.1
Curaçao
2
+1
2
DRC
2
2
Ghana
2
2
0.1
Namibia
2
+2
2
0.8
Saint Martin
2
2
Seychelles
2
+2
2
Trinidad and Tobago
2
+1
2
1.4
Venezuela
2
2
0.1
Guyana
1
1
0
Sudan
1
1
0
Andorra
1
1
Jordan
1
1
0
0.1
Nepal
1
1
0
Antigua and Barbuda
1
1
Bhutan
1
1
Cayman Islands
1
1
Ethiopia
1
1
Gabon
1
1
0.4
Gibraltar
1
1
0
Guatemala
1
1
0.1
Guinea
1
1
0.1
Vatican City
1
1
Kenya
1
1
Mauritania
1
1
0.2
Mayotte
1
+1
1
Mongolia
1
1
0.3
Rwanda
1
+1
1
0.1
St. Barth
1
1
Saint Lucia
1
1
St. Vincent Grenadines
1
1
Suriname
1
1
Eswatini
1
+1
1
0.9
Togo
1
1
0.1
U.S. Virgin Islands
1
+1
1
Total:
156,520
11,038
5,835
406
75,919
74,766
5,888
20.1
Highlighted in green
= all cases have recovered from the infection
Highlighted in grey
= all cases have had an outcome (there are no active cases)

The "New" columns for China display the previous day changes (as China reports after the day is over). For all other countries, the "New" columns display the changes for the current day while still in progress.
* ITALY: Italian media are reporting the change in active cases (a lower number) rather than the change in total cases (a higher number), representing it as "newly infected" when, in fact, it represents the "change in active cases." Newly infected, meaning the number of people who have tested positive to the virus in the last day, is the number shown on the table above, which corresponds to the change in total cases in accordance with the international standards set by the WHO and followed by all countries. The change in active cases (what Italian media label as "newly infected") is the result of the following formula: (newly infected) - (new deaths) - (new recoveries). All data, including total cases ("casi totali") is available on Italy's Dipartimento della Protezione Civile official repository

Albania closes all its land and sea borders: they will remain open only for the transportation of goods 
[source]
  • 2 new cases in California (United States): 2 residents of Coachella Valley, Riverside County [source]
  • First 2 deaths in New York State (United States): a 65-year old man from Suffern with “significant health problems” who passed away on Thursday and an 82-year old woman suffering from emphysema who died in Brooklyn on Friday [source]
  • 49 new cases in Canada including:
    - 2 in Ontario 
    [source]
    - 1st case in Newfoundland and Labrador 
    [source]
    - 9 new cases in British Columbia 
    [source]
    - 3 new cases in Québec 
    [source]
    - 1st case in Prince Edward Island 
    [source]
    - 10 new cases in Alberta 
    [source]
    - 1 case in New Brunswick: a man in his 50s who was a close contact of a confirmed travel-related case 
    [source]
  • France[source]
    808 new cases and 12 new deaths
    Beginning 12am local time on March 14:
    - cafés, restaurants, cinemas, nightclubs and all non-essential shops will close
    only groceries, pharmacies and petrol stations will remain open
    people told to stay home
  • 1st death in LouisianaUnited States: a 58-year-old Orleans Parish resident with underlying health conditions
  • Norway[source]
    - anyone who has traveled outside the Nordic countries since Feb. 27 should quarantine for 14 days
    - as of 8am CET on March 16, airports and seaports will be closed to all foreign citizens who are not resident in the country
    - all schools, kindergartens and universities are to close
    - cultural and sports events are banned
    - all restaurants, bars and pubs are closed with the exception of those that can keep patrons at least one meter apart
    - supermarkets and pharmacies will remain open
  • First 2 cases in Seychelles: 2 individuals who had returned from Italy and were quarantined in a facility in Perseverance [source]
  •  Spain imposes a complete lockdown. Citizens, except emergency personnel, will be able to leave their home only to buy food and drugs [source]
  • Romania: the government declares a State of Emergency beginning next week. A law is passed allowing parents of school-age children to remain home under certain circumstances. President Iohannis asks all citizens to comply with the authorities’ directions [source]
  • Lithuania: The government has announced a quarantine of 15 days for the entire country which could be extended depending on the circumstances. “There is no other option” said Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis [source]
  •  Italy's health system is overwhelmed:

    - "We're close to the point of no return for intensive care beds in Lombardy. We have 15 to 20 intensive care beds left. With 85 new people entering ICU every day and 2 or 3 leaving, we're close to the point of no return. "There are no more ambulances" - Lombardy Welfare Councilor Gallera added - "and therefore someone will have to wait late in the evening." 
    [source] 732 patients are currently treated in intensive care in Lombardy, and 76 new deaths were reported in the region today [source]

