Latest on the novel coronavirus outbreak

A pneumonia outbreak has spread across China and beyond. - Chinese mainland reports 427 new confirmed cases of novel coronavirus infections, 47 new deaths - 39,002 mainland coronavirus patients have recovered, the first time the number has surpassed remaining confirmed cases - China sends a group of experts to Iran to help combat the novel coronavirus - Wuhan to send teams to supervise the city's prisons over virus control - All schools in China should continue delaying their reopening date in an effort to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus outbreak, the Ministry of Education says - The Wuhan Marathon, originally set for April, is postponed to the second half of the year Outside China The latest figures reported by each government's health authority as of Feb 29, 2020. Feb 27 - Chinese mainland reports 433 new infections of novel coronavirus, 29 new deaths - Hubei reports 409 new new infections of novel coronavirus, 26 new deaths - Zhong Nanshan says he believes the novel coronavirus pneumonia epidemic will basically be brought under control on the Chinese mainland by the end of April - Though the first case of novel coronavirus pneumonia was reported in China, its source may not come from the country - Zhong Nanshan - A joint inspection team went on Feb 26 to Hubei province to investigate the case of an infected former prisoner who came to Beijing after being released - Over 30% of SMEs in China resume work - Scenic areas that have resumed operations should take stringent epidemic-control measures - China's culture and tourism authority - The Chinese Embassy in S.Korea donates around 25,000 medical masks to the southeastern city of Daegu; Shanghai provided 500,000 masks to Daegu and its surrounding North Gyeongsang Province - For the first time, the number of new infections inside China was overtaken by fresh cases elsewhere on Feb 26 - The Republic of Korea has 1,766 coronavirus infections, 13 deaths - Japan's Abe says the government will ask all elementary, junior-high and high schools to temporarily close beginning March 2, a couple of weeks ahead of the spring break - The outbreak of coronavirus in Ian has affected 245 people, including vice-president and deputy health minister; 26 have died - Italy reports 528 coronavirus infections and 14 deaths, the most in Europe - Trump says virus risk low in US, praises Xi's efforts A recovered patient waits at the Dahuashan makeshift hospital, Jiangxia district, Wuhan, Hubei province, on Feb 26, 2020. Feb 24 - Chinese mainland reports 409 new confirmed cases of novel coronavirus infections, 150 new deaths - Hubei province reports 398 new confirmed cases of novel coronavirus, 149 new deaths - 24 provincial-level regions record zero new infections, including Beijing and Shanghai - China's top legislative and political advisory bodies have decided to postpone this year's two sessions - The outbreak of the novel coronavirus has prompted China's top legislature to roll out a swift decision to comprehensively ban the eating of wildlife across the country - The Ministry of Culture and Tourism warns Chinese travelers not to visit the United States in the near future A team of novel coronavirus pneumonia experts from China and the World Health Organization visit the Guanggu branch of Tongji Hospital in Wuhan, Central China's Hubei province, Feb 23, 2020. Feb 21 - Chinese mainland reported 889 new confirmed cases of novel coronavirus infections, 118 new deaths - Hubei province reported 631 new confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus infection and 115 new fatalities.