New type of pneumonia
In China, where the spread of the new coronavirus continues, the number of fatalities has increased by 57, to 361, and the number of patients has exceeded 17,000. In China, the Chinese New Year's Lunar New Year holidays have opened on the 3rd, but the Chinese government has continued to be on a high alert, asking the Chinese government not to resume normal operations to curb the spread of infection.
Chinese health officials, the National Health and Health Commission said on Thursday that the number of people who died from the new coronavirus infection increased by 57 to 361 in the most severely infected provinces since the announcement on Tuesday. It has exceeded the 349 deaths in China of SARS, a new type of pneumonia in 2003.
The number of patients has increased by 2,829 to 17,205, of which about 2,300 have severe symptoms.
Aside from China, one Chinese man died in the Philippines on the same day.
In China, many people will start to work on the 3rd after the Chinese New Year holiday, but Beijing and Shanghai and other authorities in the region have to re-open their businesses for a week to reduce the spread of infection. I was looking for a delay or working from home, so I started working quietly.
Of these, the capital city, Beijing, is under strict caution, such as performing body temperature tests at subway stations and at the entrance of buildings. Most restaurants were also closed.
One of the women walking in the city with a mask said, "I came home to buy household goods because nothing was at home. Was.
On the other hand, in Wuhan, Hubei Province, one of two hospitals specializing in treating patients infected with the new coronavirus has been completed and will begin treating patients as early as three days.
However, in Hubei Province, the number of patients with confirmed infections has increased by more than 2,000 on the 2nd and 1st, and doctors, medical supplies and medical facilities are still in a severe situation.