A student pours alcohol on his hands before entering the campus as a precautionary measure against the spread of a new virus at a school in Manila (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
A viral outbreak that began in China has infected more than 9,800 people globally.
Cases confirmed as of Friday evening in Beijing:
— China: 9,692 cases on the mainland. In addition, Hong Kong has 12 cases and Macau has seven. Most of the 213 deaths have been in central Hubei province, where illnesses from the new type of coronavirus were first detected in December.
— Thailand: 19
— Japan: 16
— Singapore: 16
— Taiwan: 10
— Malaysia: 8
— Australia: 7
— South Korea: 11
— France: 6
— Vietnam: 5
— United States: 6
— Germany: 6
— Canada: 3
— United Arab Emirates: 4
— Russia: 2
— Italy: 2
— England: 2
— India: 1
— Philippines: 1
— Finland: 1
— Sweden: 1
— Nepal: 1
— Cambodia: 1
— Sri Lanka: 1
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