New virus has infected nearly 78,000 people globally
A child wearing a protective face mask rides on a scooter next her mother in a street of Beijing, China, Feb. 22. EPA-Yonhap
A viral outbreak that began in China has infected nearly 78,000 people globally. The World Health Organization has named the illness COVID-19, referring to its origin late last year and the coronavirus that causes it.
The latest figures reported by each government's health authority as of Saturday in Beijing:
_ Mainland China: 2,345 deaths among 76,288 cases, mostly in the central province of Hubei
_ Hong Kong: 69 cases, 2 deaths
_ Macao: 10 cases
_ Japan: 754 cases, including 634 from a cruise ship docked in Yokohama, 3 deaths
_ South Korea: 433 cases, 2 deaths
_ Singapore: 89 cases
_ United States: 35 cases; separately, 1 U.S. citizen died in China
_ Thailand: 35 cases
_ Iran: 28 cases, 5 deaths
_ Taiwan: 26 cases, 1 death
_ Australia: 23 cases
_ Malaysia: 22
_ Italy: 19 cases; 1 death
_ Vietnam: 16 cases
_ Germany: 16
_ France: 12 cases, 1 death
_ United Arab Emirates: 11 cases
_ United Kingdom: 9
_ Canada: 9
_ Philippines: 3 cases, 1 death
_ India: 3 cases
_ Russia: 2
_ Spain: 2
_ Lebanon: 1
_ Israel: 1
_ Belgium: 1
_ Nepal: 1
_ Sri Lanka: 1
_ Sweden: 1
_ Cambodia: 1
_ Finland: 1
_ Egypt: 1 (AP)