China temporarily names new virus pneumonia as 'Novel Coronavirus Pneumonia,' abbreviated as NCP

16:04, February 08, 2020

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  China makes utmost efforts to treat severe novel coronavirus pneumonia patients

  BEIJING, Feb. 4 (Xinhua) -- Chinas health authority required a prompt increase of designated hospitals for severe novel coronavirus pneumonia patients, and utmost efforts to improve the survival rates, an official said here Tuesday.Up to three new hospitals for severe cases have been established to receive 1,000 patients in Wuhan, the epicenter of the novel coronavirus outbreak, which brought the number of such hospitals to six in the city, said Jiao Yahui, an official with the National Health Commission (NHC), at a press conference.The NHC also organized more than 3,000 critical care personnel nationwide to treat severe cases in Wuhan, said Jiao, adding that management teams led by chiefs of 16 renowned hospitals across the country are ready to be dispatched to Hubei Province.(Photo: VCG)

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  Daily novel coronavirus pneumonia cases further drop outside epicenter province

  Photo:Cured patients and medical workers pose for a group photo at the Fourth Peoples Hospital of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region in Yinchuan, capital of the region, Feb. 8, 2020. /XinhuaBEIJING, Feb. 9 (Xinhua) -- Chinas new confirmed cases of novel coronavirus pneumonia outside Hubei Province, where the epicenter city of Wuhan is located, has been dropping for five consecutive days, according to the National Health Commission (NHC).A total of 509 new confirmed cases were reported on Saturday outside Hubei, about 42.8 percent lower than the number reported on Monday, said Mi Feng, spokesperson of the NHC.The numbers of new confirmed cases in these provinces during the past days were 890 (Monday), 731 (Tuesday), 707 (Wednesday), 696 (Thursday) and 558 (Friday)."It shows that the joint prevention and control mechanism incorporating different regions in the country as well as strict management are taking effect," Mi said.The commission received reports of 2,656 new confirmed cases and 89 deaths on Saturday from 31 provincial-level regions and the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps.

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