Asia
China reports 29 more virus deaths, lowest since January

China reported 29 more deaths on Thursday from the new coronavirus epidemic, the lowest daily figure in almost a month, and the number of fresh infections rose slightly.
The death toll now stands at 2,744 in mainland China, according to the National Health Commission.
The daily tally of fatalities has fallen for three straight days now, hitting the lowest mark since January 29, when 26 new deaths were reported.
The commission reported 433 new cases, with all but 24 in central Hubei province, the epicentre of the outbreak that first emerged in December in its capital, Wuhan.
There are now nearly 78,500 cases in total.
The number of new infections outside Hubei had been falling steadily in the past week, but it went back up from five on Wednesday.
While Hubei remains under lockdown, cities in the rest of the country are slowly returning to work, though schools remain closed and Beijing requires people returning to the capital to go into 14-day self-quarantine.
– AFP

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