COVID-19 hits more than 100 countries and regions: WHO

Over 100 countries and regions have reported confirmed cases of COVID-19 as of Sunday morning, World Health Organization (WHO) spokesperson Fadela Chaib told Xinhua.

Germany has confirmed a total of 847 COVID-19 cases in the country; northern Italy has quarantined 14 provinces and regions including up to 16 million people amid outbreak; a total of 7,313 people were infected in South Korea as of Sunday; Japan reported 454 confirmed cases including seven deaths in the country; Bulgaria and Moldova confirmed their first cases of coronavirus.