The huge jump came as local officials said they were changing the way they diagnose COVID-19 cases
He said there was a gradual reduction in new cases in the southern province of Guangdong where he was, and also in Zhejiang and elsewhere
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China's state council information office did not immediately respond to requests for comment
The decision came a day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi wrote a letter to President Xi Jinping offering solidarity and assistance to deal with the coronavirus outbreak in China
There are now more than 39,800 confirmed cases across China, based on previously released figures from the government
Indian pharma firms are closely monitoring the outbreak as it could hit the supply of active pharmaceutical ingredients, if the situation does not improve soon
The fact is that so much of this virus transference is happening because of our dystopian relationship with the natural world
Xi told Trump on the phone that China was 'fully confident and capable of defeating the epidemic',
In its daily update, the health commission in Hubei also confirmed another 2,987 new cases
The death toll in coronavirus outbreak rose to 490 in China on Tuesday. One death was reported earlier this week from the Philippines
Millions of Jewish were killed, and many, many Jewish were refused when they tried to seek assistance from other countries
The death toll rose to 361 with 57 deaths reported on Sunday, state-run Xinhua quoted the commission's report as saying
Chinese President Xi Jinping called the coronavirus a "demon" which should be brought under control
The Indian nationals, mostly students, research scholars and professionals are working in Indian and international companies in China's Hubei province
A new SARS-like virus that has infected nearly 1,300 people across the country, state media reported Saturday
The barricade, at one of the tolls for highways exiting the city, was blocked with red and yellow plastic barriers and cones
So far the World Health Organisation (WHO) has not declared this as a global health emergency
Thermal cameras will be installed at the pre-immigration area of the seven identified airports and airlines staff will bring the passengers to the health counters before the immigration check
He also announced that the US will join the 1 trillion trees initiative being launched at WEF.