Mainland China coronavirus cases now total 80,735 & deaths 3,119

New cases added on March 8 were 40 (44 on March 7)

• New deaths on March 8 were 22 (27 on March 7)

Focus has shifted to the toll taken on other countries now, Italy numbers are surging.

Its not possible to even get a reliable estimate for the US as the White House has prohibited testing to only very limited numbers - this strategy to hide the outbreak backfired for China and it'll do the same in the US, costing many lives along the way.