On 10 March 2020, Global Guardian's Vice President Mike McGarrity had the opportunity to speak at ITIC: International Travel & Health Insurance Conference 10th annual ITIC Americas conference in Costa Rica.
On 10 March 2020, Global Guardian's Vice President Mike McGarrity had the opportunity to speak at ITIC: International Travel & Health Insurance Conference 10th annual ITIC Americas conference in Costa Rica.
On 11 March, President Trump announced new measures as part of the U.S response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Late on 09 March, the Italian government announced the most restrictive measures yet in an effort to slow the spread of COVID-19.
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On 8 March, officials locked down all of Lombardy region, including Milan, and Parma, Piacenza, Rimini, Reggio-Emilia, Modena, Pesaro and Urbino, Venice, Padua, Treviso, Alessandria, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, Novara, Vercelli and Asti provinces in Veneto, Marche, Emilia-Romagna and Piedmont regions.
In 2019, Global Guardian published its inaugural Global Risk Assessment Map. Here, we take a look at some key changes and continuities for 2020. To download the full map, click here.
On 05 March, the South Korean government declared Gyeongsan in North Gyeongsang Province, which borders Daegu, as a new 'Special Care Zone', given the steep rise in COVID-19 infections in the area.
On 04 March, the Italian government announced that all schools and universities nationwide would be closed for two weeks in an effort to curb the spread of COVID-19.
Over the weekend, total cases surged in South Korea (4,335), Italy (2,036), and Iran (1,501) as authorities scrambled to contain the outbreak.
In the last 48 hours, new cases have been reported in Mexico, Estonia, Romania, New Zealand, Belarus, Azerbaijan, Denmark, Netherlands, San Marino, Norway, North Ireland, and Georgia.
