Hong Kong (CNN) For the first time since the novel coronavirus was first identified last year, there are now more reported cases outside of mainland China than inside, marking a new milestone in the evolution of the global pandemic. On Friday, the WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said Europe had become the epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic. "More cases are now being reported every day than were reported in China at the height of its epidemic," he said. Governments across the region are now stepping up quarantine and travel restrictions. As of Sunday, French health authorities said there are 5,423 confirmed cases in the country, with 127 deaths reported.

Source: CNN March 16, 2020 07:18 UTC