Chinese province announces all schools to remain shut until Feb end due to Coronavirus

China's rrn Shandong province has anunced that all schools will be shuttered until end of February amid spre of ongoing dely vel Coronavirus Pneumonia outbreak, as per province's education bureau that released a statement on its official website on January 9. statement said that this move is effective on all s of schools to make sure about students' safety. As per latest updates, Coronavirus has killed 811 people in China after severely affected Hubei province reported 81 new fatalities on Sunday.

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811 killed, more than 37000 infected

re are w more than 37000 confirmed cases across China. death toll has w breached global number of deaths caused by Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) virus, which killed 774 people in 2002-2003. While number of infected people in China has remained quite stable in past four days as per WHO, death toll is increasing at an alarming rate each day.  number of fatalities recorded as of Saturday was 722 which increased to 811 on Sunday, showing an increase of 89 deaths in a single day. 

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WHO experts to leave for China

Amid dely outbreak, he of an international team led by World Health Organization (WHO) which is studying vel Coronavirus outbreak will be leaving for China on Monday or Tuesday, WHO chief Tedros ham Ghebreyesus said. Tedros hopes that team would include experts from US Centers for Disease Control (CDC).

Top emergency expert of WHO, Dr Mike Ryan, said number of new cases reported from Hubei province, epicentre of virus, has been stey over past four days.

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An visory for "reasonable use" of protective suits for safety against Coronavirus has reportedly been issued on Sunday by China's National Health Commission that cautioned against "excessive and disorderly" use of clothing that would waste resources and could also increase infection amid intensifying global spre of disease that has claimed more than 800 lives. statement has been issued as China is facing a severe dearth of equipment including suits, masks, goggles, and testing kits for medics, and access is reserved for patients with severe symptoms only, suggest reports.

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