[coronavirus spreading outside china]Andrea Pattaro/AFP via Getty Images * COVID-19 is spreading around the globe rapidly. It's now on every continent, except Antarctica. * In China, however, the spread of the virus is steadily slowing, a sign that the country's draconian containment measures might've worked. * The number of new cases of COVID-19 being diagnosed outside China now exceeds the number of cases diagnosed inside the country where the illness originated. * Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories. COVID-19 is rapidly spreading around the globe. It's now on every continent (save Antarctica) with first cases diagnosed recently in Brazil, Greece, and Algeria. "Yesterday, the number of new cases reported outside China exceeded the number of new cases in China for the first time," World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Wednesday. "The primary objective of all countries with cases must be to contain the virus."SEE THE REST OF THE STORY AT BUSINESS INSIDERNOW WATCH: Pathologists debunk 13 coronavirus myths SEE ALSO: * Iran says it won't quarantine any towns or cities, despite recording the most coronavirus deaths outside of China * What to know about the coronavirus outbreak in 8 charts and graphics * The rest of the world is 'simply not ready' for the coronavirus, according to a WHO envoy who just returned from China
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