Coronavirus: More than 100,300 people infected globally

Coronavirus: More than 100,300 people infected globally

Twenty-one people aboard a cruise ship that was barred from docking in San Francisco have tested positive for coronavirus, US officials said on Friday, adding to the more than 100,000 cases of the fast-spreading illness across the world.. ( Coronavirus: Everything you need to know about the Covid-19 Wuhan virus outbreak). The outbreak has killed more than 3,400 people and spread across more than 90 nations, with seven countries reporting their first cases on Friday.. The economic damage has also intensified, with business districts starting to empty and stock markets continuing to tumble.. President Donald Trump on Friday signed a bill to provide $8.3 billion to bolster the capacity to test for coronavirus and fund other measures in the United States.. Cases have now been reported in more than half of the 50 US states.. The World Health Organization (WHO) said every country should make containing the epidemic its top priority, pointing to Iran's national action plan to combat one of the worst outbreaks after a slow start.. Iran's death toll from the virus jumped to 124, as more than 1,000 new cases were diagnosed over 24 hours.. The Vatican reported its first case, a patient in its health services,