Coronavirus toll in China 132
   Date :30-Jan-2020
Coronavirus toll in China
 
BEIJING :
 
Nearly 6,000 infected; foreign Govts start to evacuate their citizens from Wuhan city
 
THE death toll in China due to the novel Coronavirus increased to 132 on Wednesday, with 5,974 confirmed cases, as foreign governments started to evacuate their citizens from Wuhan city, the epicentre of the outbreak. According to China’s National Health Commission, the total number of patients in serious condition stands at 1,239, while 103 people were discharged, reports Efe news.
 
So far, 9,239 suspected cases have been detected and about 60,000 people have been in contact with patients. Most of the new cases and deaths have been registered in the province of Hubei, who’s capital is Wuhan city. Meanwhile, British Airways said on Wednesday that it has suspended all its flights to mainland China with “immediate effect” following advice from the UK Foreign Office against all but essential travel as the government was working to evacuate up to 300 Britons from Hubei.
 
The first Japanese Government charter flight with 206 of its nationals arrived in Tokyo on Wednesday from Wuhan as part of an operation to evacuate around 650 citizens. Some passengers were reportedly exhibiting symptoms, and all were sent to health centres for testing, national broadcaster NHK said. It added that three more cases were confirmed in Japan, bringing the total to seven, including a bus driver who had never been to Wuhan. A US plane carrying diplomatic personnel and other citizens departed Wuhan on Tuesday.