Death toll in China's coronavirus has gone up to 1,665 after 142 more people died, mostly in the worst-hit Hubei Province, Chinese health officials said on Sunday, 16 February, reported PTI.
Meanwhile, the number of people infected with the deadly new coronavirus on a quarantined ship off Japan has risen to 355, the country's health minister said on Sunday.
The United States, Canada and Hong Kong are preparing to repatriate their residents on board.
- An 80-year-old Chinese tourist has died from the novel coronavirus in France, the first death confirmed outside of Asia
- A third Indian crew member on board the quarantined ship in Japan has tested positive for coronavirus, the Indian Embassy in Japan said
- China has sacked the top political leader of virus-stricken Hubei province, state media reported on Thursday
- The World Health Organisation said ‘Covid-19’ would be the new official name for the deadly coronavirus that was first identified in China on 31 December
- The virus is novel, meaning it has never been encountered before in humans
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Nepal Government Evacuates 175 Nationals From Coronavirus-Hit China
The Nepal government on Sunday, 16 February, evacuated 175 Nepali citizens, mostly students, from Hubei province, the epicentre of the novel coronavirus, by a special aircraft and put them under quarantine for two weeks.
A chartered plane- Airbus A330- took off from Tribhuvan International Airport to Wuhan Tianhe International Airport on Saturday afternoon to bring back the Nepali nationals, including 170 students, an employee, two visitors and two children.
Three pilots, six crew members, an engineer, a loadmaster and a medical team comprising a doctor, nurses and paramedics from the Nepal Army were on board the flight to China.
The Nepalese were evacuated from six cities of the province, including provincial capital Wuhan, Enshi, Shiyan, Yichang, Jingmen and Jingzhou.
Coronavirus Cases on Japan Ship Rise to 355
The number of people who have tested positive for the new coronavirus on a quarantined ship off Japan's coast has risen to 355, the country's health minister said, reported AFP.
Death Toll Soars to 1,665
The death toll from China's coronavirus epidemic has climbed to 1,665 after 142 more people died, mostly in the worst-hit Hubei Province, reported PTI. The number of confirmed cases has jumped to 68,500. However, Chinese health official have confirmed that efforts to control the outbreak have reached the ‘most crucial stage.’
Over 9,419 infected patients have been discharged after recovery so far, but the virus has posed a severe threat to the medical staff. More than 1,700 Chinese health officials have been infected while treating the patients and six of them have died.
Bank notes and coins in the affected areas are being quarantined and sanitised before releasing them back into circulation.
Experts from the World Health Organisation will be joining Chinese health authorities in in Beijing on Sunday, to coordinate efforts in containing the virus.
8 UK Coronavirus Patients Discharged from Hospital
Eight of the nine people diagnosed with the new coronavirus in Britain have left hospital having now tested negatively twice for the virus, NHS England said on Saturday.
“I want to stress that any individuals who are discharged from hospital are now well and do not pose any public health risk,” said Health Secretary Matt Hancock.
The final person is still being treated at Guy's and St Thomas's Hospital in central London.