Asian markets fall on coronavirus impact woes

A woman wearing a protective facemask walks along the usually busy Bund waterfront along the Huangpu River overlooking Shanghai's financial district in the background. Markets across the Asia-Pacific were in the red on Monday (Feb 10) with investors worried about the impact of the China coronavirus outbreak on the global economy. - AFP

HONG KONG: Markets across the Asia-Pacific were in the red on Monday (Feb 10) with investors worried about the impact of the China coronavirus outbreak on the global economy.

The virus has killed more than 900 people, infected 40,000 across mainland China and spread to more than two dozen countries in what has been termed a global health emergency.