Latest Covid-19 update: France Cancels Paris Race; Xi Scraps Japan Visit

Medical members wearing protective gear take samples from a driver with suspected symptoms of the coronavirus, at a "drive-through" virus test facility in Goyang, north of Seoul, on Saturday (Feb 29). South Korea reported on Saturday its biggest surge in new coronavirus cases and concerns grew of a possible epidemic in the United States as the World Health Organization raised its risk alert to its highest level. - AFP

SEOUL: Iran and South Korea reported hundreds of new coronavirus cases while unexplained infections in California, Oregon and Washington indicated the disease is spreading on the US West Coast on Saturday (Feb 29).

Iran reported another 205 cases, including five lawmakers, while the number of infections in South Korea soared 35%, or by more than 800, in 24 hours. China’s factory activity fell to a record low after weeks of closures caused by the virus.