Screenshot of WHO's updates on global coronavirus situation as of 0900 GMT, March 5.
BEIJING, March 5 (Xinhua) -- The coronavirus outbreak has spread across the globe, with 95,270 confirmed cases, 3,280 deaths in 79 countries according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Countries worldwide are racing to take actions to contain the epidemic. Here are the latest developments:
Medical workers of the hospital of Kyungpook National University transfer a patient in Daegu, South Korea, March 4, 2020. (Photo by Lee Sang-ho/Xinhua)
SEOUL -- South Korea confirmed 322 more cases of the COVID-19 on Thursday afternoon, raising the total number of infections to 6,088.
As of 4:00 p.m. local time, the number of infected patients totaled 6,088, up 322 from the previous announcement as of midnight. Five more deaths were reported, lifting the death toll to 41.
Tourists with face masks visit the Colosseo in Rome, Italy, on March 4, 2020. (Photo by Alberto Lingria/Xinhua)
ROME -- Italy has been the hardest-hit country by COVID-19 in Europe, with the total number of deaths reaching 107 and 3,090 confirmed cases.
All schools and universities will remain closed until March 15.
A staff member wearing a face mask pushes the shopping carts outside a supermarket in Los Angeles, California, the United States, March 4, 2020. (Xinhua/Li Ying)
WASHINGTON -- The real number of COVID-19 cases in the United States could be much higher than the official data, as the previous testing procedure was flawed, according to U.S. researchers and media reports.
Alexis C. Madrigal, a staff writer at U.S. magazine The Atlantic, said the official data were untrustworthy because the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention(CDC)'s testing procedures missed the bulk of the cases.
A woman wearing a face mask walks on a street amid the novel coronavirus outbreak in Tehran, Iran, on March 2, 2020. (Photo by Ahmad Halabisaz/Xinhua)
TEHRAN -- The outbreak of novel coronavirus in Iran has killed 107 people, a statement by Iran's Ministry of Health and Medical Education said on Thursday.
It said the total number of affected cases is 3,513 in Iran, out of whom 739 people have been recovered.
A driver and a passenger wearing masks in a taxi, in Tokyo, Japan, Feb. 25, 2020. (Xinhua/Du Xiaoyi)
TOKYO -- A vote will be held in Japan's lower house of parliament on March 12 for the passage of special legislation, which enables the government to make better provisions during the COVID-19 outbreak and declare a state of emergency if necessary, ruling and opposition parties agreed Thursday.■
