New Delhi | Jagran News Desk: The deadly Coronavirus, which originated at China’s Wuhan, has claimed the lives of 304 people while the number of cases has climbed to 14,380, said the Chinese health officials.
The Chinese National Health Commission (NHC), in its daily report, said that the deadly has been reported in 31 provincial-level regions of the country and another 4,562 new suspected cases were reported on Saturday.
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* The Chinese NHC said that 315 patients became seriously ill and 85 people were discharged from hospital after recovery on Saturday, adding that the overall confirmed cases on the Chinese mainland had reached 14,380.
* It further said that 2,110 patients remained in severe condition, and 19,544 people were suspected of being infected with the virus.
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* The commission also said that 1,63,844 close contacts had been traced, adding that among them, 8,044 were discharged from medical observation on Saturday, with 1,37,594 others still under medical observation.
* To constrain the deadly Coronavirus, the Chinese authorities have also imposed quarantine and travel restrictions, affecting the movement of 56 million people in more than a dozen cities.
* Meanwhile, several countries -- including India -- have sped up the evacuation process after the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared the coronavirus outbreak as a global health crisis.
* On Saturday, an Air India plane carrying 324 Indians landed in Delhi. "With 324 passengers, the special flight has taken off for India from Wuhan. It may reach Delhi at 7:30 am," said an Air India spokesperson.
* Another Air India plane, carrying 323 Indians from China, will land on Sunday in Delhi.
* Meanwhile, the World Health Organisation (WHO) on Sunday confirmed the death of a Philippines patient. This was the first death due to the Coronavirus in the country.
* Amid this deadly situation, China also reported an outbreak of deadly bird flu in Hunan Province. According to a reported by news agency ANI, the outbreak occurred in a farm in the Shuangqing district in the province, which lies on the southern border of Hubei province, the epicentre of the rapidly spreading Coronavirus.
* Amid this deadly situation, China also reported an outbreak of deadly bird flu in Hunan Province. According to a report by news agency ANI, the outbreak occurred in a farm in the Shuangqing district in the province, which lies on the southern border of Hubei province, the epicentre of the rapidly spreading Coronavirus.
* "The outbreak occurred in a farm in the Shuangqing district of Shaoyang City. The farm has 7,850 chickens, and 4,500 of the chickens have died from the contagion. Local authorities have culled 17,828 poultry after the outbreak," according to a statement by China's Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs.
(With PTI and ANI inputs)