Italy Expands Quarantine Throughout Country As Coronavirus Cases, Deaths Surge: Live Updates

Summary:

First 2 Coronavirus deaths recorded in Germany

Italy reports 1,797 new cases, bringing total to 9,172 as deaths increase by 27% overnight, to 463

Santa Clara reports second coronavirus death

3 more deaths confirmed in Washington State

LA reports first case of community spread

De Blasio says NYC quarantine "a possibility"

WHO's Dr. Tedros says threat of pandemic has become "very real"

Confirmed cases near or pass 1,000 in France, Germany and Spain

US deaths hit 22

Canada reports first death in British Columbia

Germany state of Brandenburg has between 4k and 5k in home quarantine

Trump to meet with Wall Street CEOs Wednesday

South Korea imposes travel advisory, confirms another 96 cases; 3 new deaths (total: 54)

Hungary stops flights to and from Northern Italy

PM Johnsons says UK won't close parliament

Trump to hold WH meeting on fiscal stimulus

Italian PM promises "massive shock therapy" to save economy from coronavirus

Amazon asks employees in NY, NJ to work from home

Deutsche Bank cancels 150-year-anniversary celebrations

Dozens of flights leave northern Italy despite quarantine, even as airlines cancel routes

Moody's says US economy headed for recession

Cuomo confirms 142 new cases in New York State, bringing total confirmed in NYC to 19

NY has started making its own sanitizer

Columbia University cancels classes, Princeton moves lectures online

78 new public health labs open across US Monday

Spain PM says he will have 'emergency plan' to tackle outbreak

UK confirms another 45 cases

VP Pence will hold press conference at 5:30ET Monday

Amtrak shutters 'Acela Corridor'

Korean construction worker contracted by US military tests positive

Total number of cases jumps above 9,000 while deaths hit 463

'Grand Princess' docks in Oakland

Another cruise ship disaster might be shaping up in Fla.

Trump congratulates VP Pence via tweet

New cases in South Korea drop as Philippines case total doubles

EUCO President says conference call will be held to coordinate EU response

Germany and France finmins hold talks to discuss crisis

Missouri declares first "presumptive" positive Sunday night; father of patient breaks quarantine

Dutch infections climb to 321

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Update (1640ET): Is Italy really trying to beat China at its own authoritarian game?

In a stunning announcement late Monday evening, PM Giuseppe Conte revealed during an announcement from the Palazzo Chigi that he would be expanding Italy's strict quarantine travel restrictions to the entirety of the country, Corriere Della Sera reports.

https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/markets-implode-coronavirus-cases-europe-us-explode-outbreak-slows-south-korea-live

Flu has killed 20K Americans including 136 children so far this season, CDC says

The CDC said that so far this season, 34 million people have gotten the flu, and about 20,000 have died.

Of those who died as of Feb. 29, 136 were children, the CDC said in its weekly flu report.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said that hospitalization rates among young children were the highest on record, surpassing rates reported during the 2009 pandemic.

About 350,000 people have been hospitalized.

https://www.foxnews.com/health/cdc-flu-killed-20k-americans-children

Qantas to slash quarter of global flights, ground A380 aircraft as coronavirus hits airline

The Qantas Group has announced further cuts to its international flying, reducing capacity by almost a quarter for the next six months.

The latest cuts follow the spread of the coronavirus into Europe and North America over the past fortnight, as well as its continued spread through Asia,

Qantas says it has resulted in a "sudden and significant drop" in travel demand.

The biggest reductions are in Asia (now down 31 per cent compared with the same period last year), US (down 19 per cent), the UK (down 17 per cent) and Trans-Tasman (down 10 per cent).

Rather than exit routes altogether, Qantas will use smaller aircraft and reduce the frequency of flights.

As a result, Qantas will ground eight of its A380s from the carrier's total of 12 amid falling passenger numbers.

The Airbus A380 aircraft are flown by Qantas from the east coast of Australia to London via Singapore.

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There are 12 A380s in the Qantas fleet and, at any one time, two of them are not flying due to regular maintenance. WIth a capacity of 485 passengers Qantas is finding them difficult to fill as the coronavirus impacts the global airline industry.

And the existing Sydney-Singapore-London return service will be temporarily re-routed to become a Sydney-Perth-London service from April 20.

https://www.9news.com.au/national/qantas-cuts-capacity-by-quarter-grounds-a380-planes-coronavirus-impact-reroutes-sydney-to-london-route/8ebb9ce0-f7bd-453f-a978-ceab98b27863

Mexican Government Tried to Pass Off Car Bombing as an Engine Fire

Mexican officials tried to cover up a car bombing at a police building in Guanajuato. The attack comes after authorities arrested the father of a feared cartel lord who, a little more than a month ago, threatened similar bombings after his girlfriend’s capture. Breitbart Texas reported exclusively on the threats–which proved successful–since the woman was released shortly thereafter.

The incident occurred Sunday afternoon outside of a compound used by the National Guard and police communications officials in Celaya, Guanajuato. Breitbart Texas obtained exclusive access to a Mexican National Guard intelligence memo that described the scene with a vehicle and explosives. Two soldiers sustained minor injuries.

Mexico’s federal government issued a press statement on Sunday night claiming the case was a common vehicle fire that did not cause damage to its surroundings. Authorities claimed that a person pulled up to the building and left the vehicle after claiming it had broken down. The vehicle was previously reported stolen. Photographs of the scene depict clear evidence of an explosion.

Early Monday morning, the official story shifted entirely. During his morning news conference, Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador confirmed the explosion was a a homemade device used for propaganda purposes.

The explosion comes days after authorities arrested Rodolfo Yepez, the father of Jose Antonio “El Marro” Yepez Lopez, the feared leader of the Cartel Santa Rosa de Lima. In recent days, police also arrested other operators from his organization and seized explosive devices. The elder Yepez is currently facing a charge for possession of a stolen vehicle and using a false name for official purposes. The charges are considered minor and he could be released on bond.

In late January, Breitbart Texas published exclusive information from a Mexican intelligence memo that warned authorities to be on alert for car bombs after El Marro threatened to use them following the arrest of his girlfriend, Karina. At the time of her arrest, authorities seized two explosive devices. Despite the seizures, a Mexican judge ordered Karina’s release last month.

Top-level Mexican law enforcement officials confirmed to Breitbart Texas that authorities found and removed an explosive device at the main oil refinery in Salamanca. The case was kept out of the public eye, authorities revealed.

In February 2019, Mexican authorities found a car filled with plastic explosives at the same refinery. At the time, police also found a banner signed by El Marro where he threatened Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador and called for the removal of military forces from his turf.

https://www.breitbart.com/border/2020/03/09/mexican-government-tried-to-pass-off-car-bombing-as-an-engine-fire/