The flu-like virus has now killed 30,879 people, including more than 1,000 in the UK, and is causing a global health emergency. A senior minister went as far as to say that if China does not clamp down on these markets, it risks becoming a pariah state. The chief executive of JSP, a UK safety equipment firm, says it had two of its factories in China taken over by the government to make respiratory protection equipment. China reported just 45 new coronavirus cases yesterday, down from 54 the previous day. Although there were five deaths reported in Wuhan on Saturday, this marked the fourth day in a row with no confirmed new cases.

Source: Daily Mirror March 29, 2020 03:03 UTC