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Tsundoku: Japanese term for buying books and just pile them up.

Really? Are they used to do such kind of weird things?
In my very personal experience, I might have to admit I don't read all the books I've got but I've read some pages at least before forgetting what was the last chapter I ever read.

A Crown Nobody Wants to Wear Section  

Panama registers it first fatal case of Covid-19 in Central America - in Spanish only
https://www.eluniversal.com.mx/mundo/cor...troamerica
Well, Panama had announced last night that they had their first confirmed case of coronavirus only to tell us today that another patient didn't make it... Who was this patient? A high school principal. There's another case in a delicate condition, he's being treated in an ICU.

That raises the number of confirmed cases in Panama to 8 and 1 decease.

The principal's school was shutdown for obvious reasons.

Costa Rica up to 13 confirmed cases of coronavirus, 179 suspected: What you need to know today
https://ticotimes.net/2020/03/10/costa-r...know-today
165 cases approximately are under study because of a doctor that traveled to Panamanian international airport to take his aunt back home or just met her there by chance according to some versions. The fact is that he went to work and kept contact with lots of people including patients and medical staff. Some say he might have infected lab technicians as well.

Since Inciensa is located in a building of its own so they can continue working on running the badly needed tests.

Two high schools and a primary school have been shutdown by the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Public Education.

The decree cancelling mass events remains active.

More Maryland residents who took Egyptian cruises test positive for coronavirus, bringing state’s case total to nine
https://www.baltimoresun.com/coronavirus...story.html
Stay alert, Wulfo! Don't you love cruises? They say it's quite fun to be aboard.  

Coronavirus: Health minister Nadine Dorries tests positive
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-51827356
So a politician in the UK has contracted this nasty virus. I hope this doesn't end up being a trend like in Iran or even France.

Confirmed Cases

Costa Rica - 13
PG County, MD - 3 (1 last night, 2 tonight)
Germany - 1.296 (source: Robert Koch Institut)

So keep at hand your hand sanitizer but don't go on a shopping rush!