The film “Enter the Fat Dragon” will premiere via video streaming on Saturday, makers China iQiyi Inc said, after plans for the film’s premiere in theaters were affected by the outbreak. It will be the second film to debut online because of the outbreak following Huanxi Media Group’s decision to premiere “Lost in Russia” on Bytedance’s online platforms.
Read CNBC’s coverage from our Asia-Pacific team overnight: China says coronavirus death toll hits 213 as Britain, Russia report first cases
— Reuters and CNBC’s Sam Meredith contributed this report.
Correction: An earlier version reported an incorrect figure for mainland China. As of 7:30 a.m. ET, 9,782 cases were reported there, bringing the worldwide total to almost 10,000.
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