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China reports over 1,280 coronavirus cases, death toll at 41

China reported Saturday a jump in the number of people infected with a new virus to 1,287 with 41 deaths, as it expanded its lockdown to an unprecedented 36 million people and rushed to build a prefabricated, 1,000-bed hospital for victims.

Stocks tumble as coronavirus spreads

The coronavirus, which originated in Wuhan, China, has sickened 830 and killed 26 in the country, according to the National Health Commission.