Coronavirus threatens global economy as experts warn no country will be spared - SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of all South African current events. Africa's news leader.

With new infections reported around the world now surpassing those in mainland China, World Health Organization Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said even rich nations should prepare.

The death rate appears to be around 2 percent, although it could be lower if there are many mild, undiagnosed cases, experts say. There is particular concern over a case in Japan in which a woman tested positive for the virus for a second time. Second positive tests have also been reported in China and could imply contracting the disease does not confer immunity. Scientists warned that much remains unknown about this new virus.

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