Coronavirus

Two Iranians have died in hospital after being infected with the new coronavirus in the holy Shi'ite city, Iranian Mehr news agency quoted Reuters as saying.

Iranian authorities have confirmed two cases of the new coronavirus today, which are the first in the country, the Iranian news agency reported. There are an unspecified number of other people suspected of being infected and put in quarantine.

Local residents in rural Nicosia are reacting to government plans aimed at establishing a quarantine facility in their area to treat potential confirmed coronavirus cases in Cyprus.

The trend in the spread of the virus is gradually improving

The death toll from the new coronavirus in mainland China passed 2,000 on Feb. 19 although the number of new cases fell for a second straight day, as authorities tightened already severe containment measures in the worst-hit city of Wuhan.

Two Bulgarian citizens will be monitored for 2 weeks for coronavirus symptoms.
They returned to Veliko Tarnovo from China. And although they show no signs of the disease, they have sought the health authorities to be examined.

The death toll outside China is five, with an estimated 73,000 people were infected worldwide, according to CNN.
Chinese neurosurgeon Liu Zhiming is the first director of the hospital to die from the disease.

The smart-device giant Apple announced that its revenues are expected to underperform in the first three months of 2020 due to the coronavirus outbreak in China.

Following the epidemic, Apple was forced to close its plants and several stores in the virus-hit country and this situation will constrain global iPhone supply temporarily, the firm said on Feb. 17.

The world may face a shortage of antibiotics if the problems of the pharmaceutical industry triggered by the coronavirus epidemic in China are not resolved, Reuters reported.

The agency cites Jörg Wuttke, chairman of the EU Chamber of Commerce in China, at a roundtable in Beijing today.

A new coronavirus test developed by Turkish doctors will yield faster diagnoses, an official from Turkey's National Virology Laboratory told reporters on Feb. 17.

"The new system, which originally worked in 90 minutes, allows us to work faster by using domestic components," Dr. Gülay Korukluoğlu, speaking on behalf of the Health Ministry, said in Ankara, Turkey's capital.