Singapore virus tally hits 24 with first local transmission cases

People wearing protective facemasks walking on the street in Singapore on Monday (Feb 4). Singapore has reported six more cases of a newly identified coronavirus, including four local transmissions, taking its tally of infections to 24, the health ministry of the South-East Asian city-state said on Tuesday (Feb 4). - AFP

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore has reported six more cases of a newly identified coronavirus, including four domestic transmissions, taking its tally of infections to 24, the health ministry of the southeast Asian city-state said on Tuesday.

The outbreak has killed more than 420 people, spread round the world and fuelled fears for global economic growth, with rival financial centre Hong Kong reporting its first coronavirus death on Tuesday, only the second outside mainland China.