Coronavirus death toll reached 425 in China
Kathmandu, February 4
The Chinese National Health Commission on Tuesday said that the death toll in China from the deadly coronavirus outbreak reached to 425. The health authorities informed that 64 new fatalities were recorded on Monday.
As per the Aljazeera, the virus was first detected in Wuhan late last year and the city, and the surrounding province of Hubei, which have been effectively sealed off from the rest of the country for more than a week.
Similarly, there are now 20,438 people confirmed to have the infection, according to the authorities.
On the other hand, other countries have rushed to evacuate their citizens from Hubei province and its capital city, Wuhan, while many have also imposed extraordinary travel restrictions on travellers to and from China.
More than 150 cases have been reported in other countries.
