BEIJING: The death toll from Chinau2019s coronavirus outbreak soared to u009d u00a0 u00a0 on Saturday, as Hong Kong imposed a mandatory quarantine on mainland arrivals to block the spread of an epidemic that has caused global panic.
With . . more people dying in mainland Chinau2014 the highest one- day jump so faru2014 the toll was closing in on the u009d u009d . killed worldwide during the u00a0 . . u00a0 - u00a0 . . . SARS epidemic.
A . apanese man in his . . s with a suspected coronavirus infection also died in hospital in Wuhan, the . apanese foreign ministry said, adding that it was u201c difficultu201d to confirm if he had the illness.
The epidemic has prompted the government to lock down cities home to tens of millions of people, as anger mounts over its handling of the crisis, especially after a whistleblowing doctor fell victim to the virus.
Vice Premier Sun Chunlan, on a visit to quarantined Wuhan this week, instructed officials to take a u201c wartimeu201d approach as they implement drastic measures that include combing the city for feverish residents.
With panic spiralling around the globeu2014 more than . u00a0 . cases have emerged in nearly . . other countriesu2014 researchers are racing to find treatments and a vaccine to fight the virus.
On Saturday, Shanghai became the latest jurisdiction to order residents to wear masks in public places, warning that those who donu2019t cooperate will be u201c seriouslyu201d dealt with according to the law. Anger over the governmentu2019s handling of the health emergency erupted on social media on Friday after the death of a Wuhan doctor who was silenced by police after he had raised the alarm about the emerging virus threat in December.
AGENCIES took therapy to Malalau2019s attacker escapes from Coronavirus to be known as NCP: China Chinau2019s National Health Commission on Saturday announced that it has given the coronavirus a temporary official name, novel coronavirus pneumonia ( NCP).
The naming of a new virus is decided by the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses.
American citizen dies in Wuhan A 60- year- old American has died in Wuhan from the coronavirus, the US embassy in Beijing announced on Saturday. u201c The 60- year- old died at Jinyintian Hospital in Wuhan, China, on February 6,u201d the embassy said in a statement. There are 12 confirmed cases of coronavirus in the US. Vietnamese residents queue to receive free protective facemasks at a distribution centre in Hanoi. PIC/ AFP 35K No. of people infected in China
