BEIJING: China has reported a slowdown in Covid-19 (coronavirus) infections over the past day, while new cases in South Korea jumped higher again to over 5,000, health authorities said on Tuesday (March 3).
China's National Health Commission counted 125 new coronavirus cases in the past day - the lowest number since Jan 20. Meanwhile, there were 31 new deaths from the disease, bringing up the country's death toll to 2,943 with 80,151 infections.
The majority are linked to followers of a Christian sect. On Monday, the leader of the sect, Lee Man Hee, publicly apologized for the spread of the virus. The Philippines said it was easing travel restrictions to South Korea, allowing Filipinos to visit there, except for the North Gyeongsang province, where the new coronavirus outbreak is concentrated.
There is so far no local transmission of the coronavirus in the Philippines, where three confirmed cases were all Chinese visitors. One of the patients died.
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