Military medical staff deployed in Wuhan amid coronavirus outbreak

China has reportedly deployed 450 military medical staff to Wuhan which is stricken by a SARS-like virus that has alrey killed 41 people and infected thousands. According to a state media outlet, medics arrived in city on military aircraft on January 24, and will soon be dispatched to hospitals with large numbers of infected patients. team consists of staff with some experienced in combating SARS or Ebola and it is also composed of experts in respiratory health, infectious diseases, hospital infection control and intensive care. 

In a bid to treat patients, Chinese city has also started to build a hospital with for 1,000 beds. According to municipal authorities, hospital will be erected on a 25,000-square-metre lot is scheduled for completion by February 3. Meanwhile, Wuhan, epidemic centre of a new virus, has designated seven hospitals to concentrate infected patients.

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Coronavirus, which has alrey infected thousands of people and reportedly killed 41 people, still does t yet constitute a global emergency, World Health Organisation reportedly said on January 24. While speaking to an international media outlet, WHO Chief Tedros ham Ghebreyesus said organisation is still t declaring a public health emergency of international concern as it is an emergency in China, but it has t yet become a global health emergency.  

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Precautionary measures

In a bid to take precautionary measures, China has also locked down ten cities, including Wuhan, Huanggang, Ezhou, Zhejiang, Qianjiang, suspending all public transport to contain dely virus. According to international media reports, virus has furr spre to Hong Kong, Bangkok, Tokyo, South Korea, Beijing, Shanghai, Vietnam, Taiwan, US, France, Nepal and Singapore. mayor of city of Wuhan has also urged citizens t to travel outside China during Chinese Lunar New Year holiday and authorities have furr issued a travel visory warning in backlash of coronavirus. 

Indian embassy in Beijing has also issued a travel visory for people visiting India from China. embassy said that travellers should avoid close contact with people who are unwell or showing symptoms of illness. It also asked all travellers from China, especially from Wuhan city, to monitor ir health closely.

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