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Coronavirus maps and charts: A visual guide to the outbreak Coronavirus: A visual guide to the pandemic
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Coronavirus: A visual guide to the outbreak Coronavirus - a fast-moving infection originating in China - has spread to more than 110 countries and claimed more than 4,600 lives.
Coronavirus - a fast-moving infection originating in China - has spread to more than 110 countries and claimed more than 4,200 lives. While the vast majority of cases are in China, the virus is now spreading faster outside the country than within. Italy, so far, has the highest number of confirmed infections outside China.
While the vast majority of cases are in China, the virus, which causes pneumonia-like symptoms, is now spreading faster outside the country than within and has now been labelled as pandemic by the World Health Organization. This series of maps and charts that will help you understand what is going on.
Italy, Iran and South Korea have the highest number of confirmed cases outside China. 1. The virus outbreak is now a pandemic
Here are maps and charts that will help you understand what is going on. A rise in the number of daily confirmed cases of the new coronavirus internationally has led the World Health Organization (WHO) to declare its spread a global pandemic.
1. Cases outside China continue to grow This is when an infectious disease is passing easily from person to person in many parts of the world at the same time.
About 80,950 people in China have been infected with coronavirus since its emergence in the city of Wuhan, Hubei province, in December. WHO chief Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that outside China, the number of cases of the virus, which causes pneumonia-like symptoms, increased 13-fold in two weeks.
But there have also been over 30,000 cases outside China, according to World Health Organization (WHO) figures. More than 80,900 people in China have been infected with coronavirus since its emergence in the city of Wuhan, Hubei province, in December.
Infectious disease specialists at Imperial College London estimate about two thirds of cases originating in mainland China remain undetected worldwide. But there are now also 43,500 cases outside the country, according to WHO figures.
This could mean "multiple chains of as yet undetected human-to-human transmission" internationally, they say. After China - Italy, Iran and South Korea have had the largest outbreaks, with about 12,400, 9,000 and 7,800 cases respectively.
As of 11 March Italy had the most cases outside of China, overtaking South Korea and Iran. In response, countries around the world are ramping up measures to try to slow the virus's spread.
There have been almost 5,000 new cases recorded in Italy in the last four days. Governments have halted flights from virus-hit nations, locked down towns, urged people to stay at home and suspended major sporting and social events.
US President Donald Trump on Thursday announced travel restrictions on 26 European countries.
The measures apply to travellers from countries which are members of the Schengen border-free travel area. This is in addition to China and Iran.
A number of international conferences and sporting events have also been cancelled, including Six Nations rugby matches.
2. Italy has the most recorded cases outside China
As of 12 March, Italy had the most cases outside of China, overtaking South Korea and Iran.
It has more than 12,400 confirmed cases and a death toll of about 830.
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For UK specific maps and charts, see the visual guide to the UK impact. Italian authorities have imposed stringent restrictions on citizens, closing nearly all shops, bars, hairdressers, restaurants and cafes until 25 March in a bid to halt the virus's spread.
Numbers across Europe have been increasing during the last week, jumping in Italy particularly. The country's schools, gyms, museums, nightclubs and other venues have already been shut and people have been ordered to stay home and seek permission for essential travel.
In the UK, health officials are preparing for the country to enter the second phase of their response, intended to "delay" the spread of the virus.
Prof Chris Whitty, the country's chief medical adviser, has said it is "highly likely" some people now being infected in the UK have no connection to overseas cases and the virus could spread in a "significant way".
3. Italy, South Korea and Iran are among the worst-affected countries
In Italy, emergency coronavirus measures, which include travel restrictions and a ban on public gatherings, have been extended to the entire country.
Authorities have closed the country's schools, gyms, museums, nightclubs and other venues and ordered people to stay home and seek permission for essential travel.
Several countries, including Algeria, Denmark, Romania and Spain, have reported infections linked to Italy. Neighbouring Austria has banned people entering the country from Italy unless they carry a medical certificate, in an attempt to stop coronavirus spreading.
A number of airlines, including British Airways, EasyJet and Ryanair, have cancelled Italy flights until the start of April.A number of airlines, including British Airways, EasyJet and Ryanair, have cancelled Italy flights until the start of April.
In South Korea, the biggest virus clusters have been linked to a religious group near the south-eastern city of Daegu, which has a population of around 2.5m. 3. Numbers across Europe are also rising
But, perhaps in a sign the country is getting on top of the outbreak, officials on Monday reported the lowest number of new cases in two weeks. Numbers in other European countries have also been increasing during the last week.
