Sydney — Asian stocks stepped back on Wednesday after two sessions of sharp gains as investors tempered their optimism about the coronavirus while death tolls were still mounting across the globe.

While the number of Covid-19 hospitalisations seemed to be levelling off in New York state, deaths across the US jumped by a record 1,800. Mainland China’s new coronavirus cases also doubled in 24 hours due to infected overseas travellers...

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