Coronavirus death toll in China rises to 722
Nearly 35,000 people infected globally
09/02/2020, ASSOCIATED PRESS,BEIJING
The death toll from the novel coronavirus outbreak soared to 722 in China on Saturday, including the first foreign victim, as Hong Kong imposed a mandatory quarantine on mainland arrivals to block the spread of an epidemic that has caused global panic.
With 86 more people dying in mainland China — the highest one-day jump so far — the toll was closing in on the 774 killed worldwide during the 2002-03 SARS epidemic.
A 60-year-old U.S. citizen, diagnosed with the virus, died on Thursday in Wuhan, the city at the epicentre of the health emergency, according to the U.S. Embassy, which did not provide more details about the person.
China’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement to AFP that the victim was a U.S. citizen of Chinese origin.
A Japanese man in his 60s, with a suspected coronavirus infection, also died in hospital in Wuhan, the Japanese Foreign Ministry said, adding that it was “difficult” to confirm if he had the illness.
The only fatalities outside the mainland were a Chinese man in the Philippines and a 39-year-old man in Hong Kong.
Nearly 35,000 people have been infected globally with the new strain, which is believed to have emerged in a market selling wild animals in Wuhan last year.
The epidemic has prompted the government to lock down cities home to tens of millions of people, as anger mounts over its handling of the crisis, especially after a whistle-blowing doctor fell victim to the virus.
Nearly 35,000 people infected globally
09/02/2020, ASSOCIATED PRESS,BEIJING
The death toll from the novel coronavirus outbreak soared to 722 in China on Saturday, including the first foreign victim, as Hong Kong imposed a mandatory quarantine on mainland arrivals to block the spread of an epidemic that has caused global panic.
With 86 more people dying in mainland China — the highest one-day jump so far — the toll was closing in on the 774 killed worldwide during the 2002-03 SARS epidemic.
A 60-year-old U.S. citizen, diagnosed with the virus, died on Thursday in Wuhan, the city at the epicentre of the health emergency, according to the U.S. Embassy, which did not provide more details about the person.
China’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement to AFP that the victim was a U.S. citizen of Chinese origin.
A Japanese man in his 60s, with a suspected coronavirus infection, also died in hospital in Wuhan, the Japanese Foreign Ministry said, adding that it was “difficult” to confirm if he had the illness.
The only fatalities outside the mainland were a Chinese man in the Philippines and a 39-year-old man in Hong Kong.
Nearly 35,000 people have been infected globally with the new strain, which is believed to have emerged in a market selling wild animals in Wuhan last year.
The epidemic has prompted the government to lock down cities home to tens of millions of people, as anger mounts over its handling of the crisis, especially after a whistle-blowing doctor fell victim to the virus.
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