China reports fall in new virus cases for third day, 38 more deaths

Beijing (AFP) March 4, 2020

China on Wednesday reported 38 more deaths from the new coronavirus but a fall in fresh cases for a third consecutive day. The death toll nationwide is now 2,981, the National Health Commission said, with more than 80,200 people infected in total. There were 115 new cases in central Hubei province - the epicentre where the virus first emerged in December last year - and only four elsew