Global coronavirus cases surged to 93158 at the time of writing, with 3202 deaths. 119 new cases were reported in China with 38 new deaths, totaling 80270 cases and 2981 deaths. South Korea (5328 cases, 32 deaths), Italy (2502 cases with 79 deaths) and Iran (2336 cases, 77 deaths) remain the most serious center outside China. There is no slowdown in other countries with 293 cases in Japan, 212 in France, 203 in Germany and 165 in Spain. USA (122) surpassed Singapore (110).
WHO said globally, fatality rate is at around 3.4%, much more serious than seasonal flu which kills far fewer than 1% of those infected. Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said COVID-19 spreads less efficiently than flu, transmission does not appear to be driven by people who are not sick, it causes more severe illness than flu, there are not yet any vaccines or therapeutics, and it can be contained”.
