A viral outbreak that began in China has infected more than 80,000 people globally. The World Health Organisation has named the illness Covid-19, referring to its origin late last year and the coronavirus that causes it. The latest figures reported by each government's health authority as of Tuesday in Beijing:- Mainland China: 2,663 deaths among 77,658 cases, mostly in the central province of Hubei- Hong Kong: 81 cases, 2 deaths- Macao: 10 cases- South Korea: 977 cases, 11 deaths- Japan: 860 cases, including 691 from a cruise ship docked in Yokohama, 4 deaths- Italy: 283 cases, 7 deaths- Iran: 95 cases, 15 deaths- Singapore: 89 cases- Thailand: 37 cases- United States: 35 cases; separately, 1 U.S. citizen died in China- Taiwan: 30 cases, 1 death- Australia: 23 cases- Malaysia: 22_ Bahrain: 17- Vietnam: 16 cases- Germany: 16- United Arab Emirates: 13 cases- United Kingdom: 13- France: 12 cases, 1 death- Canada: 11- Kuwait: 8 cases- Iraq: 5- Philippines: 3 cases, 1 death- India: 3- Spain: 3- Russia: 2- Israel: 2- Oman: 2- Lebanon: 1- Belgium: 1- Nepal: 1- Sri Lanka: 1- Sweden: 1- Cambodia: 1- Finland: 1- Egypt: 1- Afghanistan: 1- Croatia: 1- By The Associated PressArticle type: free User access status:

Source: The Star February 25, 2020 13:18 UTC