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China's death toll surpassed 2,000. Meanwhile, the World Health Organization's team of experts, who were known not to visit Hubei and Wuhan, could visit Wuhan.

Song Woo correspondent in Beijing.

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China's National Health and Welfare Commission says yesterday (136), there were 136 new deaths in Corona 19, with a total of 24 deaths.

More than 2,000 people have passed since the first deaths occurred last month.

The number of confirmed patients has increased by 1,700, and the cumulative number is 74,000.

However, on the second day, the number of new confirmations was less than 2,000, and the number of confirmations in regions other than Hubei fell on the 15th and dropped to 56.

Dr. Zhongnanshan, the epidemic's chief authority, repeatedly vowed to peak in mid-February.

China's economy is hitting amid a prolonged corona crisis, but President Xi Jinping was confident of meeting economic growth goals.

Mr. Xi stressed that the economic impact of Corona19 in the currency with the British and French prime ministers is temporary, and that this year's goals can be realized.

Chinese state-owned companies resumed their production activities.

[Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce of Hong Hong Bin: 80% of the 20,000 state-owned enterprises began operations.]

Controversial date, WHO Secretary General WHO headed to China to visit Wuhan, as the WHO team of experts in China is reportedly not visiting Wuhan.