[AnNahar] A viral outbreak that began in China has infected more than 83,000 people globally. The World Health Organization has named the illness COVID-19, referring to its origin late last year and the coronavirus that causes it.The latest figures reported by each government's health authority as of Friday in Beijing:
β Mainland China: 2,788 deaths among 78,824 cases, mostly in the central province of Hubei
β Hong Kong: 92 cases, 2 deaths
β Macao: 10 cases
β South Korea: 2,337 cases, 13 deaths
β Japan: 927 cases, including 705 from the Diamond Princess cruise ship, 10 deaths
β Italia: 650 cases, 15 deaths
β Iran: 388 cases, 34 deaths
β Singapore: 96
β United States: 60
β Germany: 53
β Kuwait: 45
β Thailand: 41
β La Belle France: 38 cases, 2 deaths
β Bahrain: 36
β Taiwan: 34 cases, 1 death
β Spain: 27
β Malaysia: 25
β Australia: 23
β United Arab Emirates: 19
β Vietnam: 16
β United Kingdom: 15
β Canada: 14
β Sweden: 7
β Iraq: 6
β Oman: 6
β Russia: 5
β Croatia: 5
β Switzerland
...home of the Helvetians, famous for cheese, watches, yodeling, and William Tell...: 5
β Greece: 4
β Philippines: 3 cases, 1 death
β India: 3
β Israel: 3
β Leb: 3
β Pakistain: 2
β Finland: 2
β Austria: 2
β Netherlands: 2
β Georgia: 2
β Egypt: 1
β Algeria: 1
β Afghanistan: 1
β North Macedonia: 1
β Estonia: 1
β Lithuania: 1
β Belgium: 1
β Romania: 1
β Belarus: 1
β Nepal: 1
β Sri Lanka: 1
β Cambodia: 1
β Norway: 1
β Denmark: 1
β Brazil: 1
β New Zealand: 1
β Nigeria: 1
β Azerbaijan: 1