New coronavirus suspected cases on decline in China
A total of 28,060 cases of novel coronavirus have been confirmed in China as of Wednesday and over 200 abroad.
Virus has caused 564 deaths in China and 1 abroad, said China’s National Health Commission. The updated numbers follow 73 new deaths and 3,694 new confirmed cases on Wednesday, according to the commission. Meanwhile, there were 261 new recovered cases on Wednesday, bringing the total cured patients so far to 1,153.
WHO has said, the international community has launched a $675 million worth preparedness and response plan covering the months of February to 2nd April to fight further spread of the new coronavirus outbreak in China and globally, and protect states with weaker health systems. Amid this crisis, China has received its first foreign dignitary, Prime Minister of Combodia Hun Sen yesterday. A staunch ally of China, Hun Sen under whose regime, Combodia has recived billions of dollars worth chinese investment, was received by Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi at the airport.
Meanwhile, some Positive signs have emerged lately from the ongoing novel coronavirus outbreak after new suspected cases fell for the second straight day. China’s National Health Commission on Wednesday said that 3,971 new suspected cases were confirmed as of Tuesday midnight in the mainland, with 1,957 in the epicenter of the outbreak, Central China’s Hubei Province. There were 5,072 more cases on Monday (3,182 in Hubei) and 5,173 on Sunday (3,260 in Hubei). It has prompted some public health experts to predict that the inflection point for the epidemic may be seen in the near future.
