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South Korea was on alert on Tuesday for coronavirus infections in small clusters such as workplaces and dance classes, as a downward trend in new cases raised hopes that Asia's biggest outbreak outside mainland China may be slowing.

China's President Xi Jinping arrived in Wuhan, the epicenter of coronavirus outbreak, on Tuesday morning where he is set to inspect epidemic control efforts and visit front line staff such as medical workers, state media reported.

The Seattle-area nursing home at the epicenter of one of the biggest coronavirus outbreaks in the United States said on Monday it had no kits to test 65 employees showing symptoms of the respiratory illness that has killed at least 13 patients at the long-term care center.

Samsung Display, a supplier for Samsung Electronics and Apple, has asked Vietnam to exempt 700 engineers from coronavirus-hit South Korea from a mandatory quarantine, saying they need to prepare for the production of screens for new smartphones.

Mongolia said on Tuesday that a French national working in the country has been confirmed to be infected with the coronavirus that has spread throughout the globe, marking the country's first case.

U.S. Vice President Mike Pence will meet on Tuesday with top executives of large health insurance companies, Pence's office said on Monday amid the fast-moving coronavirus outbreak.

Boeing Co said late on Monday an employee at its Everett facility in Washington state has tested positive for the coronavirus and has now been quarantined.

South Korea reported 35 new coronavirus cases on Tuesday, bringing the country's total infections to 7,513, the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said.

The number of people who have tested positive for the coronavirus across New York state has increased to 142 from 105 the day before, governor Andrew Cuomo said on Monday.

The U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on Monday issued warning letters to seven companies for selling products that claim to prevent, treat or cure COVID-19 caused by the new coronavirus.

Mainland China reported no new locally transmitted coronavirus cases outside of Hubei province, the epicenter of the outbreak, for the third straight day, while major Chinese cities remained on alert for imported infections.

Amazon.com Inc on Monday is set to announce a new business line selling the technology behind its cashier-less convenience stores to other retailers, the company told Reuters.

The economic fallout in Japan from the global coronavirus outbreak is not akin to a Lehman-like crisis, Finance Minister Taro Aso said on Tuesday, adding that it was not yet time to

Mongolia said on Tuesday that a French national working in the country has been confirmed to be infected with the coronavirus that has spread throughout the globe, marking the country's first case.

The U.N.'s International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) said on Monday it was concerned about the economic impact of the coronavirus outbreak on air transport and civil aviation.

U.S. Representative Doug Collins said on Monday he was self-quarantining after coming in contact with a person who tested positive for coronavirus at a conference in Maryland last month.

Albania reported its first coronavirus infections on Monday - two men who returned from Italy and four family members of one of them - prompting the government to shut down schools for two weeks and cancel flights and ferries to Italy until April 3.

A European Central Bank employee has been diagnosed with coronavirus and the bank has asked around 100 of its employees who work in the proximity of the affected staff member to work from home, it said late on Monday.

Japan's Hyogo prefecture reported two new coronavirus cases on Tuesday, Kyodo said, adding to public broadcaster NHK's nationwide tally of 1,190 a day earlier.

A Florida couple who was aboard the coronavirus-hit Grand Princess ocean liner has sued the ship's owner for more than $1 million, claiming the company put profits over safety and did not have proper screening protocols in place.