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| - The OECD warns of a severe hit to growth. The European Union raises the risk level to "moderate to high". Tourism is heavily disrupted. Here are the latest developments in the coronavirus crisis. The number of cases of the new coronavirus stood at 89,705, of whom 3,060 have died, spread over 69 countries and territories, according to an AFP toll based on official sources on Monday 1000 GMT. Since the last count at 1700 GMT on Sunday, there have been 1,448 new contaminations and 64 new deaths. Mainland China, excluding the semi-autonomous territories of Hong Kong and Macau, has 80,026 cases, of whom 2,912 have died. Another 202 infections and 42 deaths have been announced between Sunday 1700 GMT and Monday 1000 GMT. Elsewhere in the world, 9,679 cases had been recorded on Monday at 1000 GMT, of which 147 deaths and 1,246 new cases. South Korea remains the hardest-hit country after mainland China, with 4,335 cases and 26 deaths, followed by Italy (1,694 cases and 34 deaths), Iran (1,501 cases and 66 deaths) and Japan (254 cases, 12 deaths). More than 700 cases have by now been registered on the Diamond Princess cruise ship off the coast of Japan. In Germany the number of infected people has almost doubled over the weekend, reaching 150. France, another coronavirus hotspot in Europe, has registered some 130 people infected since late January, three of whom have died. The 27-nation EU raises the coronavirus risk to "moderate to high". Portugal, Andorra and the Czech Republic have confirmed their first cases. The OECD lowers its global growth forecast in 2020 by half a point to 2.4 percent, the worst performance since the 2008 crisis. In China annual GDP growth is expected to reach just 4.9 percent, a 0.8 point drop from the OECD's original growth forecasts announced last November. EU Commissioner Thierry Breton says the EU's tourism sector has lost around a billion euros in the past month and warns of a risk of recession in Germany and Italy. In Macao, casinos announce a fall in gaming revenue of nearly 88 percent in February. In South Korea dozens of major events are cancelled. A second person dies in the northwestern US state of Washington and President Donald Trump faces criticism over his administration's preparedness. France says it will ban gatherings of 5,000 people or more, closing schools and cancelling religious services in some of the hardest-hit zones. The Salon du Livre in March is cancelled. The Louvre in Paris, the world's most visited museum, is closed for a second day running after staff again refuse to work. In Israel, where legislative elections are taking place, special polling stations are set up for more than 5,000 Israelis under quarantine. doc-jba/ber/jmy/eab/klm
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