New Cases Drop in China as Virus Spreads Globally

BEIJING—The number of new coronavirus situations in China dropped drastically in recent times exterior the province at the middle of the epidemic, but wellness authorities lifted alarms about sharp boosts in bacterial infections somewhere else in the world.

The number of new situations exterior Hubei dropped to just nine on Monday, Chinese authorities said, a marked lessen from the peak of almost 900 new situations that were recorded Feb. 3.

But…