中 '신종 코로나' 확진자 1만 명 육박…세계 감염자 수는? There's a growing number of reported case of the new coronavirus around the world.
In China, it's nearing the 10-thousand mark, with the death toll exceeding 200.
Kim Mok-yeon brings us the updates.
China's National Health Commission announced that as of Friday, the total number of deaths caused by the virus had reached at least 213, and that more than 97-hundred people have been tested positive for it.
It was an increase from the previous day of at least 43 deaths, and nearly 2,000 new infections, the most of either figure yet recorded in a single day.
Cases have been reported in all parts of China, but Hubei province, the epicenter of the outbreak, had by far the highest number of deaths as of Friday at 204.
Outside of China, more than 130 confirmed cases of the coronavirus have been reported in more than 20 countries and territories, but no deaths have been reported so far.
Nearby Hong Kong has confirmed 10 cases so far, with all the patients reported to have spent time in Wuhan.
Hong Kong temporarily closed some of its borders with China and stopped issuing travel permits to mainland tourists.
Macao has also confirmed at least seven cases, leading to an entry ban on non-residents who've been to Hubei in the past two weeks.
Japan saw an additional 3 confirmed cases on Thursday, raising the total figure to 14 and making it, along with Thailand, the country with the second highest number of infections.
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced that foreign visitors confirmed to be infected will be barred from entry to its territory.
The United States, meanwhile, confirmed on Thursday local time its first incident of human-to-human transmission, bringing the total number of infected to 6.
That patient is the husband of an infected woman who had traveled to China.
France, which was the first country in Europe to confirm an infection, also reported its sixth case on Thursday.
The U.K. saw its first report of confirmed patients on Friday.
Two people have tested positive for the coronavirus. The two are said to be members of the same family and are receiving special government medical care.
Meanwhile, China's foreign ministry announced plans to send chartered planes to bring back Hubei residents staying overseas, many of whom find themselves stranded.
The ministry explained that the move is aimed at easing difficulties for them.
Reports show that some 100,000 Chinese nationals from Wuhan headed overseas in the past month.
Kim Mok-yeon, Arirang News.
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