- 76,188 cases worldwide and death toll rises to 2.245.
- Death toll in Iran due to the Coronavirus rises to 9. High probability that the disease has already infected numerous people in the city of Qom.
- Iranian military is shutting down major highways, roads, schools and universities, Qom goes into quarantine and lockdown.
- Iraq bans border crossings by Iranian nationals for at least 3 days.
- Kuwait bans travel by boat to and from Iran hours after Kuwait Airways announced the suspension of all flights to and from Iran.
- Seoul announces new measures: major rallies are banned, more than 3,000 social welfare facilities are closed, and so are branches of the church at the center of the Daegu outbreak. Raising country's total to 156.
South Korea and Japan are going to get hit hard by this. At least they are being honest about the numbers.
- 544 members of South Korea's Shinchonji Daegu church have virus symptoms.
- Japan reports 3 new cases in Hokkaido, including 2 children.
- Tokyo cancels major indoor events for the next 3 weeks.
- One more doctor died of Covid19 in Wuhan, only 29 years old.
- Air Inda cancels Hong Kong, Shanghai flights untill June 30.
- Korean Air cuts additional flights until end of March.
- Thai Airways cuts flights to Asian destinations.
- Ukrainians protesting against Coronavirus quarantine hospital in their town Novy Sanzhary.
- Deutsche Post stops sending packages to China over Coronavirus.
- 13 new cases on cruise ship in Japan, raising ship's total to 634.
- South Korea's Hynix says 800 workers to stay home after trainee had contact with virus patient.
- U.S. military in South Korea bans non-essential travel to and from Daegu for soldiers, says off-installation travel will be minimized.
- Mayor of S.Korean city of Daegu urges its 2.5m people from going outside as virus cases spikes.
- China Hubei province calls not to resume working before 11 March.
- 800 workers at S.Korea chip maker Hynix quarantined.
- China is shutting down internet in Wuhan.
- Coronavirus can be found in recovered Wuhan patients.
- China car sales fall with 92%.
- The number of missing work days in China will be roughly equivalent to the entire US workforce taking an unplanned break for two months.
- 59 Hong Kong police officers has been quarantined after a fellow officer tested positive for the virus.