Fewer virus cases in China, but deaths abroad increase

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The number of deaths outside mainland China climbed to 11.

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China on Thursday touted a big drop in new virus infections as proof its epidemic control efforts are working, but the toll grew abroad with deaths in Japan and South Korea.

Iran reported two deaths on Wednesday and three new cases Thursday. Deaths have previously been confirmed in France, the Philippines, Taiwan and Hong Kong. Xi told Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan that their two countries"are true friends and good brothers," and that combating the virus is his government's top priority.

Cities far from the epicentre have limited the number of people who can leave their homes for groceries, while rural villages have sealed off access to outsiders.In Japan, critics slammed the government's quarantine measures imposed on the Diamond Princess. An infectious diseases specialist at Kobe University slammed the quarantine procedures on board as"completely chaotic" in rare criticism from a Japanese academic.

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