uk 23 Three cases of coronavirus confirmed in the UK It comes a day after the first case of coronavirus was confirmed in Wales Three more patients from England have tested positive for coronavirus, bringing the total number of UK cases to 23. The announcement was made on Saturday afternoon by Chief Medical Officer Professor Chris Whitty. It comes a day after the first case in Wales after a man from Swansea tested positive. Two of the patients in England had recently travelled back from Italy while the other had returned from Asia, Professor Whitty said. bc 8 B.C. health officials announce province's 8th case of coronavirus Officials say the latest case is a woman in her 60s visiting from Iran Health officials in B.C. have announced the province's 8th case of coronavirus, a woman visiting the province from Tehran, Iran. Provincial Health Officer Bonnie Henry and Health Minister Adrian Dix spoke to media on Saturday morning from Vancouver and said the woman is in her 60s and had been visiting family in the Vancouver Coastal Health region. Henry says she arrived earlier this week and began experiencing symptoms once in Canada. Henry said that her illness is mild and she is recovering in the home where she is staying. "Vancouver Coastal Health is actively investigating," said Henry. "Close contacts have been identified and contacted by public health officials. Those who may be at risk are now in isolation for 14 days and are being actively monitored for symptoms." Henry said that the woman was aware of coronavirus spreading in Iran, so did not venture out into the community in Vancouver, stuck close to home, wore a mask and then called ahead before heading to a clinic for medical care.

russia none Russia hasn't had any new coronavirus cases. Why is that? Russia has adopted some of the world's most controversial — many would say discriminatory — measures to combat the coronavirus, including policies specifically targeting the Chinese community. CBC News recently joined Gorbunov and Kovalov, who are both in their sixties, as they led a team of younger volunteers around Russia's fourth-largest city, handing out masks and dispensing free medical advice on how to avoid contracting the coronavirus. Although Russia is the world's largest nation in terms of land mass and shares more international borders than any other state in the world (14), health authorities here have reported strikingly few cases of the COVID-19 virus. But other than that, the government says officially, there are no positive coronavirus cases in Russia. Those measures include an early closure of most Chinese land border crossings with Russia, which has since been expanded to a near-total ban on all Chinese people — not just those from the epicentre in Wuhan — entering Russia. For those who are allowed in — usually for business purposes — 14 days in quarantine follows. Moscow's mayor has also authorized raids on work sites that have Chinese migrant labourers, and the use of cameras with facial-recognition technology to ensure the quarantines are followed. On Friday, the city announced it had arrested 88 people for breaking the self-isolation orders. The World Health Organization has argued against the kind of border closures adopted early on by Russia, saying that at best they slow the spread of viruses and at worst cause unnecessary economic hardship, stigmatize ethnic groups and are a violation of international law. tor Staff and students at midtown Toronto ESL centre may have been exposed to individual with COVID-19 virus Staff and students at a midtown centre that provides language instruction to newcomers to Canada may have been exposed to someone with the COVID-19 virus. Toronto Public Health sent out a letter to those enrolled at the ESL and LINC Centre located at 90 Eglinton Avenue East on Thursday, warning them that they “may have been exposed to someone who has the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID – 19).” The letter goes on to say that anyone from the centre who develops symptoms prior to March 11 should follow self-isolation guidelines. It also says that anyone who does seek medical treatment should call their healthcare provider first, so they can take necessary precautions.