Iran Press/Asia: Shares plunge nearly 9% as Shanghai trading opens for the first time after the break over the lunar new year; New Zealand closes its borders to travelers from China.
The eastern Chinese city of Wenzhou in Zhejiang province on Sunday closed roads and confined people to their homes to try and stop the spread of the new coronavirus. Wenzhou, an industrial port city, is 800km from Wuhan, where the health emergency began. It has a population of around three million.
Three officials in China’s Zhejiang province are reported to have been “penalized for their negligence of duty after failing to report seven infected cases” of coronavirus, Chinese state media is reporting.
Here’s a summary of what we know so far today on :
361 people have died in China form the coronavirus outbreak, one in the Philippines
Confirmed infections in China are 17,238 (official Chinese figures include Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macao). Outside of China, infections stand at more than 150.
A Qantas charter flight carrying Australian citizens has departed the city of Wuhan in China. New Zealand has banned foreign travelers from China from entering the country.
The new hospital in Wuhan, built to accommodate coronavirus patients, is due to open on Monday
Vietnam has confirmed three new cases of coronavirus, bringing the total cases in the country to eight.
Health officials in California, United States have confirmed there are now 11 confirmed cases of the virus in the country, adding three to the previous tally.
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