Italy has adopted what it is describing as "urgent and extraordinary measures" to tackle what is now the biggest coronavirus outbreak in Europe, while in South Korea the country's president has put his country on 'red alert’.A dozen towns in the northern regions of Lombardy and Veneto have been effectively quarantined under the emergency plan.
South Korea, meanwhile, has raised its disease alert to the highest level today after a surge in coronavirus infections and two more deaths, while China state media warned the outbreak there had yet to reach a turning point despite some signs of easing. The escalation in the alert level allows the government to send extra resources to Daegu city and Cheongdo county, which were designated "special care zones" on Friday.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe instructed government agencies today to urgently prepare medical provisions and draft a comprehensive plan to curb the spread of the virus, after it reported 27 more cases a day earlier.
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