According to a latest assessment concerning the coronavirus epidemic, 11,347 confirmed cases were recorded worldwide for 259 deaths, including 250 in China.
It should be recalled that the global health urgency was decreed by the WHO Thursday January 30, 2020 and that the 2019-NCOV coronavirus affects all of the 31 Chinese provinces.
This Saturday, February 1, 2020, the Hong Kong media announced that the Hubei province (Wuhan) broke a record on a day with 45 new deaths and 1347 new experienced cases.
Elsewhere in the world, new countries have appeared in the list of those who have confirmed cases of Chinese coronavirus. In Russia, two cases were recorded, ditto in the United Kingdom and a case in Spain.
In other countries, the number of confirmed cases is increasing as in Japan and Singapore with 16 cases each.