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Infections of the virus, which originated in the Chinese city of Wuhan, have been reported around the world.
New cases of the novel coronavirus that emerged in the central Chinese city of Wuhan in late December are being reported daily around the world.
More than 3,594 people have died globally from COVID-19, as the illness is officially known, while more than 109,00 infections have been confirmed in dozens of countries, according to the World Health Organization.
Iran temporarily released about 70,000 prisoners because of the coronavirus contagion, as the death toll rose by 43 new fatalities to 237.
In Italy, where some 16 million people in Lombardy and other parts of the north are now under quarantine, there were 133 deaths reported, bringing the total to 366. More than 7,000 people in the country have been confirmed to have the virus.
But the latest figures from China and South Korea suggest the virus might be slowing in Northeast Asia.
