App

Latest developments in epidemic control on Feb 9 (1)
Updated: February 9, 2020 07:43 Xinhua

BEIJING — China has stepped up efforts to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV). Here are the latest developments:

— The novel coronavirus can transmit via aerosol, according to Chinese health and epidemic prevention experts.

— Hubei province can produce over 30,000 protective suits per day, said Cao Guangjing, vice-governor of the province, at a press conference on Feb 8.

Cao said the major enterprises of protective products in the province have all resumed work as of Feb 7, and the N95 masks manufacturers eye a capacity of 150,000 to 200,000 masks per day.

— Chinese health authorities said on Feb 8 that they received reports of 3,399 new confirmed cases of novel coronavirus infection and 86 deaths on Feb 7 from 31 provincial-level regions and the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps.

The overall confirmed cases on the Chinese mainland had reached 34,546 by the end of Feb 7 and 722 people had died of the disease.

— A total of 2,050 patients infected with the novel coronavirus had been discharged from hospital after recovery by the end of Feb 7, Chinese health authorities announced on Feb 8.

— Pangolins may be an intermediate host of the virus, as indicated by a study led by South China Agricultural University. Researchers found the metagenome sequence of the novel coronavirus strain separated from pangolins to be 99 percent identical to that from infected people.

— Wuhan, the epicenter of the novel coronavirus outbreak, is in a citywide mobilization to comb communities to ensure every confirmed or suspected patient is located and attended to as a senior official vowed to nail any official deserter "to history's pillar of shame."

— Beijing on Feb 7 published the number of patients suspected to be infected with the novel coronavirus for the first time.

Copyright© www.gov.cn | About us | Contact us

Website Identification Code bm01000001 Registration Number: 05070218

All rights reserved. The content (including but not limited to text, photo, multimedia information, etc) published in this site belongs to www.gov.cn.

Without written authorization from www.gov.cn, such content shall not be republished or used in any form.

Mobile

Desktop

Copyright© www.gov.cn | Contact us

Website Identification Code bm01000001

Registration Number: 05070218