China: Coronavirus claims 115 more lives in Hubei, death toll soars to 2247

death toll in China soared to 2247 on February 21 after country confirmed that 115 more people died in Hubei province, which is believed to be epicentre of dely outbreak. majority of deaths were reported from provincial capital of Wuhan, where virus first emerged in December, according to Hubei's health commission. Nearly 76000 have been infected by new coronavirus in China and more cases have been reported in over 25 countries. health commission in Hubei said that re were 411 new cases of virus in province with 319 in Wuhan and ors were spre out across several or cities.

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disease spre to 20 more countries

China said on Thursday that it has modified its method of counting patients with vel coronavirus and will only include those people diagsed by laboratory tests.  vel coronavirus dubbed as COVID-19 first originated in Wuhan, Hubei province, epicentre of disease in late December 2019. disease has spre to more than 20 countries worldwide since outbreak.
Japan has reportedly confirmed seven new cases of coronavirus. It includes a male doctor in his 30s who was onboard quarantined cruise liner Diamond princess docked off on coast of Yokohama, south of Japan. Health ministry issued guidelines in Japan for citizens showing symptoms similar to coronavirus, said reports. Citizens have been provided with specific hotlines to call in case of a health emergency.

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Nations urge China to maintain transparency

Japan, Singapore, and Hong Kong are countries with most diagsed cases of coronavirus globally, according to reports. Singapore has 81 new confirmed cases of COVID-19, while Hong Kong has reported 62. Meanwhile, a chartered plane is reportedly on its way to Japan to evacuate its citizens from Diamond Princess vessel in Japan, confirmed Global Affairs officials in Cana.

nations worldwide have urged China to maintain transparency amid ongoing crisis. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo reportedly said that US is “hopeful” that China will increase its transparency in sharing information about virus. China h earlier confirmed 121 new deaths but h also removed 108 fatalities from total, as per reports. However, China’s National Health Commission h told media that those were “duplicate statistics”.

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