A pneumonia outbreak was first reported in Central China's Wuhan city in December. The disease, which has spread across China and beyond, is caused by a novel coronavirus.
March 2
China
Latest data released by National Health Commission by midnight, March 1, 2020.
- Chinese mainland reports 202 new infections of novel coronavirus (196 in Hubei), 42 new deaths (all in Hubei) (Read more)
Outside China
The latest figures reported by each government's health authority as of March 2, 2020.
- South Korea reports 476 new coronavirus cases, total at 4,212
- Italy's COVID-19 cases total 1,694, vast majority not serious (Read more)
March 1
China
The 98-year-old woman Gao and her daughter, as well as the medics, pose for a photo with big thumbs-up at Leishenshan Hospital in Wuhan, Central China's Hubei province, on March 1, 2020. [Photo by Gao Xiang/chinadaily.com.cn]
- Chinese mainland reports 573 new confirmed cases of novel coronavirus infections, 35 new deaths (Read more)
- Single-digit new COVID-19 cases reported outside Hubei
- 98-year-old coronavirus-infected patient discharged from hospital (Read more)
- Over 50% admitted coronavirus patients didn't have fever, research finds (Read more)
- Beijing reports two new imported novel coronavirus cases from Iran (Read more)
- Govt asks Chinese in virus-hit countries to consider coming back (Read more)
Outside China
- South Korea reports 586 new coronavirus cases for the day, total at 3,736 (Read more)
- Coronavirus cases in Germany jump to 117; France, 100 cases (Read more); Spain, 71 cases; 12 new positive tests for coronavirus in UK, total now 35
- Iran raises death toll to 54 as the number of confirmed cases jumped overnight by more than half to 978 people
- Armenia reports first case of COVID-19
- Australia, US record first coronavirus death
- Saudi health ministry spokesman says no coronavirus infection detected so far in the kingdom
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A epidemia de Covid-19 que se alastra pelo mundo e que fez vítimas principalmente na China já causou mais de 3 mil mortes, segundo a imprensa hoje. Destas, 2.912 aconteceram só no país asiático, que hoje também reportou 202 casos novos. Os novos países a terem reportados casos de contaminação nas últimas 24 horas são Indonésia, Islândia, Portugal, Armênia e Andorra.

Devido ao aumento do número de países com casos - eram 39 na semana passada e hoje já são mais de 60 - a OMS aumentou ontem o alerta global para a contaminação para "muito alto". 

=== Países com mais número de mortes ===
* China: 2.912
* Irã: 66
* Itália: 34
* Coréia do Sul: 26
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