Coronavirus LIVE: Global spread raises fears of pandemic with grim outlook
Chinese wellness authorities also claimed a full of 409 new conditions in the mainland.
Meanwhile, a sharp increase in the number of bacterial infections in South Korea, Italy and Iran, on Monday fuelled concerns that the coronavirus outbreak in China could possibly develop into a pandemic with disruptive and lethal effects for countries around the world
As the loss of life toll grew alarmingly in Iran, French Health Minister Olivier Veran explained he would discuss with his European counterparts soon to examine how very best to cope with a possible epidemic in Europe.
In an additional advancement, New Zealand prolonged a ban on arrivals from mainland China into a fourth week to contain the hazard of publicity to the coronavirus.
The ban has been prolonged by a even more 8 days and would be reviewed immediately after that, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern explained on Monday.
The viral outbreak has so much contaminated extra than seventy seven,000 people today globally.