Virus spread and reactions /
• Infection cases are continuing to rise worldwide, standing at 2,096 as of Sunday evening. The vast majority of those cases — 2,058 — were in China, while 12 foreign countries reported 38 cases. Canada confirmed its first case of coronavirus infection. Thailand counted its eighth case, while Japan reported its fourth. California confirmed a case, the first in the state and the third in the U.S.
• In China, more than half of the confirmed cases — 1,052 — were reported in Hubei, the central province around Wuhan, the epicenter of the virus outbreak.
• The wealthy coastal provinces of Guangdong and Zhejiang are the only two regions outside Hubei to have more than 100 confirmed cases each, with 111 and 104, respectively.
• Out of China’s 34 provincial-level regions, Tibet is the only one to have reported zero infections.
• Beijing and Tianjin have suspended coach services to and from the cities in a bid to slow the outbreak of the virus.
• The French government arranged for French citizens to be evacuated from Wuhan to Changsha city, Hunan province, via shuttle, according to a statement (link in French) by the French Consulate General in Wuhan. |
