What's the latest in China?
There are now more than 42,200 confirmed cases across China, in the country's gravest public health crisis since the Sars outbreak in 2002-3. The Hubei health commission said the province had a total of 31,728 cases with 974 deaths by the end of Monday - a fatality rate of 3%. Coronavirus: Shanghai's deserted streets and metro, filmed last week More than three-quarters of the deaths have been in Hubei's provincial capital, Wuhan, the centre of the outbreak. The city of 11 million has been in lockdown for weeks. A World Health Organization mission arrived in China on Monday to work with Chinese officials. The mission is led by Bruce Aylward, who oversaw the WHO's 2014-2016 response to the Ebola epidemic in West Africa. In a rare public appearance amid the outbreak, China's President Xi Jinping on Monday visited health staff in Beijing treating patients infected with the new coronavirus. He wore a face mask during his meeting with health workers in Beijing but is yet to visit Wuhan. President Xi urged "more decisive measures" to combat the virus and said "we must have confidence that we will eventually win this battle against the epidemic". China's president has kept a low profile since the outbreak beganWhat about the rest of the world?
Four new UK cases were announced on Monday - taking the total number of people infected in the UK to eight. The government has warned of a "serious and imminent threat". Meanwhile, 65 more people have tested positive on the quarantined Diamond Princess cruise ship moored off Japan - meaning 135 out of 3,700 passengers have caught the virus. US President Donald Trump said on Monday he believed the outbreak would disappear in April due to warmer weather.What are the symptoms of coronavirus and what can help stop its spread?
The main signs of infection are fever (high temperature) and a cough as well as shortness of breath and breathing difficulties. Frequent hand washing with soap or gel, avoiding close contact with people who are ill and not touching your eyes, nose and mouth with unwashed hands, can help cut the risk of infection. Catching coughs and sneezes in a tissue, binning it and washing your hands can minimise the risk of spreading disease.DISCLAIMER: The Views, Comments, Opinions, Contributions and Statements made by Readers and Contributors on this platform do not necessarily represent the views or policy of Multimedia Group Limited.
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