BEIJING/GENEVA (Reuters) – The World Health Organization said on Monday the spread of coronavirus cases amongst people who have not been to China could be “the trigger that ends up being a bigger fire” and the human race need to not let the epidemic get out of control.
As of 0500 GMT on Monday, there had been 40,235 confirmed cases reported in China and 909 deaths, along with 319 cases in 24 other nations, consisting of one death, WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said.
The death toll from the epidemic had leapt by 97 on Sunday – the biggest number in a single day since the virus was spotted in the Chinese city of Wuhan in December.
The Diamond Princess cruise liner with 3,700 travelers and crew on board remained quarantined in the Japanese port of Yokohama, with 65 more cases identified, taking the variety of verified case from the Carnival Corp-owned ( CCL.N) vessel to135
In Europe, shares in car companies.SXAP exposed to China dropped, while costs of oil, iron ore and copper fell on concerns over weaker Chinese need due to the fact that of the outbreak.
British Airways canceled all its flights to mainland China until the end of March.
Throughout mainland China, where individuals were trickling back to work after an extended Lunar New Year holiday, 3,062 brand-new infections were verified on Sunday, according to the National Health Commission.
Wu Fan, vice-dean of Shanghai Fudan University Medical school, said there was hope of a turning point in the break out. Ghebreyesus said there had actually been “worrying circumstances” of transmission from people who had not been to China.
” It could be the stimulate that becomes a larger fire,” Ghebreyesus informed press reporters in Geneva. “But for now it is just a trigger. Our objective