Of the 2,798 confirmed coronavirus cases, 98% in China: WHO

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New Delhi (NVI): The World Health Organisation today said that of the 2,798 cases reported to WHO so far, a whopping 98 per cent are in China.

The global health organisation, in its report released today, also said that of the 37 cases outside China, 36 had travel history to Wuhan or other cities in China.

The death toll due to the fatal virus climbed to 81 yesterday.

“So far, WHO is aware, of one case of human-to-human transmission of coronavirus outside China, in Vietnam,” the WHO said on its official Twitter handle today.

“That’s still one case too many. But we are encouraged that so far we have not seen more human-to-human transmission outside China,” WHO said adding that it is monitoring the situation constantly.