Subway passengers wear protective facemasks in Shanghai on February 12, 2020. - The number of fatalities from China's COVID-19 coronavirus epidemic jumped to 1,113 nationwide on February 12 after another 97 deaths were reported by the national health commission. (Photo by NOEL CELIS / AFP)
"When does the turning point occur? I can't say. But I think it's at its peak in mid- to late-February," he said.