Covid-19: surge in cases in Italy and South Korea makes pandemic look more likely

[...]Croatia, Hungary, and Ireland advised against travel to the affected areas, and Italians travelling abroad are already feeling the effects of a crackdown. Two are in the Royal Hallamshire Hospital in Sheffield, one is in the Royal Liverpool University Hospital, and a fourth was transferred to the Royal Victoria Infirmary in Newcastle. China also reported 409 new cases on Monday, raising the mainland’s total to 77 150 after a zigzag pattern of increases in recent days.