China says 1,716 health workers infected by coronavirus, six dead

 

FILE PHOTO: Medical workers in protective suits check a CT (computed tomography) scan image of a patient at a community health service center, which has an isolated section to receive patients with mild symptoms caused by the novel coronavirus and suspected patients of the virus, in Qingshan district of Wuhan, Hubei province, China February 8, 2020. China Daily via REUTERS

 

BEIJING (Reuters) - A senior Chinese health official said on Friday 1,716 health workers have been infected by the coronavirus and six of them have died.

 

National Health Commission Vice Minister Zeng Yixin told a news conference the number of infected medical staff was increasing.

 

“At present, the duties of medical workers at the front are indeed extremely heavy; their working and resting circumstances are limited, the psychological pressures are great, and the risk of infection is high,” Zeng said.

 

More than 87% of infected medical workers were in Hubei, the province at the epicentre of the outbreak that emerged in December and has killed some 1,380 people and infected more than 60,000.

 

More analysis needed to be done on how many of the medical workers were infected in hospitals, Zeng said. The figure for the number of medial workers who had died was as of Tuesday.

 

Chinese officials and hospitals have repeatedly spoken out over a shortage of protective equipment, including face masks, as the disease has taken hold in Hubei and spread throughout the country.

 

The death from the coronavirus of Li Wenliang, a doctor who had been reprimanded for issuing an early warning about the disease, triggered a wave of public anguish this month and rare expressions of anger with the government.

 

-- © Copyright Reuters 2020-02-14

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Remember, no worries. It's all under control. Just your ordinary flu, I keep reading.

and they still don't want any help from America CDC (cdc.gov) and only allowed 3 WHO experts instead of the 15 offered .... what are they trying to hide?

16 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

The death from the coronavirus of Li Wenliang, a doctor who had been reprimanded for issuing an early warning about the disease, triggered a wave of public anguish this month and rare expressions of anger with the government

At the time they called it "fake news" 
ring any bells?

16 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

The death from the coronavirus of Li Wenliang, a doctor who had been reprimanded for issuing an early warning about the disease, triggered a wave of public anguish this month and rare expressions of anger with the government

The called it "fake news" at the time

ring any bells over here?

Only 6 dead, no need to panic just yet

It is very very sad when people are in the business to help others and they die doing it.

These are the real hero's at the frontline trying to stop the contagion......RIP

 

It's only going to get worse I'm afraid now that they have found out that the virus can live on surfaces for up to 9 days.

 

Not wishing to be scare mongering, I personally don't believe the governments are telling us the truth in fear of the greater public panicking, just my opinion.

Edited February 16, 20206 yr by 4MyEgo