China News Service, August 6th. Wuhan Jinyintan Hospital issued a statement on its official website on the 5th, stating that recently, a member of several WeChat groups posted a message saying: "News from Wuhan Tongji Hospital: Jinyintan Hospital once again asked Tongji for help, with new cases It shows that the virus has mutated and become more infectious." This news is untrue and purely a rumor.

Screenshot of Wuhan Jinyintan Hospital website

  At present, Jinyintan Hospital has no new local cases, nor has it sought assistance from any medical institutions including Tongji Hospital.