New virus has infected over 78,000 people globally

A mother and her son wearing protective facemasks look out at Victoria Harbour from the Star Ferry in Hong Kong. Global reports announced that since the Covid-19 emerged in December, the outbreak has infected more than 78,000 people. - AFP

BEIJING: The viral outbreak that began in China has infected more than 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 Sunday in Beijing: