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| China outbreak death toll rises to 56, with nearly 2,000 infected nationwide & more cases confirmed abroad | |
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| Chinese authorities have confirmed 15 more deaths and over 350 new cases of coronavirus, most in Hubei province, bringing the nationwide toll to 56 deceased and nearly 2,000 infected – with several dozen cases in 10 other states. | |
| Thirteen people died in Hubei province, the epicenter of the outbreak where nearly 130 people reportedly remain in serious or critical condition by Sunday morning. With In addition, some 7,000 people are under increased medical supervision as potentially dangerous 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. | 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. | 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. |
| Around 450 Chinese military medics, many with experience in combating SARS or Ebola, were deployed in the region to help the overworked and exhausted medical staff, who had been on around-the-clock shifts in recent weeks. Local authorities, in the meantime, are rushing to construct a new 1,000-bed hospital specifically to treat victims of the deadly virus. | |
| 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. | 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. | 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. | 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.” | 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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