New Delhi: The deadly Coronavirus has wiped off one hundred and seventy lives in China , with thirty eight fatalities reported from Hubei last day. Around 1700 people have been infected recently, Chinese government informed.
More than 12000 persons are suspected of infection in China. The virus has spread to 15 other countries, escalating health concerns globally. The Emergency Committee under the International Health Regulations will be reconvened by Director General of World Health Organization Dr. Tedros Andhanom Ghebreyesus, in Geneva this evening. The committee will look into the steps to be taken immediately to manage the outbreak.
“In the last few days the progress of the virus, especially in some countries, especially human-to-human transmission, worries us,” WHO Director-General told a news conference last day.
Coronavirus infection has been spotted from U A E, Thailand, Hong Kong, U S, Taiwan, Australia, Macao, South Korea, Malaysia, Japan, Canada, Vietnam, Nepal, Cambodia and Germany other than China.
