Italian government intends to quarantine entire Lombardy region around Milan as well as areas around and including Venice and the northern cities of Parma and Rimini – media
US President Donald Trump "is maliciously tightening US' illegal sanctions with the aim of draining Iran's resources needed in the fight against #COVID-19 — while our citizens are dying from it," Zarif tweeted on Saturday.
The World Health Organization has so far resisted describing the crisis as such, saying the word “pandemic” might spook the world further and lead some countries to lose hope of containing the virus. Meanwhile, the number of novel coronavirus cases in the world rose to 104,901, including 3,556 deaths, across 95 countries and territories by 1700 GMT on Saturday, according to a report compiled by AFP from official sources.The spreading new virus — or fears of it — immobilised cruise ships or left them searching for ports on four continents Saturday.
“Those that will need to be quarantined will be quarantined. Those who will require medical help will receive it,” US Vice President Mike Pence said.
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