Thursday, February 6, 2020

WHO DOWNPLAYS CHINA'S MISINFORMATION

World Health Organization officials Wednesday downplayed criticism Chinese officials hushed up cases of a mysterious virus in the first weeks of the coronavirus outbreak, while hundreds of Canadians found themselves stranded aboard a virus-hit cruise ship off the coast of Japan.

China reported its largest single-day jump in cases since the outbreak began. As of Wednesday, there were 24,363 confirmed cases in China, and 490 deaths.

Outside of China there were 191 cases in 24 countries and one death, in the Philippines.

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