"The slowing trend should continue," President Moon Jae-in said in a statement, but warned: "We should not be complacent at all." France, Spain and Germany now have about 2,000 cases each.
Many of the country's large events have been cancelled or postponed and the school holidays have been extended by three weeks, pushing back the return to classes. Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel has warned that up to 70% of the country's population - some 58 million people - could contract coronavirus.
Iran has seen more than 8,000 cases of the virus - with most in the capital, Tehran, and the region of Qom, where cases first emerged. However, some German virologists dispute the high figure, suggesting a worst-case scenario of 40,000 cases.
Schools have been shut and major cultural and sporting events suspended. Iranian authorities have also temporarily released 70,000 prisoners in an attempt to contain the outbreak. In the UK, where cases stand at 460, the government is expected to announce later that it is stepping up its coronavirus response.
The country has been the source of dozens of cases in countries in the region, including India, Afghanistan, Bahrain, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman and Pakistan. It is anticipated the UK will switch to tactics aimed at delaying its spread, rather than containing it, when the government's emergency committee meets.
As a result, many of Iran's neighbours have announced the temporary closure of their borders with the country.
3. The virus has pandemic potential
The rise in the number of daily confirmed cases internationally has raised fears the outbreak could become a pandemic - when an infectious disease spreads easily from person to person in many parts of the world.
WHO head Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus has said the virus has "pandemic potential".
In response, countries around the world are ramping up measures to try to slow its spread.
Some governments have halted flights from virus-hit nations, locked down towns, urged people to stay at home and suspended major sporting and social events.
A number of international conferences and sporting events have been cancelled, including Six Nations rugby matches.
Strict border controls are in place in Japan, with arrivals from China and South Korea asked to go into quarantine for two weeks, and three million visas have been cancelled. South Korea has imposed similar restriction on Japanese tourists.
The US state of California has declared a state of emergency and in New York state a "containment zone" is in force in New Rochelle to prevent the virus spreading.
International financial markets have fallen in recent days over fears that the outbreak could lead to a worldwide economic downturn.
4. China still has by far the most cases4. China still has by far the most cases
The number of overall coronavirus cases in China has been rising since January, but has been levelling off in recent days.The number of overall coronavirus cases in China has been rising since January, but has been levelling off in recent days.
The country still accounts for about 80,900 of the 118,000 global cases - and thousands more Chinese citizens are under medical observation. The country still accounts for about 80,900 of the 124,500 global cases - and thousands more Chinese citizens are under medical observation.
Government and regional officials have imposed tight restrictions in a bid to reduce infections, including cancelling flights, closing schools and workplaces and ordering some cities to go into lockdown.Government and regional officials have imposed tight restrictions in a bid to reduce infections, including cancelling flights, closing schools and workplaces and ordering some cities to go into lockdown.
The country is now tightening travel restrictions to try and prevent imported cases, so all international arrivals in the capital Beijing will have to be quarantined for two weeksThe country is now tightening travel restrictions to try and prevent imported cases, so all international arrivals in the capital Beijing will have to be quarantined for two weeks
The origins of the coronavirus have been linked to illegally traded wildlife at the seafood market in Wuhan, capital of Hubei province, where the outbreak began. The exact source has not yet been identified.The origins of the coronavirus have been linked to illegally traded wildlife at the seafood market in Wuhan, capital of Hubei province, where the outbreak began. The exact source has not yet been identified.
5. Daily infections and deaths in China have been comparatively low recently
New cases have remained low for a number of days, compared with numbers seen in early-mid February, according to official figures.
Cases have been in the hundreds rather than the thousands for more than two weeks, following a spike in mid-February.
Officials in Hubei province have come under fire for their handling of the virus outbreak, including causing confusion by changing the criteria used to count the number of cases.
Changes to the way patients were diagnosed half way through February caused a brief spike confirmed cases, but this change was later reversed, causing a dip.
The number of deaths announced each day by the Chinese authorities has also been falling.
Like the daily confirmed cases, death figures saw a spike caused by the temporary change in diagnosis criteria.
Medical researchers and scientists say it is too early to accurately predict how the virus will spread or calculate the death rate, partly due to mild cases remaining untested and unrecorded and a time lag of reporting infections.
As there is not yet a specific anti-viral treatment for coronavirus, people with the infection are currently being treated for their symptoms.
By Lucy Rodgers, Wesley Stephenson and Dominic Bailey