US confirms first coronavirus death
The US has reported the first death from the brand new coronavirus in the country, in the state of Washington.
Officials said the patient was a man in his 50s with underlying health issues.
President Donald Trump said more cases were "likely" but that the US was prepared for just about any circumstance.
On Sunday, Australia also recorded its first fatality from coronavirus - a 78-year-old man evacuated from the Diamond Princess cruise liner.
A lot more than 85,000 coronavirus cases have already been reported in 57 countries all over the world and almost 3,000 deaths, based on the World Health Organization. The vast majority of infections and deaths are in China, where the virus emerged late this past year.
What is happening in america?
Local health officials confirmed on Saturday that the man in his 50s died in Washington state's King County. They said he previously not travelled to any high-risk areas.
Washington Governor Jay Inslee has declared a state of emergency in response to new cases in the state.
It comes as officials on the US West Coast - in California, Oregon and Washington - expressed concerns about cases appearing in patients who had not visited a location where there is an outbreak or experienced contact with anyone who had.
Officials in Washington state on Saturday said these were investigating a possible outbreak of the coronavirus at an area nursing home.
Dr Jeffrey Duchin, a health official for Washington's Seattle and King County, said there have been two cases associated with the long-term care facility Life Care Center of Kirkland - one a healthcare worker and the other a resident in her 70s.
Dr Duchin said about 27 residents and 25 workers at the centre had "some kind of symptoms". Officials said more positive cases were expected.
In total, the WHO says there were 62 cases in america so far.
A US citizen previously died in the Chinese city of Wuhan, where the virus first appeared.
What action is the US taking?
While acknowledging that more cases were expected, President Trump sought to quell fears over the outbreak, saying that "there is no reason to panic at all".
Vice-President Mike Pence also announced an existing ban on travel from Iran had been expanded to include any foreign national who has visited the united states within the last 2 weeks. Iran has reported the most coronavirus deaths outside China.
He also urged Americans never to visit hard-hit areas in global hot-spots Italy and South Korea.
American Airlines has said it is suspending flights to the northern Italian city Milan. The airline will operate a single daily flight from the united states to Italy, between Philadelphia and Rome.
Australia records first death
The first Australian to die of coronavirus is a man from Perth.
He was among around 160 Australians to be evacuated from the Diamond Princess cruise liner last month.
His 79-year-old wife, who was also infected, remains in hospital.
A lot more than 600 of the Diamond Princess's 3,700 passengers became infected on the ship which has been held in quarantine off the Japanese port of Yokohama since the beginning of February.
On Saturday, a British man who had been on board the ship, was the first UK citizen - along with the sixth passenger from the ship - to die from Covid-19.
What's happening elsewhere?
The amount of cases in the worst-affected country, China, has risen once again.
An additional 435 cases have already been confirmed, bringing the full total number of infections in the united states to 79,394. A lot more than 2,800 persons have died in China, with 47 new deaths recorded on Sunday.
Factory activity in the united states fell to an archive low in February as manufacturers closed their operations to contain the spread of the condition. Nasa said an financial slowdown following a outbreak was "at least partly" associated with significant decreases in nitrogen dioxide over the united states
Outside China, South Korea has reported another 376 cases, bringing the total of infections in the country to more than 3,500.
Meanwhile, France announced a ban on all indoor gatherings of more than 5,000 people within efforts to contain the country's outbreak.
The total number of instances of the new coronavirus in France rose to 100 on Saturday. Two patients have died.
Ecuador and Qatar have become the latest countries to announce their first cases of the virus.
