China says it still faces a 'large-scale war' and a 'big test' in fight against coronavirus as death toll soars to 1,113
"When does the turning point occur? I can't say. But I think it's at its peak in mid- to late-February," he said."I think we've just got to watch the data very closely over the coming weeks before we make any predictions," Brendan Murphy told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
In addition to locking down Hubei, authorities have restricted movements in several other cities far from the epicentre in its unprecedented effort to contain the virus. The case of a British man who passed on the virus to at least 11 other people — without having been in China — has raised fears of a new phase of contagion abroad.
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