Coronavirus death toll soars to 492 worldwide as China expands quarantine zones
by RT
Coronavirus death toll soars to 492 worldwide as China expands quarantine zones
As Beijing steps up measures to contain a lethal coronavirus outbreak sweeping Asia and beyond, the contagion has claimed 65 more lives in China’s Hubei province – the viral epicenter – bringing the total death toll to 492.
With an extensive containment zone expanded to four additional Chinese cities on Tuesday – encompassing an additional 21 million people – the disease toll continues to climb, seeing over 3,100 more cases confirmed. The novel coronavirus has infected just shy of 24,000 people globally since the outbreak took hold in December in the Chinese city of Wuhan.
