TWO NEW DEATH OVER COVID-19 AS MORE 92 DECLARED INFECTED ALL ACCROSS FRANCE

USPA NEWS - The coronavirus outbreak outside China is deepening, but the WHO says the world's understanding of the virus is growing. The death toll is increasing in France with 377 cases infected with the virus, including 6 deaths in the total. The coronavirus epidemic continues to grow worldwide, where it has already infected 92,000 people and killed more than 3,200 people.
In France, 285 cases have been confirmed and a fourth person has died, according to the latest assessment from the Ministry of Health. To cope, the government will requisition the stocks of protective masks by means of a decree published on Wednesday. In Italy, which passed the hundred dead mark on Wednesday (107 dead for 3,089 cases), all schools and universities will be closed from Thursday and until March 15. In Italy was the worst-affected country from the coronavirus outside Asia earlier Wednesday, temporarily overtaking Iran in terms of the number of deaths and infections from the virus.  The death toll in Italy, Europe´s worst-affected country, jumped to 79 on Tuesday from 52. As of Wednesday morning, there are 2,502 cases of the virus in Italy. 

OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE FERNCH GOVERNEMENT---------------------------------------------------------------- Following the announcements made by the Government at the end of the Defense Council and the Council of Ministers of Saturday February 29 on the management of the Coronavirus Covid 19 and pending the new directives which will be given to the HFDS on the conditions of their placing implemented in the State services, the system is at this stage adapted as follows in the Prime Minister's services:  - In accordance with government directives, agents residing in the 8 Oise municipalities affected by the virus are invited to stay at their homes, even for those who cannot telecommute; the departments are invited to identify these agents and to contact them during the day on Monday; agents from these communes who report to the workplace on Monday will be invited to return home; these 8 municipalities are: Creil, Crépy-en-Valois, Vaumoise, Lamorlaye, Lagny-le-Sec, Nogent sur Oise, Montataire, Villiers Saint Paul; - The same applies to any agent who has been in close contact with a proven case of Covid 19; - With regard to people returning from areas affected by the virus in foreign countries (China, Italy, Iran, etc.), the principle of staying at home is at this stage extended; further directives will no doubt be given quickly on this point; The transition to stage 2 only reinforces the need to apply hygiene rules which officers should be reminded of, which constitute an effective barrier against the spread of the virus: - Wash your hands with soap and water regularly and by default with hydro-alcoholic solutions; avoid putting your hands to your face; - Avoid close contact (hand tightening, kissing ...) - Cough in his elbow - Use disposable tissues The other measures are maintained at this stage.

THE LARGEST AND FIRST CLUSTER IS BASED IN OISE (50 MILES FROM PARIS)----------------------------------------- The first cluster is located in Oise, (74 km form Paris), and in particular in the municipalities of Creil, Crepy en Valois, Vaumoise, Lamorlaye and Lagny le Sec. The second cluster is located in Haute Savoie, in the town of La Balme. · The third cluster is located in Morbihan, in the municipalities of Auray, Crac´h and Carnac. In addition, a fourth cluster has been identified in Alsace following a religious gathering in Mulhouse. This information comes from the dedicated page on the Government site (as of March 4, 2020), a regularly updated site that serves as a reference: https://www.gouvernement.fr/info-coronavirus The Minister of Solidarity and Health holds a daily press point to update the French people on the development of the situation in France. ON 5TH MARCH AT 4PM HERE IS TODAY'S INFORMATION TO BE UPDATED ----------------------------------------------Today's information indicates that the virus is present on the national territory, with in particular several zones of regrouping of cases called "clusters". We are currently in stage 2 of the government's action plan which aims to prevent and limit the circulation of the virus. Since January 24, 2020, France has had 377 confirmed cases of Coronavirus COVID-19. Six people have died since the start of the epidemic. One can also find the daily epidemiological point on Public Health France. A referral hospital has been designated in each of the overseas departments and regions. Source : French Prime Ministry