BEIJING,  – The death toll from the novel coronavirus outbreak surged past 1,000 in China on Tuesday as the World Health Organization warned that the epidemic poses a “very grave” global threat. The WHO is holding a conference in Geneva on combatting the virus as Beijing struggles to contain a disease that has now infected more than 42,000 and reached some 25 countries. Another 108 deaths were reported on Tuesday — the first triple-digit daily rise since the virus emerged in late December. “With 99 percent of cases in China, this … Continue reading China virus deaths top 1,000 as WHO warns of ‘very grave’ global threat