Mainland China reports 2,048 new virus cases, a slight upturn, and an increase by 105 in deaths caused by the illness. The overall toll in China stands at 1,770 since the outbreak began.
A security guard wearing a face mask walks through a quiet main Qianmen Street, a popular tourist spot, in Beijing, Sunday, Feb. 16, 2020. China reported Sunday a drop in new virus cases for the third straight day, as it became apparent that the country's leadership was aware of the potential gravity of the situation well before the alarm was sounded.
The new number of 2,048 cases being reported Monday for the previous 24 hours came after three days of declines but was up by just 29 cases from the previous day’s figure. The new figures came after a recent speech by Chinese President Xi Jinping was published by state media in an apparent attempt to demonstrate the Communist Party leadership acted decisively from the beginning of the crisis. However, it also opened Xi up to criticism over why the public was not alerted sooner.
Taiwan on Sunday reported its first death from the virus, the fifth fatality outside of mainland China. Taiwan’s Central News Agency reported that the person who died was a man in his 60s living in central Taiwan. He had not traveled overseas recently and had no known contact with virus patients, CNA said, citing Minister of Health and Welfare Chen Shih-chung.
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