A viral outbreak that began in China has infected more than 80,000 people and killed more than 2,700 globally. China has reported 2,715 deaths among 78,064 cases on the mainland. More than 2,900 cases have been confirmed outside mainland China. Most of the cases of COVID-19 outside China are in South Korea, Japan and Italy.

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VIRUS OUTBREAK: Crews are scrubbing everything from money to buses and quarantines are in effect in places from a beachfront resort in the Atlantic to an uninhabited island in the Pacific as the fight against the new virus continues. By Kim Tong-Hyung and Matt Sedensky. SENT; developing.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-AT A GLANCE: Sent; developing.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-US-SKOREA MILITARY: The U.S. and South Korean militaries, used to being on guard for threats from North Korea, face a new and formidable enemy that could hurt battle readiness: a virus spreading around the world that has infected more than 1,200 people in South Korea. By Hyung-Jim Kim and Kim Tong-Hyung. SENT: 1000 words, photos; developing.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-DEATH RATE-Q&A: Scientists can't tell yet just how deadly the new respiratory virus that's spreading the globe really is. By Lauran Neergaard. SENT: 670 words, photos.

FINANCIAL MARKETS: Global shares are falling on growing fears that a new virus' spread may be unstoppable, posing a big threat to the global economy. By Yuri Kageyama. SENT: developing.

OLY-TOKYO-VIRUS OUTBREAK: A spokesman for the Japanese government says the International Olympic Committee is going ahead as planned with the Tokyo Olympics. By Stephen Wade. SENT: 560 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-MIDEAST: Iranian state television says 19 people have been killed by the new coronavirus amid 139 confirmed cases in the country so far. By Jon Gambrell. SENT: 700 words, photos; developing.

VATICAN-ASH WEDNESDAY: The Vatican is going ahead with plans for Pope Francis to celebrate the Ash Wednesday ritual that kicks off the Catholic Church's Lenten season despite concerns about the coronavirus. By Nicole Winfield and Jim Gomez. SENT: 500 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-GERMANY: Authorities in western Germany said Wednesday that a man who contracted COVID-19 is in critical condition. SENT: 400 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-FRANCE: A 60-year-old Frenchman has died of the new virus in a Paris hospital, the second virus-related death in France since it emerged in China last year. SENT: 175 words, photos.

RGU-IRELAND-VIRUS OUTBREAK: Irish authorities have recommended postponing next month's Six Nations rugby match against Italy because of concerns about the spread of the virus that began in China. SENT: 220 words.

PHOTOS:

Photos have moved from Iran, Taiwan, South Korea, Malaysia, Tokyo, Austria, Spain, North Korea. Additional photos planned from Italy,

VIDEO:

Broadcast video has moved of Ash Wednesday, Rouhani, Netanyahu, Pompeo. Additional video planned from Germany; Canary Islands outbreak; professor who previously led WHO response to SARS; Italian health minister; Hong Kong press conference; China prison outbreak.

INTERACTIVES/GRAPHICS:

-Virus Spread In China (map): Map shows the number of cases reported within China by province. Province data shows province population, confirmed cases, deaths and recoveries.

-Virus Global Spread (table): Table of countries which have confirmed cases of the virus. Table also includes when the virus was initially reported and the number of deaths by country.

-South Korea Cases (Chart): Chart shows the number of confirmed cases in South Korea over time and starting from the first confirmed reported case in the country.

-New Coronavirus cases in China (interactive): Chart shows the number of new cases day-by-day in China and cumulative totals for China.