Italy Sees Cases Rise 45 Percent in a Day: Coronavirus Live Updates From Feb. 25

Medical workers move a patient suspected of contracting the new coronavirus from an ambulance to the Kyungpook National University Hospital in Daegu, South Korea, on Feb. 19, 2020. Kim Jong-un/Yonhap via AP

Countries around the world are taking measures to try to stem the spread of the new coronavirus disease, COVID-19, as the death toll continues to rise.

Below are Feb. 25 updates. For Feb. 26 updates, click here.

First US Soldier Tests Positive

The first U.S. soldier tested positive for the new virus, the military said in a statement on Wednesday. The U.S. Forces Korea soldier is stationed at Camp Carroll.