New type pneumonia in China "Spring Festival" on alert for prevention of spread of infection 6:16 on January 25

In China, where the spread of the new coronavirus continues, the Chinese New Year celebrated Lunar New Year on the 25th. In order to curb the spread of infection in various parts of China during the major holidays, many people's gathering events have been canceled one after another, and this is a New Year's Day under a different alert situation than usual.

In China, cases of a new type of coronavirus pneumonia have been confirmed almost everywhere, especially in Wuhan, Hubei Province, and according to health authorities, so far 830 cases have died and 26 people have died. I'm up.

In Wuhan, where the infection is the most serious, air traffic and railroads leaving Wuhan have been suspended since the 23rd, and large cities have been virtually closed, and some people have concerns about lack of supplies. Is also spreading.

In addition, due to insufficient medical facilities for the rapidly increasing number of patients, Wuhan is urgently constructing a large-scale hospital with 1,000 beds, specializing in patients with pneumonia.

In the Chinese New Year, which has entered a one-week holiday from the 24th, popular sightseeing spots around the world, such as the World Heritage Palace in Beijing and Disneyland in Shanghai, have been temporarily suspended in order to curb the spread of infection. It is closed.

Furthermore, in Beijing and other countries, festivals that are crowded with many people are usually canceled, and the Lunar New Year is set under a very different alert situation to prevent the spread of infection.

Confirmed infected people in 11 countries and regions other than mainland China

To date, the new coronavirus has been infected in 11 countries and regions outside mainland China.

The number of infected people is 5 in Thailand and Hong Kong,
３Three people in Singapore and Taiwan,
２ 2 people each in Macau, Vietnam, Korea, USA, France,
で す One person in Nepal.
In Japan, two infected people have been identified so far.

(As of 5:00 am on the 25th)