The death toll continues to make shock waves around the world after the virus made headline in china. Over 811 people died in china according to a report by The New York Times. The coronavirus first was detected in the Wuhan, china Many international airports have stopped made transit flight to China and the incoming flights from the country has also been stopped. In the midst of all, Griffith College has made an announcement that their Chinese students who are yet to arrive at the college are request not to come to the college given the situation. The students who have recently arrived from china or have taken a transit from there are requested to seek help from the medical professional. They have taken other measures to ensure the safety of the student living and studying at the campus. They have put important information on our moodle account. The college is monitoring with the help of the management where they have to install 40 hands cleaner in all the buildings of the college. They have also given the information about its signs and prevention if there is a chance some might get infected. However, the good news is the virus has not been seen in Ireland.
Update of the virus around the world
In the U.S, they are planning to add a medical screening staff in three border checking and at some seaports in order to fight the virus. While, the checkpoints at San Ysidro, California, New York, Washington will also be the monitor as many Chinese nationals travel from there.
In Singapore, the health officials are making an effort of identifying the traces of three new cases that are linked with previous infected cases who had return from China.
In Canada, the officials are sending their flights to bring back their nationals out of Wuhan which is the epic center of the virus.
In Israel, the health officials warn the people not to travel if necessary to the Asian countries like Thailand, Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Macau, Korea, and Taiwan .
In Spain, the health official confrims that a U.K. citizen was positive from the virus on the Balearic island of Mallorca who also said that the infected occured when the person was going to a ski resort in France. Whereas, in U.K. there was four new confrim cases as the infected persons contracted the virus from the France.
