The Butchers of Beijing keep lying through their toothless mouths. Medical Researchers in Oxford and Hong Kong have established that the number of infections in Wuhan must be in the region of 20 times higher than the 75,000 already projected. Forget about the Butchers' numbers of 17,000! In other words, there could be as many as 1.5 MILLION people affected by the virus in Wuhan alone! People there, the vulnerable and old must be dropping dead like flies!
Dozens more people have died in the city at the centre of China’s coronavirus outbreak, where hospitals are severely undersupplied and understaffed and residents have described increasingly desperate conditions.
Dozens more people have died in the city at the centre of China’s coronavirus outbreak, where hospitals are severely undersupplied and understaffed and residents have described increasingly desperate conditions.
Chinese state media reported 57 new deaths on Monday, all but one in Wuhan, the capital of the central province of Hubei which has been under lockdown for almost two weeks as authorities try to contain the outbreak.
The foreign ministry issued an urgent appeal for protective medical equipment as the total number of casualties reached 361, surpassing deaths in mainland China caused by the 2002-03 Sars virus. The number of infections also jumped, passing 17,200.
“What China urgently needs at present are medical masks, protective suits and safety goggles,” the foreign ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying told a press briefing. At full capacity, China’s factories are only able to produce around 20m masks a day, according to the ministry of industry.
Hua also criticised the US, where a ban on people travelling from China went into effect on Sunday. The US and other countries had “overreacted” to the outbreak and Washington had not given China any substantive help, instead only creating and spreading panic, Hua said.
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A video apparently filmed in No 5 Wuhan hospital went viral showing body bags in a bus, and a man weeping next to his dead father. In the video, the person filming says: “So many people just died. There are so many dead bodies … they are still moving bodies.”
The state news agency Xinhua said 68 medical teams of 8,300 staff from across China had been sent to Hubei. One of two new emergency hospitals built in the last 10 days to house patients infected by the virus was due to open on Monday. State media said 1,400 military medics would be sent to run the facility.
The virus has spread to more than 24 countries. Several, including allies of Beijing, have begun to close their borders to Chinese nationals and travellers from the country.
On Monday, hundreds of medical workers in Hong Kong walked out of their jobs to protest against the refusal by the chief executive, Carrie Lam, to shut the city’s border with China. Hong Kong, which is particularly vulnerable because of its proximity to China and constant flow of Chinese tourists, has confirmed 15 cases of the coronavirus.
“Closing the border is the only solution even though this is not a decision to be made by Carrie Lam. She has to consult with Beijing,” said Willy Lam, an adjunct professor at Chinese University of Hong Kong.
China’s economy is likely to take a major hit from the outbreak. Chinese stocks fell by almost 9% on Monday after the market reopened following the lunar new year national holiday, which had been extended because of the outbreak.
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China’s central bank said it would inject 1.2tn yuan (£130bn) into the markets to shore up the banking system and provide monetary and credit support to struggling companies.
A flight carrying evacuees landed in Australia on Monday before a 14-day quarantine at a notorious offshore immigration detention centre.
The Qantas charter flight carrying 243 passengers – including 89 children – touched down at an air force base near the remote Western Australian town of Exmouth.
The Australian citizens and permanent residents on board were to be flown in smaller planes to Christmas Island, an Australian territory in the Indian Ocean.
Agence France-Presse contributed to this report
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