( Reuters) – The coronavirus that emerged in China late in 2015 has actually reached over 80 countries, with the outbreak now spreading rapidly in other parts of Asia, Europe and the United States.
A guy in a face mask rides the train in Manhattan, New York City City, after more cases of coronavirus were verified in New York, U.S., March 5,2020 REUTERS/Andrew Kelly
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DEATHS/INFECTIONS
– Worldwide, there have actually been over 98,000 cases and more than 3,300 deaths, according to a Reuters tally.
– Mainland China reported 143 new cases on Thursday, bringing the overall number of cases to 80,552 The death toll touched 3,042 as of end-Thursday, up by 30 from the previous day.
ASIA
– China’s main province of Hubei, leaving out the provincial capital Wuhan, reported zero new cases over 24 hours for the first time during the outbreak.
– South Korea validated 196 new cases and seven more deaths on Friday, taking total infections to 6,284, with a death toll of42 It declared a “unique care zone” around the city of Gyeongsan, and the U.S. military confirmed 2 brand-new cases among family members of its soldiers in the country.
– Verified infections in Japan rose to 1,057 on Friday morning.
– Japan’s prime minister on Thursday ordered a two-week quarantine for all visitors from China and South Korea, and his government indicated the Olympics would go ahead as planned.
– Chinese President Xi Jinping’s state see to Japan planned for early April has been held off.
– Thailand on Thursday reported four brand-new cases, bringing its total to 47 since January.
– The outbreak has actually affected practically all of Iran’s provinces, President Hassan Rouhani stated on Wednesday. Iran has more than 3,500 verified cases with a death toll of107
– Iraq canceled Friday prayers in t