WHO: Now over 20,000 COVID-19 cases outside China, thanks China for donation

The World Health Organization (WHO) announced that 21,110 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus have been detected outside China as of 0900 GMT on Saturday, surpassing 20,000 for the first time.

The numbers were reported by 93 countries and regions outside China, which showed a daily increase of 3,633 cases, according to the WHO daily situation report released Saturday evening.

The trend of the spread has been becoming clearer since February 26, when the number of daily cases reported outside China surpassed those inside the country. 

China, who's still battling the virus domestically, on Saturday contributed 20 million U.S. dollars to the WHO's global fight against COVID-19 and for helping developing countries improve their response capacities.

WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus expressed his gratitude and appreciation to the Chinese government, saying the body will continue to strengthen coordination and cooperation with China to push for substantial progress in international cooperation on epidemic prevention and control.

China also vowed to join hand with the international community in this endeavor, Chen Xu, China's Permanent Representative to the United Nations Office at Geneva (UNOG), told the WHO chief in a meeting.