As of Friday, there are now an additional 3,000 new cases of the Coronavirus in China, confirmed by officials in the country’s Hubei province. This brings the total number affected by the disease to just over 34,000, including some 724 fatalities.
On Friday, an additional 81 deaths reported in Hubei – the heaviest daily death toll yet.
In addition to China, there are 25 other countries with active cases.
In response to the health crisis, Beijing is now implementing stringent quarantine measures and travel restrictions spanning across numerous cities in a province populated by tens of millions of Chinese citizens.
US reaction
In reaction to this latest news, the Trump Administration has announced it will now commit $100 million towards the World Health Organization and China, and for other infected countries’ operations.
New UK case
The UK Department of Health and Social Care has confirmed at least 3 Coronavirus cases nationally. Patients are undergoing close monitoring in a special care unit of the NHS.
NOTE: GlobalData’s latest Coronavirus Influencers dashboard is now live on the website Pharmaceutical Technology, where readers can track all of the latest developments related to the Coronavirus epidemic.
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