China still mostly closed down as virus deaths pass 1,000

Beijing • The daily death toll in China from a new virus topped 100 for the first time, pushing the total above 1,000 Tuesday as the World Health Organization announced a new name for the disease.Despite the official end of the extended Lunar New Year holiday, China remained mostly closed for business as many remained at home, with some 60 million people under virtual quarantine.In Geneva, WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus announced a new name for the virus — COVID-19 &m