CORONAVIRUS | China reported 108 new coronavirus deaths on Feb 10, the highest daily increase so far, and up from 97 on the previous day, the health authority said on Tuesday. Read more at
| China reported 108 new coronavirus deaths on Feb 10, the highest daily increase so far, and up from 97 on the previous day, the health authority said on Tuesday.
The Diamond Princess cruise ship with 3,700 passengers and crew on board remained quarantined in the Japanese port of Yokohama, with 65 more cases detected, taking the number of confirmed cases from the Carnival Corp-owned vessel to 135. As scientists race to develop tests and treatments, the World Health Organisation said 168 labs globally have the right technology to diagnose the virus. Companies have been struggling to find clinical virus samples needed to validate the diagnostic tests they have developed.
Wall Street rose on optimism for corporate earnings and the economy, with the Nasdaq hitting a record high.Wu Fan, vice-dean of Shanghai Fudan University Medical school, said there was hope of a turning point in the outbreak. But WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Monday there had been “concerning instances” of transmission from people who had not been to China.An advance team of international WHO experts arrived in China to investigate the outbreak.
China’s central bank has taken steps to support the economy, including reducing interest rates and flushing the market with liquidity, and will also now provide special funds for banks to lend to businesses.
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