Virus death toll tops 900 in China as businesses partially reopen

The death toll in the new-coronavirus outbreak has exceeded 900 in mainland China, the country's health authorities said Monday, as businesses in major cities have partially reopened after a holiday was extended to curb the spread of infection.The central province of Hubei, which has been at the center of the epidemic, counted around 90 new deaths and over 2,600 new infections, bringing the totals across the mainland to about 910 and more than 40,000, respectively.The virus, which can cause pneumonia or breathing difficulties in severe cases, has killed more people than the 2002-2003 SARS c…READ FULL ARTICLE