New Cases Drop in China as Virus Spreads Globally

BEIJING—The number of new coronavirus situations in China dropped significantly in latest days exterior the province at the heart of the epidemic, but wellness authorities lifted alarms about sharp boosts in bacterial infections somewhere else in the earth.

The number of new situations exterior Hubei dropped to just 9 on Monday, Chinese authorities said, a marked lessen from the peak of practically 900 new situations that were recorded Feb. three.

But…