COVID-19 epidemic on February 17: 100 new deaths in Hubei, much lower than the previous day

 According to the National Health Committee of China, by the end of February 16, the whole of Hubei province 1,933 new cases of infection and 100 new deaths.

The number of new infections on February 16 in Hubei increased by nearly 5% compared to February 15, but the number of deaths decreased from 139 to only 100 cases.

The whole of Hubei province had 58,182 cases and 1,696 deaths.

Wuhan accounts for 71% of the morbidity and 77% of the deaths in the entire Hubei province.

With the new death and infection numbers announced by Hubei, according to the South China Morning Post, as of 6:30 a.m. on February 17, there were at least 71,223 cases and 1,770 deaths worldwide. In addition, 10,670 people have recovered.

Of the 1,770 deaths, 1765 were in mainland China, 1 in Hong Kong, 1 in Japan, 1 in the Philippines, 1 in France, and 1 in Taiwan.

According to AFP, US authorities confirmed two flights bringing Americans aboard the Diamond Princess yacht in quarantine in Japan had departed from Japan. The number of people evacuated about 400 people but 40 Americans infected with the corona virus will stay in Japan for treatment.

The evacuation flight was carried out as Japan raised warnings about the disease caused by the new strain corona virus (COVID-19) such as urging residents to avoid unnecessary gatherings, not to crowded places. people. Americans evacuated to their home countries will be placed on quarantine for 14 days.

According to AFP, it is not clear that 40 Americans who have been infected and will be treated in hospitals in Japan are among the 355 people infected with the new strain corona virus (nCoV) aboard Diamond Princess or other Americans in Japan. So far, 1,219 people aboard have been inspected.

According to Times of Israel, the Israeli Ministry of Health requires Israelis returning from Thailand, Hong Kong, Singapore, and Macao to quarantine themselves in a separate area or residence. Quarantined people must avoid contact in public places, including educational facilities, workplaces, transportation, shopping centers and hospitals.

Previously, Israel applied this requirement only to those returning from China. National carrier Israel El Al on February 16 also announced it would reduce flights to Bangkok by 50%. Previously, the airline announced to stop flights to China for two months due to the outbreak of the disease.

International experts started meeting in China

According to the South China Morning Post, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced late Sunday (February 16) that it was "impossible" to predict the future direction of the COVID-19 epidemic.

On his personal Twitter page, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said international experts joining a joint WHO-led delegation visited Beijing and had their first meeting with Chinese colleagues. Mr. Tedros affirmed that WHO is looking forward to this very important cooperation to contribute to enhancing the world's understanding of COVID-19 epidemic.

Since it is "impossible" to predict the future direction of the COVID-19 epidemic, the director-general of WHO urged "all governments, businesses and media organizations to work with WHO to broadcast the level of warning. fit without causing panic ".

The United Nations health agency also asked China to publish more details on how to diagnose the epidemic.

The US has not yet received an invitation to send experts to China

According to the South China Morning Post, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said the agency has yet to receive an invitation to send experts to China, although Beijing has previously allowed the US to send experts. according to WHO's delegation to China to coordinate with international and Chinese colleagues to find ways to "contain" the COVID-19 epidemic.

Source: tuoitre.vn