WHO: The number of countries and regions affected by the new crown pneumonia epidemic has exceeded 100

Xinhua News Agency, Geneva, March 8th (Reporter Liu Qu) The World Health Organization said on the 8th that as of 10:00 Central European Time (17:00 Beijing Time on the 8th), reports from various countries received by the WHO show that outside China The number of countries and regions affected by the new crown pneumonia epidemic worldwide has reached 101.

The WHO daily epidemic report shows that the number of newly diagnosed cases of new coronary pneumonia outside China increased by 3610 cases to 24,727; the number of death cases increased by 71 cases to 484.

Data show that on the 8th, the number of confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia worldwide increased by 3656 cases to 105,586 cases; the number of death cases increased by 98 cases to 3,584 cases the day before.