Latest numbers

AS of press time Thursday, China had 74,576 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus, with 2,118 deaths and 16,155 recoveries.

As the source of the virus, Hubei’s confirmed cases and deaths have reached 62,031 and 2,029, respectively.

Firms in Hubei not to resume work before March 10

COMPANIES should not resume business before March 10 in central China’s Hubei Province, the center of the novel coronavirus outbreak, local authorities said Thursday.

10 COVID-19-infected foreigners cured in GD

ALL the 10 foreign nationals infected with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in China’s Guangdong Province have recovered and been discharged from hospitals, officials said.

South Korea reports

53 new virus cases

SOUTH KOREA’S government reported 53 new cases of coronavirus and 1 death case on Thursday, after a new outbreak traced to church services in the southwestern city of Daegu, bringing the number of people infected in the country to 104.