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- China virus toll hits 722 as Hong Kong imposes quarantine
Shamiur Rahman
Published:2020-02-08 21:41:22 BdST
China virus toll hits 722 as Hong Kong imposes quarantine
With 86 more people dying in mainland China, the toll was closing in on the 774 killed worldwide during the SARS epidemic
The death toll from China's coronavirus outbreak soared to 722 on Saturday as Hong Kong imposed a mandatory quarantine on mainland arrivals to block the spread of an epidemic that has caused global panic.
With 86 more people dying in mainland China -- the highest one-day jump so far -- the toll was closing in on the 774 killed worldwide during the 2002-2003 SARS epidemic.
Nearly 35,000 people have been infected by the new strain, which is believed to have emerged in a market selling wild animals in the central city of Wuhan last year before spreading across China
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