Prognosis
Virus Epidemic Enters New Phase as Cases Outside China Climb
- Numbers of infections increase in South Korea and Japan
- Attention shifting as China infection growth slows down
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South Korea’s cases have climbed past 200. The tallies for Singapore and Japan have topped 85. There are the 600-plus from a quarantined cruise ship in Japan, and new cases are popping up in the Middle East and Italy.
While China still accounts for the vast majority of coronavirus cases and deaths, there are now signs infections are spreading more rapidly within other Asian countries. Anxiety is creeping into financial markets, as investors weigh the impact of a wider regional outbreak on economic growth and corporate earnings.