The death toll in China from the deadly coronavirus outbreak that originated in the central city of Wuhan, rose to at least 361 on Monday, as the Philippines became the first country outside China to confirm a death from the infection.
The National Health Commission said there were 57 new fatalities on Sunday, all but one of them in Hubei, which has been effectively sealed off from the rest of the country for more than a week.
The total number of people infected with the virus rose to 17,205 across the country, after 2,829 new cases were reported.
Other countries have rushed to evacuate their citizens from Hubei province and its capital city, Wuhan, while many have also imposed extraordinary travel restrictions on travellers to and from China.
About 150 cases have been reported in two dozen other countries.
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Monday, February 3
WHO combats virus misinformation
The World Health Organization said it was working around the clock with internet and social media giants to combat widespread misinformation surrounding the deadly novel coronavirus outbreak.
"We have worked with Google to make sure people searching for information about coronavirus see WHO information at the top of their search results," WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said in his opening remarks to the UN health agency's executive board meeting in Geneva.
"Social media platforms including Twitter, Facebook, Tencent and Tiktok have also taken steps to limit the spread of misinformation," he added.
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