China virus death toll at 1,800; Govt asks recovered patients to donate plasma

Beijing (AFP) Feb 18, 2020

The toll from China's coronavirus epidemic jumped to 1,868 on Tuesday after 98 more people died, according to the National Health Commission. Nearly 72,500 people nationwide have been infected by the new COVID-19 strain of the virus, which first emerged in December before spiralling into a nationwide epidemic. There were 1,886 new cases reported Tuesday - a decline on Monday's figure, a