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10 maltatoday | WEDNESDAY • 8 APRIL 2020 NEWS INTERNATIONAL Countries with highest number of coronavirus cases and deaths Country USA Spain Italy France Germany China Iran UK Turkey Switzerland Belgium Netherlands Canada Austria Brazil Portugal S. Korea Israel Sweden Russia Australia Norway Ireland India Chile Denmark Czechia Poland Romania Pakistan Malaysia Japan Philippines Ecuador Luxembourg Peru Saudi Arabia Indonesia Serbia Mexico UAE Finland Thailand Panama Qatar Dom Republic Greece South Africa Argentina Iceland Total Cases 386,587 140,511 135,586 109,069 106,739 81,740 62,589 55,242 34,109 22,253 22,194 19,580 17,825 12,616 12,610 12,442 10,331 9,006 7,693 7,497 5,919 5,903 5,709 5,311 5,116 5,071 4,944 4,848 4,417 4,009 3,963 3,906 3,764 3,747 2,970 2,954 2,795 2,738 2,447 2,439 2,359 2,308 2,258 2,100 2,057 1,956 1,832 1,749 1,628 1,586 Deaths 12,275 13,897 17,127 10,328 1,942 3,331 3,872 6,159 725 821 2,035 2,101 374 243 586 345 192 61 591 58 48 89 210 150 43 203 88 129 197 56 63 92 177 191 44 92 41 221 61 125 12 34 27 55 6 98 81 13 56 6 A team of European doctors and nurs- es from Romania and Norway, de- ployed through the EU Civil Protec- tion Mechanism, is being immediately dispatched to Milan and Bergamo to help Italian medical staff working to battle the coronavirus. Austria has also offered over 3,000 litres of dis- infectant to Italy via the Mechanism. The Commission will coordinate and co-finance this European assistance. President Ursula von der Leyen said: "These nurses and doctors, who left their homes to help their colleagues in other Member States are the true fac- es of European solidarity. The whole of Europe is proud of you. The Com- mission is doing everything it can to help Italy and all our Member States at this time of great need." Janez Lenarčič, Commissioner for Crisis Management said: "I thank Ro- mania, Norway and Austria for com- ing to Italy's support in a time that is so difficult for the whole continent. This is EU solidarity in action. Our EU Emergency Response Coordination Centre is working 24/7 with all Mem- ber States to make sure help is chan- nelled to where it's most needed." The EU's Copernicus satellite system has also been activated by Italy to map health facilities as well as public spac- es during the coronavirus emergency. Yesterday Italy also received a deliv- ery of personal protective equipment coordinated through the EU Emer- gency Response Coordination Centre. Several EU Member States have also sent protective equipment such as masks, overalls and ventilators to It- aly, as well taking Italian patients for treatment in their countries. Part of the Norwegian medical team had already been deployed in Decem- ber last year, via EU Civil Protection Mechanism - of which Norway is a full member - to tackle the measles out- break in Samoa. The Emergency Response Coordi- nation Centre is the heart of the EU Civil Protection Mechanism and co- ordinates the delivery of assistance to disaster stricken countries, such as relief items, expertise, civil protection teams and specialised equipment. The centre ensures the rapid deployment of emergency support and acts as a co- ordination hub between all EU Mem- ber States and the 6 additional Partic- ipating States, the affected country, and civil protection and humanitarian experts. EU medical teams deployed to Italy Coronavirus Boris Johnson remains stable in intensive care BORIS Johnson remains in a "stable" condition in intensive care, Downing Street has confirmed. The Prime Minister is said to still be in "good spirits", according to his of- ficial spokesman, who confirmed this afternoon that he has not been diag- nosed with pneumonia as previously speculated. The official spokesman also added that Mr Johnson was "not receiving mechanical ventilation"but added that he has continued to receive "non invasive respiratory support" such as "standard oxygen treatment" while in St Thomas' Hospital, across the Thames from Westminster. He would not be drawn on any further details, including whether Johnson could sit up or speak on the phone to his relatives, but maintained he was conscious and "in good spir- its". It was explained that a ventilator was on standby should the PM need it, but the Downing Street official said there was currently "significant spare capacity available in intensive care units, including ventilators" not just in London hospitals but across the country, and denied claims one was being kept specifically for the Prime Minister. It has emerged that Johnson's stand- in, Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab, has also allocated a deputy should he fall ill. In that situation, new Chancellor Rishi Sunak would take the reigns of government until Johnson or Raab recovered fully. Lockdown procedures were due to be reviewed three weeks after they were introduced, but it is now sug- gested they may be delayed. While the spokesman said it was still the in- tention to review the isolation meas- ures, he was unable to confirm when exactly the meeting, due next week, would take place. "The public need to stick with this. We know we are asking people to make sacrifices, they need to make sure they stay indoors and do not be- come infected," he said.