With hopes of quick containment dashed, dozens of countries have imposed increasingly severe measures over the past couple of days.

Your risk depends on a range of factors but scientists are still working to determine exactly how deadly COVID-19 is.

The surge in cases follows unwavering denial from Iran that the virus was even in the country.

The cancellation comes after the Swiss government put an immediate ban on all public and private events involving more than 1,000 people.

The virus outbreak is sapping financial markets, emptying shops and businesses, and putting major sites and events off limits.

"People are not coming out very much,'' one Calgary restaurant owner said. "It was the slowest Family Day I've seen.

South Korea reported 334 more cases, bringing its total to 1,595. China reported 433 new cases along with 29 additional deaths on the mainland.

About 81,000 people around the globe have been sickened by the coronavirus that keeps finding new targets.

The country also reported its third death from the virus, a man in his 40s who was found dead at home and posthumously tested positive.

While the overall spread of the virus has been slowing, the situation remains severe in Hubei province and its capital, Wuhan, where the new coronavirus was first detected.