Coronavirus: death toll reaches 41 in China with first cases in Europe

Public transport suspended in at least 13 cities in China as death toll rises and France identifies Europe's first cases

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China has expanded an unprecedented lockdown during the country's most important holiday to 13 cities and at least 36 million people, as efforts to contain the deadly new coronavirus were stepped up around the world and the first cases were reported in Europe.

Restrictions on movement were widened on Friday in China in an effort to stop the spread of the disease. Late on Friday, authorities confirmed a further 15 deaths and 180 new cases of coronavirus, bringing the total number of fatalities to 41 people and more than 1,000 affected.