The number of deaths from a coronavirus epidemic in
China has risen by 46 to 259, the country's health authority said on Saturday, as the
United States and other nations announced new border curbs on foreigners who have been in China.
Elsewhere in China, authorities have placed restrictions on travel and business activity in a bid to contain the spread of the virus.
In its latest figures, China's National Health Commission said there were 2,102 new confirmed infections in China on Friday, bringing the cumulative total to 11,791.