Disease

COVID-19

China – China has announced its latest data on the coronavirus outbreak, reporting 42 new deaths. That takes the death toll in China to 2,912, and worldwide to more than 3,000. Officials said there were also 202 new infections, the lowest number since the end of January.

South Korea – The KCDC says four people died overnight and 476 new cases of the virus were confirmed. In total, 22 people have now died from COVID-19 in South Korea and 4,212 people are infected.

Indonesia has announced its first two coronavirus cases while Iran reported 11 more deaths from the virus, bringing its death toll to 54 – the highest outside China.

The number of people infected in Italy – the centre of the outbreak in Europe – has jumped to 1,694, while the number in France has increased to 130.

With the outbreak deepening, the staff at the Louvre in Paris voted to close the iconic museum.

The Czech Republic, Scotland and the Dominican Republic have confirmed their first cases.

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