Chinese Media Spread Fake News About US Coronavirus Outbreak: Updates From March 4

Passengers walk with protective masks at the Arturo Merino Benitez International Airport, in Santiago, on March 3, 2020. Javier Torres/AFP via Getty Images

The new coronavirus and the disease it causes, COVID-19, has spread to dozens of countries around the world.

Below are news updates from March 4. Click here for March 5 updates.

Chinese Media Spread Fake News About US Coronavirus Outbreak

In recent days, Chinese state-run media have begun focusing on the novel coronavirus outbreak in the United States, painting it as more severe than the epidemic in China.