Mainland China had 99 new confirmed cases on Friday, according to official data. Of the 25 that were outside Hubei, 24 came from outside China. At a news conference, Shanghai Customs officials said they city would check all passengers from seriously affected countries for the virus, among other airport measures. MIGRANT WORKERSIn addition to the growing risk of imported infections, China faces a challenge in trying to get migrant workers back to work by early April. The total number of confirmed cases in mainland China so far is 80,651, with 3,070 deaths, up by 28 from Thursday.

Source: bd News24 March 07, 2020 14:03 UTC