Surge in Chinese coronavirus cases

The number of deaths believed to be caused by the coronavirus has surged in the Chinese province of Hubei. The World Health Organisation has asked the Chinese government for clarification about a new methodology for diagnosing the virus, Covid-19.

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(Picture: A doctor checks oxygen saturation of a patient at Jinyintan Hospital in Wuhan, China, on 13 February 2020. Credit: EPA/Yuan Zheng)