Virus deaths in China rise to 360

Last updated on May 6th, 2021 at 06:43 am

China’s death toll from the coronavirus epidemic soared to 360 on Monday. The fresh toll came a day after China imposed a lockdown on a major city far from the epicentre and the first fatality outside the country was reported in the Philippines. Wenzhou is some 800 kilometres from Wuhan, the metropolis at the heart of the health emergency.

Since emerging out of Wuhan late last year, the new coronavirus has infected more than 16,400 people across China and reached 24 nations.