Geneva Motor Show cancelled amid coronavirus fears

Geneva - The rapid spread of coronavirus raised fears of a pandemic on Friday, with countries on three continents reporting their first cases and Swiss authorities cancelling the giant Geneva car show.

"These are highly uncertain times, no one really knows the answer and the markets are really panicking." China's three biggest airlines restored some international flights and the Shanghai fashion show, initially postponed, went ahead online.Four more countries reported their first cases, taking the number of countries and territories outside China with infections to 55, with more than 4200 cases killing about 70 people.An Italian man who arrived in Nigeria was confirmed as the first coronavirus case in Africa's most populous country.

A Chinese official called the epidemic the most difficult health crisis in the country's modern history. Another said some recovered patients had been found to be infectious, suggesting the epidemic may be even harder to eradicate. The death toll in Italy, Europe's worst-hit country, rose to 17 and those testing positive increased by more than 200 to 655.Tedros told reporters that Iran, Italy and South Korea were at a "decisive point" in efforts to prevent a wider outbreak.South Korea has the most cases outside China. It reported 571 new infections on Friday, bringing the total to 2337.

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