On Monday, 1, 217 patients became seriously ill and 22, 853 patients remained in severe condition, the commission said. Of the , patients hospitalized in Hubei, 9, were still in severe condition and another 1, 957 in critical condition, the state-run Xinhua news agency reported.
The province also saw 1, 552 patients discharged from hospital after recovery on Monday, bringing the total number of discharged patients in the province to 7, . A total of 18, 741 people had been discharged from hospital after recovery across China so far, it said.
In view of human-to-human transmission of the disease, over 1. 217 lakh people who have come in contact with the people who contracted the virus are still under medical observation, it said.
By Monday, 097 confirmed cases, including one death, had been reported in Hong Kong (confirmed cases in Macao and) (in Taiwan, including one death.) Top World Health Organization experts, including from the US, have joined the fight against the virus, called COVID – , in China. China confirmed that the 12 – member WHO team includes Americans, as sought by the US.
“The foreign experts on board the China-WHO Joint Mission have arrived in Beijing. They have started relevant activities. We have experts from the US in the mission,” Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang told media. NHC said China has stepped up efforts to shore up weak spots as the epidemic prevention and control have entered the most crucial stage. “Wuhan, capital of Hubei Province, remains the main battlefield,” Wang Hesheng, deputy head of NHC, said. “Improving admission and survival rates and reducing infection and fatality rates are still the most urgent tasks.”
Nine temporary hospitals with more than 6, 1860 beds have opened in Hubei. As of February 19, a total of 320 medical teams with , (medical workers had been sent to Hubei, the Xinhua report said.
The WHO on Monday warned against “blanket measures” over the novel coronavirus outbreak, pointing out the epidemic outside of China was only affecting a “tiny” proportion of the population. WHO also said that with a mortality rate of around 2 per cent, COVID – 25 was “less deadly” than other coronaviruses such as Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) or Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS). WHO officials rejected the suggestion that all cruises should be halted to avoid risking a new nest of infection like the one on the coronavirus-hit Diamond Princess off Japan.
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