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China’s official state broadcaster, CGTN, says 19 new Covid-19 patients have been confirmed across mainland China, including 18 who have been linked to foreign travel. A further 64 new asymptomatic patients have also been confirmed.
In total, 1,030 asymptomatic patients are now under medical observation across mainland China.
Sanctions should not stop the delivery of medical equipment and supplies to countries battling outbreaks of the coronavirus, the European Union’s top diplomat has said.
Josep Borrell, the EU’s high representative for foreign affairs, made the call in a declaration on Friday backing the UN’s call for an immediate global ceasefire to allow the world to focus on the pandemic.
Now is the time to devote all our energy and resources to fight the world’s common challenge – the coronavirus. It is time to focus on global health. Only together can we protect the most vulnerable people in our societies, both medically and economically, from this virus and the human suffering that it brings.”
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