Germany 'heading for virus epidemic'

By David Stanway and Josh Smith
Updated February 27 2020 - 6:53am, first published 6:51am
The first case of coronavirus has been reported in Latin America as the US warns of a pandemic.
The first case of coronavirus has been reported in Latin America as the US warns of a pandemic.

German authorities say the nation is heading for a coronavirus epidemic and can no longer trace all cases, as the number of new infections inside China was for the first time overtaken by those elsewhere.