Beijing lifts restriction of movement but virus cases surge elsewhere
The number of coronavirus cases in South Korea's fourth-largest city, Daegu, has grown rapidly, with Asiana Airlines and Korean Air suspending flights to the city
24 February 2020 - 10:22
Beijing/Seoul — Fears of a coronavirus pandemic grew on Monday after sharp rises in new cases reported in Iran, Italy and South Korea, but China relaxed restrictions on movements in several places including Beijing as its rates of new infections dropped.
The surge of infections outside mainland China triggered steep falls in Asian shares and Wall Street stock futures as investors fled to safe havens such as gold. Oil prices tumbled and the Korean won fell to its lowest since August...
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