(Bloomberg) — South Korea raised the country’s infectious-disease alert to the highest level after a 20-fold increase in coronavirus cases in five days. Infections in Italy climbed to 100 as emergency measures were implemented.In Japan, a passenger on the ill-fated Diamond Princess tested positive after arriving home north of Tokyo, despite a negative reading during the ship’s quarantine. Three people from the ship have now died, NHK said. The latest developments underscored that the focus on averting a global pandemic is now outside China.China’s top leadership pledged further fiscal and monetary steps to help growth rebound, while finance chiefs from …read more
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