Beijing: The death toll in Chinau2019s novel Coronavirus ( nCoV) outbreak has gone up to 908 with 97 new fatalities reported mostly in the worst- affected Hubei province and the confirmed cases of infection crossing 40,000, health officials said on Monday, as a team of international experts led by the WHO is set to arrive in Beijing to help contain the epidemic.
According to Chinau2019s National Health Commission, 91 deaths were reported in Hubei province, the epicentre of the epidemic, two in Anhui, and one each in Heilongjiang, Jiangxi, Hainan and Gansu.
There were 97 deaths and 3,062 new confirmed cases of the lethal infection on Sunday, it said.
A total of 908 people have died of the disease and 40,171 confirmed cases of the outbreak have been reported in 31 provincial- level regions so far, it said.
Another 4,008 new suspected cases were reported on Sunday. A total of 296 patients became seriously ill, the commission said, adding that 6,484 patients remained in severe condition and 23,589 people were suspected of being infected with the virus.
The commission said 3.99 lakh close contacts had been traced, adding that among them, 29,307 were discharged from medical observation on Sunday, with 1.87 lakh still under medical observation.
A team of international experts led by the World Health Organisation ( WHO) will arrive in China on Monday night to assist the Chinese health officials to contain the spread of Coronavirus outbreak.
Their arrival was expected to boost efforts to contain the virus, even though the Chinese officials claim the confirmed cases have begun to drop. Agencies Chinese President Xi Jinping ( left) wearing a protective facemask as a health official checks his body temperature during an inspection at the Anhuali Community in Beijing on Monday. PIC/ AFP Coronavirus death toll rises to 908; WHO sends team to China 40,171 confirmed cases of the outbreak have been reported in 31 provincial- level regions so far 97 Total no. of deaths in China on Sunday Indians present on board Japan cruise ship Tokyo: An unspecified number of Indians were among the nearly 3,000 passengers and crew members on board a cruise ship quarantined off Japan due to diagnosis of Coronavirus cases, the Indian Embassy said on Monday.
Cruise ship Diamond Princess, carrying 3,711 people, arrived at the Japanese coast early last week and was quarantined after a passenger who de- boarded last month in Hong Kong was found to be the carrier of the virus on the ship.
Around 60 people tested positive for the virus on Monday, taking the total number of those infected on the ship to 130.
Those on the ship have been asked to wear masks and allowed limited access to the open decks as they are advised to remain in the cabins most of the times to contain the spread of the virus. Agencies
