China opens virus hospital, market plunges as toll grows
BEIJING — China opened a new hospital built in 10 days, infused cash into tumbling financial markets and further restricted people’s movement in sweeping new steps Monday to contain a rapidly spreading virus and its escalating impact.Japanese officials were deciding whether to quarantine more than 3,000 people on a cruise ship which carried a passenger who tested positive for the virus.Chinese health authorities released updated figures of 361 deaths and 17,205 […]
