Coronavirus deaths in China top 1,000 as investors seek safety in gold, dollars

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Tue, 2020-02-11 03:07

BEIJING/GENEVA: The death toll in China climbed above 1,000, as the World Health Organization (WHO) cautioned that the spread of cases outside of China could be “the spark that becomes a bigger fire” and said the human race must not let the epidemic get out of control.
Hubei province, the epicenter out the outbreak, reported 103 deaths on Monday — the most in any single day — after 91 deaths on Sunday. But the 2,097 new cases was down from the previous day, when there were 2,618.