Coronavirus cases surge outside China; Italy is hardest-hit in Europe
(WorldNews Health)

The coronavirus death toll climbed to seven in Italy on Monday and several Middle East countries were dealing with their first infections, increasing fears of a global pandemic even as China reported no new cases in Beijing and other cities. The virus had put Chinese cities into lockdown in recent weeks, disrupted air traffic and blocked global supply chains for everything from cars to smartphones. But China´s actions, especially in Wuhan - the epicenter of the outbreak - probably prevented hundreds of thousands of cases, said the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) delegation in China, Bruce Aylward. He urged the rest of the world to...