Police and soldiers check passengers leaving from Milan main train station, Italy, Monday, March 9. “Now that the virus has a foothold in so many countries, the threat of a pandemic has become very real,” said World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. But Italy’s intensifying struggle to halt the virus’ spread emerged as a cautionary tale. But the virus’ rapid spread was forcing them to operate like war-time medics, triaging patients to decide who get access to scarce ICU beds. China has registered 80,754 cases in total and 3,136 deaths as of Tuesday.-AP

Source: The Standard March 10, 2020 03:33 UTC