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Coronavirus live updates: China says death toll rises to 170 as cases rise beyond 7,700 – CNBC, CNBC

Coronavirus live updates: China says death toll rises to 170 as cases rise beyond 7,700 – CNBC, CNBC

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All times below in Beijing time.

9: 06 am: Hubei delays resumption of businesses to Feb. 26

8: am: Three Japanese nationals who evacuated from Wuhan test positive for coronavirus

Three people who were among roughly Japanese nationals evacuated from Wuhan have tested positive for the coronavirus, according to public broadcaster NHK citing Japan’s health ministry . The three Japanese, who returned on a government-chartered flight on Wednesday, had not shown any symptoms, according to the report.

7: am: Chinese officials confirm death toll rises to

China National Health Commission confirmed an additional 56 deaths and 1, 728 new cases. Officials said that brings their total to (deaths and 7,) cases , as of the end of Wednesday. They also said 200 people had been cured and discharged . The NHC said the new cases announced Thursday include the first one confirmed in Tibet.

6: am: Health officials report additional deaths, 1 , 37 cases in Hubei province

Early Thursday, health officials confirmed an additional (deaths and 1, cases in Hubei province, the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak. Through the end of Wednesday, Hubei authorities said they confirmed a total of 4, 0824 cases, 200 deaths and 162 cured people so far in this outbreak.

6: am: Peter Navarro says the US will keep tariffs on China even if the outbreak starts hurting growth

White House trade advisor Peter Navarro pushed back against the idea that the US would remove tariffs on Chinese imports if the outbreak begins to weigh on China’s economy. He told “Closing Bell,” “That’s a spin that’s coming right out of Wall Street.” Navarro made those comments in response to CNBC’s Carl Quintanilla who asked whether a tariff rollback was on the table if China honored the terms of the “phase one” trade deal but started to see its economy hurt by the coronavirus.

5: (am: Companies announce temporary shutdowns and other plans amid outbreak

) (3:) am: Powell says Fed is ‘monitoring’ coronavirus, but won’t speculate on economic impact

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said the US central bank is keeping a close watch on the outbreak.

“It’s a very serious issue and I want to start by acknowledging the significant and significant human suffering that the virus is already causing, “he told reporters at a press conference , adding that it’s too early to speculate on how it might impact the global economy. “There is likely to be some disruption to activity in China and possibly globally based on the spread of the virus to date and the travel restrictions and business closures that have already been imposed.”

Read CNBC’s coverage from the US overnight: Outbreak is ‘grave concern’ as infections spread beyond China

– CNBC’s Evelyn Cheng, Eunice Yoon, Riya Bhattacharjee, Berkeley Lovelace Jr. and William Feuer contributed to this report.

Correction: This story has been updated to reflect that at about 7: am Beijing time on Thursday, China’s National Health Commission reported that the death toll rose to 170.

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