At least 1,000 people in the US have been confirmed to have coronavirus, according to a CNN tally — a number that has doubled since Sunday
Doctors take video calls from patients suffering various symptoms and illnesses, to avoid crowding at Xuhui District Hospital in Shanghai on March 9. Hector Retamal/AFP/Getty Images
The coronavirus pandemic continues to spread worldwide -- though it appears to be stabilizing in some areas of Asia.Mainland China had 24 new cases today, 10 of which were imported from overseas -- meaning only 14 of the new cases were due to local transmission. It's a huge drop in case numbers, considering China was reporting around 2,000 new cases per day just a month or two ago -- and a sign that the outbreak may be contained in most of the country.
In Australia, the government has unveiled a $1.56 billion health funding package, as the number of cases creep up; the national total is now at 112.The number of cases nationwide is nearing 1,000, and many states have declared states of emergency. Schools are closing, public events are being canceled, and employees are being told to work from home -- in an echo of the same panic and emergency measures that took place in Asia just a month ago.
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