Medical Staff Diagnosed with COVID-19 in China Reach 1,716 Cases
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[Asia Economy Reporter Eunbyeol Kim] It has been revealed that 1,716 medical personnel in China have been diagnosed with the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19).
Qing Yixin, Deputy Director of the National Health Commission, stated at a press briefing on the 14th that as of the 11th, 1,716 cases of COVID-19 infection among medical personnel nationwide have been reported, accounting for 3.8% of the total confirmed cases nationwide.
Six medical personnel have died, representing 0.4% of the total deaths. Dr. Li Wenliang, the Wuhan doctor who first alerted the world to COVID-19 and was later punished as a rumor spreader, recently died from COVID-19.
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In Hubei Province, the epicenter of COVID-19, 1,502 medical personnel have been confirmed infected. Currently, 20,000 external medical personnel have been dispatched to Hubei Province.
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