Covid-19 Outbreak In Asia -- News Updates March 2, 2020 (Evening Edition)

Business Insider: China has recorded more fully recovered coronavirus patients than people still infected, suggesting it is overcoming the epidemic

* The number of Chinese patients with coronavirus is greater than the number who have recovered, according to figures released over the weekend.
* The trend seems to be holding: as of Monday there have been 44,518 recoveries in China, compared to 32,741 outstanding infections.
* The figures suggest a tipping point in the spread of the disease on the mainland, which has noticeably slowed in recent days.
* However, outside of China — including in Iran, Italy, and South Korea — the virus is continuing to pick up speed.

Figures released by the Chinese government on Monday showed a new and optimistic trend: the total number of people to have recovered from the coronavirus exceeds the number who are currently sick.

Numbers reported by the state-controlled China Global TV Network (CGTN) put the total recoveries at 44,518 as of March 2.

The tipping point came on February 29, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University. The trend has held for the two days since.

According to the latest figures, in China there has been a total of 80,174 cases — a figure which includes all people confirmed to have ever been sick, including those who died, and those who are well again.

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Covid-19 Outbreak In Asia -- News Updates March 2, 2020 (Evening Edition)

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