Medical workers prepare to receive suspected patients at a medical center in Daegu, South Korea, March 3, 2020. (Photo: Xinhua)

The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday that 10,566 confirmed cases of coronavirus infection have now been reported outside of China.

The virus has spread to 72 countries, with Andorra, Jordan, Latvia, Morocco, Portugal, Saudi Arabia, Senegal and Tunisia officially added in the last 24 hours.

A total of 90,870 confirmed COVID-19 cases had been reported across the world as of Tuesday, WHO said.