In pictures: Life amid cornonavirus epidemic

Fatalities in over two weeks, which raised the toll to 2,663 in China

China on Tuesday reported another 71 deaths from the novel coronavirus, the lowest daily number of fatalities in over two weeks, which raised the toll to 2,663.

The National Health Commission also reported 508 new confirmed cases, with all but nine in hard-hit Hubei province.

Multiple provinces in China have reported zero new cases for several days in a row now, with the World Health Organisation saying Monday that the coronavirus epidemic has “peaked” in China.

WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the peak in China occurred between January 23 and February 2 and the number of new cases there “has been declining steadily since then”.

 

A staff member operates a robot to disinfect streets at the Robot Town in Hangzhou in China's eastern Zhejiang province on February 25, 2020. - China on February 25 reported another 71 deaths from the COVID-19 coronavirus, the lowest daily number of fatalities in over two weeks, which raised the toll to 2,663. PHOTO: AFP

 

People buy face masks at a retail store in the southeastern city of Daegu on February 25, 2020. - South Korea reported 60 more COVID-19 coronavirus cases on February 25, the smallest increase for four days in the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's morning updates. The country now has 893 cases. PHOTO: AFP

 

A worker from the Korea Pest Control Association sprays disinfectant as part of preventive measures against the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus, at the National Assembly in Seoul on February 25, 2020. - South Korea's parliament cancelled sessions on February 25 as it closed for cleaning after confirmation a person with the coronavirus had attended a meeting last week. It is set to reopen February 26 morning. PHOTO: AFP

 

People wearing respiratory masks walk in a street of the Chinese district of Milan on February 25, 2020. - The decision to close the stores was made by the Chinese community of the city of Milan as a consequence of the current health situation, following the outbreak of the new coronavirus. Several towns in northern Italy have been put under isolation measures in an attempt to stem the spread of the virus. Seven people in Italy have so far died after catching the virus, all of whom were either elderly or had pre-existing conditions. PHOTO: AFP

 

A woman wearing a protective face mask walks on an overpass in Shanghai on February 25, 2020. - China on February 25 reported another 71 deaths from the COVID-19 coronavirus, the lowest daily number of fatalities in over two weeks, which raised the toll to 2,663. PHOTO: AFP

 

Iranian workers disinfect Qom's Masumeh shrine on February 25, 2020 to prevent the spread of the coronavirus which reached Iran, where there were concerns the situation might be worse than officially acknowledged. - The deaths from the disease -- officially known as COVID-19 -- in the Islamic republic were the first in the Middle East and the country's toll with so far a dozen people officially reported dead, is now the highest outside mainland China, the epidemic's epicentre. PHOTO: AFP

 

An Iranian sanitary worker disinfects Qom's Masumeh shrine on February 25, 2020 to prevent the spread of the coronavirus which reached Iran, where there were concerns the situation might be worse than officially acknowledged. - The deaths from the disease -- officially known as COVID-19 -- in the Islamic republic were the first in the Middle East and the country's toll with so far a dozen people officially reported dead, is now the highest outside mainland China, the epidemic's epicentre. PHOTO: AFP

 

A women (C) walks through the wet markets wearing a protective face mask in Hong Kong on February 25, 2020. - The new coronavirus has peaked in China but could still grow into a pandemic, the World Health Organization warned, as infections mushroom in other countries. PHOTO: AFP

 

An elderly man wearing a face mask walks along a road in Beijing on February 25, 2020. - The new coronavirus has peaked in China but could still grow into a pandemic, the World Health Organization warned, as infections mushroom in other countries. PHOTO: AFP

 

Traders work during the closing bell at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on February 24, 2020 at Wall Street in New York City. - Wall Street stocks finished with steep losses February 24, 2020, joining a global rout on mounting worries that the coronavirus will derail economic growth. At the closing bell, the benchmark Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 3.6 per cent at 27,962.91, a drop of more than 1,000 points and the biggest loss in a session in more than two years. PHOTO: AFP