Coronavirus
411 new cases of the Coronavirus
were confirmed on Thursday in epicenter of Wuhan city in the Hubei Province of
China. I reported yesterday that the infection rate is not reducing, being
about 100, but the rate has spiked as the death toll has increased to 2,249.[1]
One reason for the spike is that 271 were detected as infected in Wuhan
prisons. Eleven official were dismissed due their oversight.[2]
1451 patients were discharged after recovery on Thursday, adding to the total
of 11,788 from the Wuhan medical facilities.[3]
Two passengers that disembarked
the Diamond Princess Cruise ship were discovered to be infected after arriving
in their home country of Australia from Japan. The detection process of the
people may not be as thorough as expected.[4]
11 were detected in the United States as well in Nebraska from the cruise.[5]
Middle East
The parliamentary election in Iran is happening this week,
and the execution of it has been corrupt as thousands of people have been
disqualified from running. Ahmad Jannati, the official who is partially responsible
for the qualification process, was given notice that he and four others were sanctioned
by the United States. The four others are the following: “Abbas Ali Kadkhodaei,
Siamak Rahpeyk, Mohammad Hasan Sadeghi Moghadam and Mohammad Yazdi. The United States
does not approve of how the election is being conducted.[6]
Although the Syrian rebel’s
attack failed yesterday, their airstrikes killed more than 50 of Syrian
soldiers on the front at Idlib in northwestern Syria.[7]
South
Sudan
South Sudan has taken a crucial
step to a united government as Riek Machar has agreed to be the vice president
of President Salvar Kiir. Riek Machar will be swear-in to his new role on
Saturday. He will be the president’s fifth vice president. The negotiation
between the opposing parties included “the dissolution of all institutions at
national and state levels.”[8]
They have a lot of work to do ahead of them to appoint new officials throughout
the country.
Central
America
Panama’s National Aeronaval
Service observed a semi-submersible vessel on a patrol. They discovered that it
was a Colombian delivery of 5 tons of drugs. 4 were arrested. The submarine was
homemade, and most of the time drug submarines are hard to find. They are
easily detected by aircraft and when they have been informed previously of the
shipment.[9]
Germany
Tesla resumes the clearing of
their land in Gruenheide, Brandenburg near Berlin for their new Gigafactory as
courts stopped them for the second time this month with several environmental
groups petitioned the cancellation of the project. The construction was approved and praised by
Germany’s government for business with Tesla, and the court has concluded their
delays of the project as they have confirmed that this is their final ruling.[10]
[1] Griffiths, James. “Novel Coronavirus
Deaths Top 2,200 as Number of New Cases in China Rises Again.” CNN,
Cable News Network, 21 Feb. 2020,
edition.cnn.com/2020/02/21/asia/novel-coronavirus-covid-19-update-intl-hnk/index.html.
[2] Fang, Frank. “Hundreds of Prisoners Test
Positive for Coronavirus in China, 11 Officials Sacked.” The Epoch Times, 21 Feb. 2020,
www.theepochtimes.com/11-chinese-officials-sacked-over-coronavirus-outbreak-in-prisons_3245781.html.
[3] “China Reports 115 More Deaths, 411 New
Coronavirus Cases.” Khaleej Times, IANS, 21 Feb. 2020,
www.khaleejtimes.com/coronavirus-outbreak/china-reports-411-new-coronavirus-cases-covid19.
[4] “Two Australian Evacuees Positive for
Virus after Being Cleared in Japan.” Yahoo!, AFP, 21 Feb. 2020,
sports.yahoo.com/australian-coronavirus-victims-had-tested-negative-japan-032356382.html.
[5] Chavez,
Nicole, and Hollie Silverman. “11 Americans at Omaha Facility Tested Positive
for Coronavirus, Hospital Says.” CNN Health, Cable News Network, 21 Feb. 2020,
www.cnn.com/2020/02/20/health/nebraska-coronavirus-positive-tests/index.html.
[6] “US Slaps Sanctions on Iranian Officials
for barring Candidates.” Khaleej
Times, Reuters, 21 Feb.
2020,
www.khaleejtimes.com/business/economy/5-iranians-targeted-in-latest-sanctions-action-.
[7] “Turkey Claims 'More Than 50' Syrian
Forces Killed After Two Turkish Soldiers Killed in Airstrike .” Haaretz, Reuters, 20 Feb. 2020, www.haaretz.com/middle-east-news/syria/turkey-more-than-50-syrian-government-forces-killed-near-syria-s-idlib-1.8561003.
[8] “S.Sudan Rebel Leader Appointed Vice
President.” Yahoo!, AFP, 21 Feb. 2020,
news.yahoo.com/sudan-rebel-leader-appointed-vice-president-155918433.html.
[9] McCluskey, Mitchell, and Nicole Chavez.
“Police in Panama Found More than 5 Tons of Drugs in a Homemade
Semi-Submersible Vessel.” CNN World, Cable News Network, 21 Feb. 2020,
edition.cnn.com/2020/02/20/americas/panama-drug-bust-semi-submersible-vessel/index.html.
[10] “Tesla Gets Court Approval to Clear
Forest for German Gigafactory.” The
Straits Times, Reuters,
21 Feb. 2020, www.straitstimes.com/world/europe/tesla-gets-court-approval-to-clear-forest-for-german-gigafactory.
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