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Health

Real-time update on coronavirus outbreak

By : Kofi Kafui Sampson on 14 Feb 2020, 12:45

Coronavirus

Medical staffs swear in as members of “assault team” in the fight against the novel coronavirus-related pneumonia in a hospital in Wuhan, central China’s Hubei Province, Jan. 22, 2020. (Xinhua/Cheng Min)

10:37 am Feb 14

121 new deaths, 5,090 new confirmed cases were reported on Feb 13 in the Chinese mainland, said China’s National Health Commission. The total infection number soared to 63,851, with 1,380 deaths as of Feb 13.

07:40 am Feb 14

Hubei Province reported 4,823 new cases of novel coronavirus pneumonia (including 3,095 clinically diagnosed cases) on Feb 13, with 116 new deaths and 690 cases of recovery. The total number of infections in the province climbed to 51,986.

00:30 am Feb 14

Over 10 patients in serious conditions apparently improved after taking the products made of blood plasma containing antibodies donated by recovered patients. The products prove the most effective way at present to treat COVID-19 as there is no effective drug or vaccine.

Source:Global Times