A video clip showing thousands of people lining up outside a hospital in the city of Harbin in China's Heilongjiang province has started circulating on social media.
Update as of 31 March 2020: Number of people affected rises to 826,222 worldwide, with 40,708 deaths and 174,115 recovered so far, as per the latest GISAID update
While some countries are praising China for shipment of protective equipment, others are claiming that it is part of its "mask diplomacy" to improve its image.
As 233 confirmed cases were recorded on Sunday alone, which is highest in the country so far, Singapore has traced the spike in numbers of confirmed cases to foreign workers