Coronavirus outbreak: Death toll reaches 1,110 in China with 1,638 new confirmed cases

death toll for coronavirus outbreak in China has reportedly jumped to 1,110 on February 12 with ar 1,638 new confirmed cases, according to Hubei's health commission. total number of confirmed cases across China are w more than 44,200. Hubei province, which is epicentre of viral outbreak, has also reported 94 new deaths. 

outbreak took place in Wuhan in January and multiple countries have started evacuating ir citizens from country, and have decided to restrict entry of foreigners returning from China. virus was officially also named 'COVID-19' at a conference in Geneva held by World Health Organisation, where body's chief said that countries h a chance of stopping its global spre. Earlier this month, WHO also declared Coronavirus as a 'global public health emergency'. 

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organisation furr cautioned about spre of cases outside of China as it could be ' spark that becomes a bigger fire'. re are also more than 300 cases in 24 or countries and territories, however, only two deaths have been reported outside China so far. WHO he Tedros ham Ghebreyesus also reportedly said that although 99 per cent of cases are in China, where it remains 'very much an emergency', it also 'holds a very grave threat for rest of world'. 

$675 million for response plan

In order to tackle spreing virus, WHO stated that international community has furr launched a $675 million preparedness and response plan covering months of February through to April 2020. Earlier, WHO h also warned international public health authorities that Wuhan Virus was of a significant threat to nations outside mainland China and disease's pandemic nature enforced a global response to outbreak.

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However, on February 10, Chinese government eased some restrictions on work and travel and workers w are reportedly returning back to offices and factories. Coronavirus has also thrown travel industry into chaos, threatening billions of dollars in losses while keeping a million travellers at home. Asia, which attracts 75 per cent of Lunar New Year travellers, has furr seen a decline even though Chinese New Year is one of China's major travel periods. 

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