BEIJING — More medical teams are rushing to Central China's Hubei province to aid novel coronavirus control.

A team of 138 medical workers from hospitals in Northwest China's Ningxia Hui autonomous region flew to Hubei on Feb 4 to join the fight against the epidemic.

Meanwhile, Southwest China's Yunnan province sent its second batch of 102 medical workers to Hubei.

Southern China's Guangdong province dispatched a team of seven public health emergency response experts and 57 medical workers to Wuhan, the capital of Hubei. So far, Guangdong has sent over 400 experienced doctors and nurses to Wuhan.

In addition, Northeast China's Jilin province also sent 32 medical workers to Hubei on Feb 4.

By Feb 3, Hubei had reported 13,522 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus infection, with 414 deaths and 2,143 cases in severe or critical condition.