Patients infected by Covid-19 nearing 80,000 globally

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Saturday, 22 Feb 2020
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A mother adjusting her son's facemask as he plays at a playground in Beijing on Saturday (Feb 22). The death toll in China from the Covid-19 (coronavirus) outbreak rose by 109, China's National Health Commission said Saturday, bringing the total number of fatalities to 2,345. - AFP

UNITED NATIONS/BEIJING: The Covid-19 (coronavirus) has infected nearly 78,000 people globally. The World Health Organisation has named the illness COVID-19, referring to its origin late last year and the coronavirus that causes it.

The latest figures reported by each government's health authority as of Saturday in Beijing:

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Symbol	Open	High	Low	Last	Chg	%Chg	Vol ('00)
HSI-CWEI	0.145	0.145	0.145	0.145	0.000	0.00	400,600
HSI-PWFR	0.145	0.150	0.145	0.145	-0.005	-3.33	345,286
PERMAJU	0.035	0.035	0.035	0.035	0.000	0.00	216,832
LCTITAN	0.560	0.630	0.550	0.620	0.075	13.76	190,141
HSI-CWGB	0.215	0.215	0.215	0.215	-0.005	-2.27	169,980
HSI-PWFJ	0.140	0.145	0.140	0.145	-0.005	-3.33	162,320
HSI-PWF1	0.230	0.230	0.230	0.230	-0.010	-4.17	120,000
SAPNRG	0.045	0.050	0.045	0.045	0.000	0.00	115,326
LCTITAN-CT	0.050	0.060	0.050	0.055	0.015	37.50	108,077
AVANGAAD	0.280	0.285	0.280	0.285	0.005	1.79	79,535
PHARMA	0.300	0.310	0.290	0.305	0.005	1.67	74,878
GENM-C3E	0.025	0.025	0.025	0.025	0.000	0.00	69,648
NATGATE-CP	0.115	0.120	0.115	0.120	-0.030	-20.00	60,000
HSI-CWCT	0.075	0.075	0.065	0.065	-0.010	-13.33	57,468
NATGATE	1.590	1.600	1.550	1.570	-0.010	-0.63	53,797

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