A surge in the number of infections and countries affected; a black week for the world's stock exchanges; postponed football matches; numerous events cancelled as
France bans gatherings of more than 5,000 people.
The new coronavirus has infected more than 85,919 people and killed 2,941 around the world, according to an AFP toll based on official sources as of 1700 GMT on Saturday.
Mainland
China, where the epidemic started in late December, has 79,251 infected and 2,835 deaths.