Midnight's update for international cases outside of mainland China in the last 24 hours (00:00 to 24:00 CET Feb 28):
1070 new cases and 18 deaths:
South Korea - 571 new cases and 3 deaths;
Italy - 234 new cases and 4 deaths;
Iran - 143 new cases and 8 deaths;
Japan - 35 new cases and 1 death;
France - 19 new cases;
Spain - 11 new cases;
Germany - 6 new cases;
Bahrain, Switzerland - 5 new cases each;
UK, Sweden, Israel - 4 new cases each;
USA, Malaysia, Austria - 3 new cases each;
Taiwan, Canada, Kuwait, Croatia, Norway, Romania, Mexico - 2 new cases each;
Thailand, Australia, Finland, Iraq, Greece, Georgia, Denmark, Netherlands, Nigeria, Lithuania, New Zealand, Belarus, Azerbaijan, Iceland, Monaco - 1 new case each.
2 former passengers of the Diamond Princess cruise ship also passed away (a Japanese woman and a British man).
Eight countries reported their first ever cases today (Nigeria, Lithuania, New Zealand, Belarus, Mexico, Azerbaijan, Iceland, Monaco).
Current total: 5346 cases and 88 deaths in 60 countries.