    - In Bergamo, "deaths have quintupled from a week ago. There is a burial every half hour" said Councilor for Cemetery Services Giacomo Angeloni. "There are many elderly people at home with breathing difficulties. They are not hospitalized because the hospitals are full" said the mayor of Alzano Lombardo Carmelo Bertocchi 
    [source]
  • United States:

    “There is going to be a fairly tremendous strain on our health system,” warned Dr. William Jaquis, president of the American College of Emergency Physicians

    Hospitals are setting up circus-like triage tentscalling doctors out of retirement, guarding their supplies of face masks and making plans to cancel elective surgery as they brace for an expected onslaught of coronavirus patients 
    [source]

  • 39 new cases and 1 new death in Ireland. There are many anecdotal stories of people ignoring the social distancing guidelines laid out on Thursday. We are in an unprecedented global situation. Everyone in the country must play their part in protecting the most vulnerable and slowing down the spread of the disease" said Deputy chief medical officer Dr Ronan Glynn [source]
  • 1st death in Slovenia, an elderly man in Metlika [source]
  •  3,497 new cases and 175 new deaths in Italy [source] [source] including the death of a 47-year-old paramedic in Bergamo (Lombardy region) [source] Total cases surpass 20,000. Yesterday's change was: 2,547 new cases and 250 deaths
  • 1st death in Denmark: an 81-year old patient [source]
  • 4 new cases in Kuwait: 2 men who had traveled to the UK, a woman who had traveled to Qatar and France, and an Indian national in contact with a person from Azerbaijan [source]
  • 1 new case in the Maldives: a person staying at the Kuredu Island Resort [source] [source]
  • 41 new cases in Malaysia [source]
  • 57 new cases in Portugal [source]
  • Indonesia: Transportation Minister tests positive for coronavirus [source]
  • 1 new death in Iraq: an elderly man who had recently visited Iran [source]
  • 2 new cases in Russia [source]
  • 5 new cases in Albania [source]
  • 3 new cases in Taiwan: all had recently returned from Europe [source]
  • 4 new cases in Sri Lanka [source]
  • 17 new cases in Qatar [source]
  • 14 new cases in South Africa [source]
  • 3 new cases in Palestine [source]
  • 12 new cases in Singapore [source]
  • 151 new cases in Austria [source]
  • 130 new cases and 1 new death in Belgium [source]
  • 278 new cases in Germany [source]
  •  97 new deaths and 1,365 new cases in Iran [source]
  •  342 new cases and 10 new deaths in the UK. The ten patients who died were all over the age of 60s and belonging to "at-risk groups"
    [source]
     [source]
  • 1 new case in Trinidad and Tobago: a 66-year-old male with recent travel history [source]
  • 7 new cases in Thailand:
    - a 33-year old woman
    - a 57-year-old woman
    - a 33-year old man
    - a 4-year old girl
    - actor Matthew Deane Chanthavanij
    - 63-year-old woman who is the mother of one of the previous cases
    - a 20-year-old student who had returned from Japan
    [source]
  • 9 new cases in Vietnam:
    - a 25-year-old man in Ho Chi Minh City in contact with a previously confirmed case
    - a 30-year-old stewardess who was on a flight from the UK to Vietnam
    - a 43-year-old woman who is a house helper of a previously announced case
    - a 31-year-old man in Ho Chi Minh City also linked to a previous case
    - a 71-year-old British man on the VN54 flight that landed in Hanoi
    - a 50-year-old man who had returned from France
    - a 22-year-old female student who had traveled to several European countries
    - a 24-year old woman that had flown from London, UK
    - a man from the Czech Republic who reported being in contact with an Italian citizen before coming to Vietnam
    [source] [source] [source] [source]
  •  1st case in Rwanda: an Indian citizen who arrived from Mumbai, India [source]
  • 1 new death in Bulgaria: a 74-year-old man who suffered from severe chronic lung problems [source]
  • 9 new cases in Latvia [source]
  • 1 new death in Sweden: an 85-year-old woman with severe health complications [source]
  • 6 new cases in the Faeroe Islands [source]
  • 23 new cases in Denmark [source]
  • 34 new cases and 3 new deaths in the Philippines [source] [source]
  • 220 new cases in Switzerland [source]
  • 10 new cases and 1 new death in Algeria: a 51-year-old woman [source]
  • 16 new cases in Lebanon [source]
  •  First 2 cases in Namibia: a Spanish couple who had tested positive and was quarantined upon arrival in the country [source]
  • 30 new cases in Estonia [source]
  • 49 new cases in Australia [source]
  • 6 new cases in Malta:
    - a young woman who had traveled to Brussels
