- A joint inspection team went on Feb 26 to Hubei province to investigate the case of an infected former prisoner who came to Beijing after being released
- Over 30% of SMEs in China resume work

- Scenic areas that have resumed operations should take stringent epidemic-control measures - China's culture and tourism authority

- The Chinese Embassy in S.Korea donates around 25,000 medical masks to the southeastern city of Daegu; Shanghai provided 500,000 masks to Daegu and its surrounding North Gyeongsang Province
- For the first time, the number of new infections inside China was overtaken by fresh cases elsewhere on Feb 26
- The Republic of Korea has 1,766 coronavirus infections, 13 deaths
- Japan's Abe says the government will ask all elementary, junior-high and high schools to temporarily close beginning March 2, a couple of weeks ahead of the spring break
- The outbreak of coronavirus in Ian has affected 245 people, including vice-president and deputy health minister; 26 have died