Coronavirus outbreak: Death toll surpasses 2,000 in China with 136 new fatalities

death toll from vel coronavirus outbreak has reportedly climbed to 2,004 in China. Over 136 new fatalities in mainland China have been confirmed in past 24 hours, China’s state health committee officials confirmed. confirmed cases of COVID-19 have soared by 1,749 and total global figure has reached 74,185 as of February 19.

According to reports, number of people that have been successfully treated has risen by 1,824. This has spiked total number of recovered patients to 14,376. 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.

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Guidelines for citizens issued

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.

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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