Virus has infected more than 88,000 people and spread to more than 60 countries
People wearing face masks are seen at a subway station as the country is hit by an outbreak of the novel coronavirus, in Shanghai, China on March 2 2020. REUTERS/ALY SONGThe global death toll from the new coronavirus epidemic surpassed 3,000 on Monday after dozens more died at its epicentre in China and cases soared globally with a second fatality on US soil.
A second person died in the northwestern US state of Washington as President Donald Trump, who has downplayed the risk of a major outbreak, faced criticism over his administration’s preparedness to respond to the threat. China’s economy has ground to a halt with large swathes of the country under quarantine or measures to restrict travel.Other countries have started to enact their own drastic containment measures, including banning arrivals from virus-hit countries, locking down towns, urging citizens to stay home and suspending major events such as football matches or trade fairs.
The death toll in China alone rose to 2,912, but it is also rising abroad, with the second-highest tally in Iran at 54, while the US and Australia had their first fatalities from the disease at the weekend. But infections are also rising faster abroad than in China now, as the country’s drastic measures, including quarantining about 56-million people in Hubei since late January, appear to be paying off.After an increase on Sunday, China’s National Health Commission reported 202 new infections on Monday, the lowest daily rise since late January. There have been more than 80,000 infections in the world’s most populous country.Four more people died in South Korea, taking its toll to 22.
Infections nearly doubled at the weekend in Italy, Europe’s hardest-hit country with nearly 1,700 cases.US criticism
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