ROME (Reuters) – EU leaders will seek a coordinated response to the coronavirus after worldwide markets plunged on Monday and Italy sealed off much of its commercial north, where six prisoners were eliminated in a riot over curbs on check outs.
Law enforcement officer wearing protective masks make examine people at Milan’s primary train station following a government decree that has actually closed down big areas in the north of the country, to stem coronavirus contagion, Milan, Italy March 9,2020 REUTERS/Flavio Lo Scalzo
Signing up with the worldwide thrashing, activated by a 22%slump in oil rates, Wall Street’s main share indexes dropped 7%and the Dow Jones Industrials crashed 2,000 points – which would be its most significant ever one-day ever if there is no recovery by the close.
European Union leaders will hold a teleconference to discuss their next moves, European Council president Charles Michel said, with one authorities stating the call was most likely to occur on Tuesday.
” We require to work together in order to protect the health of our citizens,” Michel, who chairs EU tops, tweeted.
In little bit more than two weeks, the variety of tape-recorded coronavirus cases in Italy has risen to 7,375, with 366 deaths, the second-highest death toll after China’s, putting its health system under huge pressure.
More than 110,000 individuals have actually been infected in 105 nations and areas, and 3,800 have died, the huge bulk in mainland China, according to a Reuters tally.
Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe