Published 11:38 IST, January 30th 2020
WHO urges world to take actions amid the spread of deadly coronavirus
The WHO on Jan 29 urged all the governments to take action over the outbreak of deadly coronavirus spreading from China claiming 170 lives and infecting 7711.
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World Health Organisation (WHO) on January 29 urged all governments to take action over outbreak of dely coronavirus spreing from China, as several foreigners were evacuated from epicentre of outbreak. dely disease has claimed 170 lives and infected more than 7700 people in country. WHO has called for an emergency meeting to be held on Thursday over wher viral epidemic should be declared a global health emergency. chief of organisation, Tedros ham Ghebreyesus said in Geneva that WHO is monitoring each and every moment of day.
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170 died, more than 7700 affected
President Xi Jinping said that preventing outbreak and saving lives is top priority as number of patients contaminated of virus increased. dely Coronavirus epidemic is increasing at a terrifying pace every day as death toll climbed to 170 on Thursday, against 132 deaths reported by Wednesday. China virus has infected nearly 7,711 people within country as health experts warned that disease may reach its climax in next 10 days resulting in large-scale casualties.
On Wednesday, Chinese health authorities h anunced that 5,974 confirmed cases of pneumonia caused by vel coronavirus h been reported in 31 provincial-level regions by end of Tuesday.
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India evacuates its nationals
A total of 132 people lost ir lives battling from disease, state-run Xinhua news ncy h reported. As unprecedented outbreak of dely coronavirus sparked fears globally, India also requested Chinese government for permission to operate two flights to evacuate Indian nationals from Hubei Province of China. Ministry of External Affairs Spokesperson Raveesh Kumar posted an update on January 29 that Indian Embassy in China is also currently in touch with Chinese authorities for necessary logistics to bring back Indians. Previously, US and Japan h rescued ir citizens from Wuhan city in China, which is epicentre of fatal virus.
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11:38 IST, January 30th 2020