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| China coronavirus death toll rises to 54 with 300+ new cases confirmed in outbreak epicenter Hubei | China coronavirus death toll rises to 54 with 300+ new cases confirmed in outbreak epicenter Hubei |
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| Chinese authorities have confirmed 13 more deaths and 323 new cases of coronavirus across Hubei province, bringing the toll to over 1,700 infected and 54 deceased nationwide –and several dozen cases across 10 other states. | Chinese authorities have confirmed 13 more deaths and 323 new cases of coronavirus across Hubei province, bringing the toll to over 1,700 infected and 54 deceased nationwide –and several dozen cases across 10 other states. |
| Among over 1,000 confirmed infections in Hubei province alone – nearly reportedly 130 remain in serious or critical condition by Sunday morning. In addition, nearly 7,000 people remain under increased medical supervision as potentially dangerious cases of “close contact.” | |
| However, the number of those who had beaten the virus and were discharged from hospitals has in the meantime increased to at least 85 people. | |
| China is facing a “grave situation” as the new coronavirus is “accelerating its spread,” President Xi said earlier. However, given the immense efforts to contain the outbreak, China “will definitely be able to win the battle,” he added. | |
| Chinese authorities have imposed strict travel restrictions on the outbreak epicenter of Wuhan, as well as nearly 20 cities in Hubei Province, with nearly 50 million people virtually quarantined with additional restrictions to be imposed on intercity bus routes, starting Sunday. Medical staff have been tasked with checking travelers’ temperatures for any signs of fever – the most apparent symptom of coronavirus, which is followed by a dry cough and leads to shortness of breath. | |
| The virus — which causes severe flu-like symptoms — is believed to have first passed from animals to humans at a food and animal market in Wuhan, and since mutated to transmit from person to person. | |
| Outside of China, the virus has spread to at least ten states, including the US, Canada, Australia, France, South Korea, Japan and Thailand. Nearly every confirmed patient had traveled from Wuhan in recent weeks. | |
| While the World Health Organization has deemed the new coronavirus an “emergency” in China, the international body held off designating it a global threat after two days of meetings in Geneva. WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus however noted “it may yet become one.” | |
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