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kn94, Countries around the globe have increased travel restrictions to the infected mainland China and Hubei province — with the U.S. State Department increasing its advisory to level 4: Do Not Travel. The CDC has advised travelers to avoid all nonessential travel to the country. Medical workers check on the conditions of patients in Jinyintan Hospital, designated for critical COVID-19 patients, in Wuhan.(Chinatopix Via AP) Coronavirus has now killed almost twice the amount of people in China than were sickened during the SARS outbreak in the early 2000s. The SARS outbreak had killed 349 people in mainland China back in 2002 and 2003 -- with 744 deaths and 8,096 infections globally, according to the CDC.
kn94 - Here are the latest figures. How many have been infected or have died? The virus has claimed the lives of 1,383 people and infected 64,366 around the globe. Only three people have died outside of China. Japan announced its first coronavirus death on Thursday. The 80-year-old woman had been in the hospital near Toyko since Feb. 1 after being diagnosed with pneumonia. The news occurred hours after Japan confirmed 44 more infected on the Diamond Princess cruise ship quarantined outside Toyko.
kn94, THE 5 DEADLIEST DISEASE EPIDEMICS IN THE UNITED STATES The other deaths were in Hong Kong and the Philippines. The WHO said the number of cases will keep growing as tests are pending on thousands of suspected cases. Where is the virus? Roughly 99 percent of new cases have appeared in China with the vast majority of the cases in Hubei province and its provincial capital, Wuhan -- the epicenter of the virus. Over 515 cases have been reported in at least 25 countries globally. Europe's total is at 46.
kn94 - The United Kingdom has nine cases in the country. Singapore -- 58 Thailand -- 33 Japan -- 28 (218 passengers on Diamond Princess cruise ship outside Yokohama) (1 death) South Korea -- 28 Taiwan -- 18 Malaysia -- 18 Australia -- 15 Germany -- 16 Vietnam -- 16 France -- 11 United Arab Emirates -- 8 Canada -- 7 India -- 3 Italy -- 3 Philippines -- 3 (1 death) Russia -- 2 Spain -- 1 Sweden -- 1 Belgium -- 1
kn94 - Nepal -- 1 Finland --1 Sri Lanka -- 1 Cambodia -- 1 Hong Kong -- 51 (1 death) Macao -- 10 Differences between coronavirus and the flu? The flu has estimated to have killed roughly 10,000 to 25,000 people with nearly 19 to 26 million infected in the U.S. between October 1, 2019, and January 25, 2020, according to the CDC. Coronavirus has impacted a far lesser number, although it's not yet clear how many have been infected or how widespread it is. Medical staff work in the negative-pressure isolation ward in Jinyintan Hospital, designated for critical COVID-19 patients, in Wuhan in central China's Hubei province Thursday, Feb. 13, 2020. (Chinatopix Via AP)