Coronavirus, a global balance
COVID-19 has a paralyzed economy, stopped travel and frightened world population. How big is the problem?
The pandemic has affected various sectors of the world economy. / Photo: Unsplash
LatinamericanPost| Juan Manuel Londoño
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Here at LatinAmericanPost we have the balance updated to March 17 of the scope of the coronavirus globally.
Global number of deaths:
7,510
Global number of infected
188,555
Countries without confirmed cases
Angola
Belize
Benin
Botswana
Burundi
Cape Verde
Chad
Comoros
Djibouti
The Savior
Eritrea
Gambia
Guinea-Bissau
French Guyana
Haiti
Kyrgyzstan
Laos
Lesotho
Libya
Madagascar
Malawi
Mali
Mauritius
Montenegro
Mozambique
Myanmar
Nicaragua
Niger
Papua New Guinea
Dominican Republic
Sao Tome and Principe
Sierra Leone
Syria
South Sudan
Tajikistan
Turkmenistan
Uganda
Yemen
Zambia
Zimbabwe
The countries with the most cases
China
Number of cases: 80,881
Number of deaths: 3,226
Italy
Number of cases: 27,980
Number of deaths: 2,158
Iran
Number of cases: 14,991
Number of deaths: 853
South Korea
Number of cases: 8,320
Number of deaths: 81
Spain
Number of cases: 11,178
Number of deaths: 491
Also read: Latin America against Coronavirus
Traveler restrictions
Countries that have restricted entry to all foreigners
Argentina (Does not apply to permanent residents)
Canada (Exempt Americans)
Ecuador
El Salvador (Does not apply to diplomats and permanent residents)
India (Does not apply to diplomatic, official, UN or international organizations, employment visas and projects)
Philippines (All trips to and from the capital of Manila)
Jordan (All flights suspended since March 17)
Saudi Arabia
Denmark
Poland
Serbia
The European Union closes its borders
On March 16 it was announced that all countries within the European Union closed their borders, only allowing "non-essential travel".
Canceled sports leagues
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NBA
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NCAA
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MLB
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NHL
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The Champions League, Premier League and La Europa League have suspended all their games.
The DOW Jones records its worst drop in history
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The S&P 500 fell by 12%
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The Dow Jones index closed at 2,999 points, 12.9% down.
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The Nasdaq Composite closed down 12.3%.