The death toll from China's coronavirus outbreak soared to 722 on
Saturday, including the first foreign victim, as Hong Kong imposed a
mandatory quarantine on mainland arrivals to block the spread of an
epidemic that has caused global panic.
With 86 more people dying in mainland China the highest one-day jump
so far the toll was closing in on the 774 killed worldwide during the
2002-2003 SARS epidemic.
A 60-year-old US citizen diagnosed with the virus died on Thursday in
Wuhan, the city at the epicentre of the health emergency, according to
the US embassy, which did not provide more details about the person.
A Japanese man in his 60s with a suspected coronavirus infection also
died in hospital in Wuhan, the Japanese foreign ministry said, adding
that it was "difficult" to confirm if he had the illness.
The only fatalities outside the mainland were a Chinese man in the Philippines and a 39-year-old man in Hong Kong.
Nearly 35,000 people have been infected by the new strain, which is
believed to have emerged in a market selling wild animals in Wuhan last
year before spreading across China.
The epidemic has prompted the government to lock down cities home to
tens of millions of people, as anger mounts over its handling of the
crisis, especially after a whistleblowing doctor fell victim to the
virus.
Vice Premier Sun Chunlan, on a visit to quarantined Wuhan this week,
instructed officials to take a "wartime" approach as they implement
drastic measures that include combing the city for feverish residents.
With panic spiralling around the globe more than 320 cases have
emerged in nearly 30 other countries -- researchers are racing to find
treatments and a vaccine to fight the virus.
While the World Health Organization is set to give the disease a name
within days, China's National Health Commission said it would
temporarily call it "novel coronavirus pneumonia," or NCP.
Hong Kong quarantine
Hong Kong began enforcing a two-week quarantine for anyone arriving from
mainland China, under threat of both fines and jail terms.
Most people will be able to be quarantined at home or in hotels but they will face daily phone calls and spot checks.
The financial hub has 25 confirmed cases with one patient who died earlier this week.
The city has been on edge as the virus has revived memories of the SARS outbreak that killed 299 in the semi-autonomous city.
The SARS epidemic left profound psychological scars and saddled
residents with a deep distrust of authorities in Beijing who initially
covered up the outbreak.
In the last week, Hong Kong has been hit by a wave of panic-buying
with supermarket shelves frequently emptied of staple goods such as
toilet paper, hand sanitiser, rice and pasta.
Similar scenes were seen in Singapore on Saturday as shoppers cleared
grocery store shelves after the city-state, which has 33 confirmed
cases, raised its alert level over the virus.
China has expanded its own measures far from the epicentre, with
cities hundreds of kilometres from Hubei telling residents that only one
person per household can leave the house every two days to buy
supplies.
On Saturday, Shanghai became the latest jurisdiction to order
residents to wear masks in public places, warning that those who don't
cooperate will be "seriously" dealt with according to the law.
Anger over the government's handling of the health emergency erupted
on social media on Friday after the death of a Wuhan doctor who was
silenced by police after he had raised the alarm about the emerging
virus threat in December.
The government responded by sending its anti-graft body to Wuhan to
launch an investigation after the death of Li Wenliang, an
ophthalmologist who contracted the disease while treating a patient.
Cruise ship quarantined
Other governments around the world have hardened their defences, with
several countries banning arrivals from China while major airlines have
suspended flights.
Asian cruise ships have become a focal point.
Sixty-four people aboard the Diamond Princess off Japan's coast have
tested positive and passengers aboard the ship have been asked to stay
inside their cabins to prevent new infections.
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