The United States and South Korea postponed joint military drills on Thursday to limit the spread of coronavirus, as the number of infections outside China, the source of the outbreak, for the first time surpassed those appearing in the country.Taiwan raised its epidemic response level to the highest as it readied a $2 billion package to cushion the impact of the coronavirus outbreak on its export-reliant economy.
"As the international epidemic outbreak gets more serious day by day, Taiwan needs to enhance its defence against the virus," President Tsai Ing-wen said while overseeing troops tasked with disinfection.