Moves comes after eight deaths in Iran, while in northern Italy towns are on lockdown after jump in cases 3.25pm GMT Venice Cestival will close early this year due to concerns about the new coronavirus, which has spread in northern Italy. Below shows a photograph of a police officer wearing a protective face mask and standing next to a masked carnival reveller at the event. 3.11pm GMT Bank of Japan governor, Haruhiko Kuroda, has said that if the virus outbreak persists it may have a big impact on Japan, and global economies through supply chain disruptions. 2.50pm GMT France should produce more vital goods, such as drugs and electric batteries, as the coronavirus outbreak highlight the danger of relying on imports from China, the country´s finance minister said.Bruno Le Maire spoke to Reuters on Sunday as the virus spread to Europe, with Italy particularly affected. 2.46pm GMT Irish singer Rebecca Harkin is among those who have been evacuated from the Coronavirus-stricken Diamond Princess.The musician is now in quarantine in Australia. She was working, alongside her partner, as musicians on the ship and were evacuated to Australia along with many others. They will spend two weeks in quarantine in Darwin. 2.35pm GMT Pakistan has closed its land border with Iran, as Afghanistan suspends travel to the neighbouring country amid concerns about the growing numbers of people being infected by new coronavirus.`To prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus and protect the public, Afghanistan suspends all passenger movement (air and ground) to and from Iran,` the office of the National Security Council of Afghanistan said in a statement posted on Twitter.To prevent the spread of the novel #coronavirus and protect the public, Afghanistan suspends all passenger movement (air and ground) to and from Iran. The suspension also includes the import of poultry products (eggs and chicken) from Iran and Pakistan. #COVID19 pic.twitter.com/wfV5f5FaDD 2.21pm GMT Health authorities ...
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