Death toll from the coronavirus epidemic in China have risen to 361, confirmed the National Health Commission on Monday.<\/p>\n
There have been more than 17,200 confirmed cases of the virus in mainland China alone.<\/p>\n
The fresh toll has come a day after China imposed a lockdown on a major city far from the epicentre.<\/p>\n
The first fatality outside China was reported in the Philippines and the total number of confirmed cases outside China has exceeded 150.<\/p>\n
The new death toll from coronavirus has gone past the 349 fatalities from the 2002-3 SARS outbreak in mainland China.<\/p>\n
The G7 countries, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States, have all confirmed cases of the deadly virus.<\/p>\n
The World Health Organization has declared the crisis a global health emergency.<\/p>\n
Coronavirus in India<\/strong><\/p>\n The third case of coronavirus was confirmed in India on Monday while more than 600 Indians and seven Maldivians were evacuated from Wuhan, the epicentre of the epidemic.<\/p>\n Kerala Health Minister KK Shailaja: Third case of #coronavirus<\/a> tested positive in Kerala in Kasargod. pic.twitter.com\/g39OgJ98JO<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 ANI (@ANI) February 3, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n