Students walk around the University of Washington campus for the last day of in-person classes on March 6 in Seattle. The university closed on Monday as a precaution against coronavirus. Karen Ducey/Getty Images

If you're just joining us, here are the latest developments:

China eases restrictions: China's Hubei province, the epicenter of the outbreak, will allow businesses to gradually come back online and will resume some public transportation services, after a significant drop in new cases reported daily. Hubei's capital Wuhan and other virus-hit cities were put under lockdown on January 23 -- and this is the first sign of those restrictions lifting.

The US imposes restrictions: In sharp contrast, the US is only now introducing harsher measures to halt the virus' spread: universities are closing, employees are working from home, and local governments are encouraging social distancing.

In Washington, the hardest hit state, gatherings of more than 250 people are banned in three counties. Other crowded events like the South by Southwest conference and sports tournaments have also been canceled.

It's not over yet in Asia: Mongolia, which announced its first case yesterday, is shutting borders with neighboring Russia. South Korea, which had seen a drop in cases earlier this week, reported an uptick of 242 new cases today. Indonesia, which only reported its first case of the virus earlier this month, confirmed it's first death from the virus today and now has 27 cases.

The virus is all across Europe: Since the outbreak began in Italy in late February, it has spread across the continent, reaching every EU country.

Of the 11 countries with most infections outside China, six are in Europe -- Italy, Germany, Spain, France, the UK, and the Netherlands.