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2019-nCoV on 4 Feb:
⁃ The death rate from the Wuhan coronavirus across mainland China stands at 2.1%, according to the Chinese National Health Commission in a press update on Tuesday. In Hubei province, the epicenter of the outbreak, the rate is 3.1%, said Jiao Yahui, the deputy director of the National Health Commissions State Health Administration.
⁃ Of the 425 confirmed deaths across mainland China, 80% of the victims were over the age of 60, and 75% of victims had some form of underlying disease, Jiao added. Two-thirds of the confirmed deaths are male.
⁃ China’s leader, Xi Jinping, has signaled a more assertive strategy for dealing with the coronavirus epidemic after days of seeming to retreat from center stage.
⁃ China’s Health Commission reported on Tuesday that there were 632 recoveries and more than 420 deaths nationwide.
⁃ Monday's market sell-off in China was the worst in many years and wiped nearly half a trillion dollars off the value of the country's biggest companies. Now the Chinese government has to find ways to stem the panic before the coronavirus epidemic make things even worse.
⁃ Following the lockdown order issued by the Wenzhou government, Hangzhou’s city government has issued a lockdown order in order to stop the spread of the novel coronavirus. Other smaller cities such as Taizhou, Ningbo, Yiwu, and Yueqing have also followed in Hangzhou’s footsteps and have implemented strict lockdown policies.
Source: CNN, NYtimes, Chinese state media
#WARS #4Feb
2019-nCoV on 4 Feb:
⁃ The death rate from the Wuhan coronavirus across mainland China stands at 2.1%, according to the Chinese National Health Commission in a press update on Tuesday. In Hubei province, the epicenter of the outbreak, the rate is 3.1%, said Jiao Yahui, the deputy director of the National Health Commissions State Health Administration.
⁃ Of the 425 confirmed deaths across mainland China, 80% of the victims were over the age of 60, and 75% of victims had some form of underlying disease, Jiao added. Two-thirds of the confirmed deaths are male.
⁃ China’s leader, Xi Jinping, has signaled a more assertive strategy for dealing with the coronavirus epidemic after days of seeming to retreat from center stage.
⁃ China’s Health Commission reported on Tuesday that there were 632 recoveries and more than 420 deaths nationwide.
⁃ Monday's market sell-off in China was the worst in many years and wiped nearly half a trillion dollars off the value of the country's biggest companies. Now the Chinese government has to find ways to stem the panic before the coronavirus epidemic make things even worse.
⁃ Following the lockdown order issued by the Wenzhou government, Hangzhou’s city government has issued a lockdown order in order to stop the spread of the novel coronavirus. Other smaller cities such as Taizhou, Ningbo, Yiwu, and Yueqing have also followed in Hangzhou’s footsteps and have implemented strict lockdown policies.
Source: CNN, NYtimes, Chinese state media
#WARS #4Feb