    - a 33-year-old man tested positive after he had returned from Ireland
    - a man who had returned from Barcelona, Spain
    - a Russian man who lives in Malta
    - a couple from Italy and Hong Kong
    [source] [source]
  • 2 new cases in Armenia: one with pneumonia [source]
  •  2 new deaths in Greece: a 67-year-old man who had returned from Israel, and a 90-year-old man with severe health complications [source]
  • 25 new cases in Poland
    Beginning March 14:
    - only grocery stores, pharmacies, laundromats and banks will remain open
    - restaurants, pubs and clubs will be closed except those offering delivery or take-out food
    Beginning March 15:
    - borders closed to all foreigners
    - full border control reintroduced for the next 10 days
    - international air and rail travel suspended
    - 14-day quarantine ordered for Poles returning from abroad
    - gatherings of more than 50 people banned
    [source] [source] [source]
  • 21 new cases in Israel [source]
  • 1 new case in Algeria: a 36-year-old man who had recently returned from France [source]
  • 2 new cases in Lithuania [source]
  • 2 new cases in Romania: a 47-year-old woman in contact with a previously confirmed case and a 39-year-old man who had returned from Brescia, Italy [source]
  • 3 new cases in Afghanistan [source]
  • 9 new cases in the Czech Republic [source]
  • 5 new cases in Croatia: all connected to previously confirmed cases [source]
  • 7 new cases in Sweden [source]
  • Russia: Land borders with Poland and Norway will close at midnight to all international visitors traveling “for professional, private, study or tourist reasons.” The measures will not apply to Belarusians, members of official delegations and residents of Russia. The border with Finland remains open. Citizens returning home are ordered to self-isolate for two weeks even if they do not show any symptoms. [source] [source]
    Commercial flights will be limited to EU capitals and only from and to Sheremetyevo Airport in Moscow.
  • New Zealand: As of midnight Sunday every person entering New Zealand, including its returning citizens and residents, will be required to self isolate for 14 days [source]
  • 9 new cases in Panama [source]
  • Hungary:
    - all primary and secondary schools in Hungary will be closed from 16 March
    -  the entry ban already in place for Iran, China, South Korea and Italy will be extended to Israel
    - the construction of a new hospital has been announced
    [source]
  • United States: The U.S. House of Representatives passed a coronavirus aid package that would provide free testing and paid sick leave. If it passes the Senate next week it would provide
    paid sick and family leave for 2 weeks for those affected by the virus 
    [source]
  • 70 new cases in Finland [source]
  • 22 new cases in Iceland [source]
  • 3 new cases in Martinique [source]
  • 3 new cases in Costa Rica [source]
  • 5 new cases in Armenia: all patients are in satisfactory condition, with only one having pneumonia [source]
  • 2 new cases in Kazakhstan: a man who had flown from Moscow, Russia and a woman who had flown from Warsaw, Poland [source]
  •  Denmark shuts its borders until April 13. Air, ferry and train traffic will also be partially stopped [source]
  • 1 new case in Morocco: a 64-year-old French citizen, who arrived March 2 from France [source]
  • 1 new death in the United States (California): a woman in her 80s in Santa Clara County. [source]US death toll from coronavirus reaches 50: 37 deaths in Washington State, 6 in California, 2 in Florida, 1 in Colorado, 1 in Georgia, 1 in Kansas, 1 in New Jersey, and 1 in South Dakota
  • 1 new death in the Philippines: a 54-year-old Filipino male with no known travel history abroad. He was admitted to the hospital on March 3, more than a week after exhibiting symptoms [source]
  •  First 3 cases in Puerto Rico [source]
  • 107 new cases and 5 new deaths in South Korea [source]
  • 11 new cases13 new deaths (all in Hubei) and 1,430 new discharges occurred in China on March 13, as reported by the National Health Commission (NHC) of China [source]
ADVICE FOR YOUR MENTAL HEALTH FROM WHO

"Minimize watching, reading or listening to news that causes you to feel anxious or distressed; seek information only from trusted sources and mainly to take practical steps to prepare your plans and protect yourself and loved ones. Seek information updates at specific times during the day, once or twice. The sudden and near-constant stream of news reports about an outbreak can cause anyone to feel worriedWHO: Mental Health and Psychosocial Considerations During COVID-19 Outbreak




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