Concern is still on the rise in China. Thirteen new deaths from viral pneumonia epidemic in China have been recorded in Hubei province, bringing the death toll to 54, and 323 new cases of coronavirus infections have been confirmed, local authorities announced on Sunday (January 26th). .
Latest data from Hubei, the epicenter of the contagion, brings the total number of confirmed cases of infections nationwide to 1,610, according to information from the central government.
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First death reported in Shanghai
The epidemic of viral pneumonia has killed one person in Shanghai, the local government announced on Sunday, the first victim of the coronavirus in the big financial metropolis of the east of the country. The victim is an 88-year-old man who had previously had health problems, the government said in a statement, adding that 40 cases of infections in the city have been confirmed so far.
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Long-haul bus connections stopped in Tianjin
A Chinese city of some 15 million people, Tianjin will suspend long-distance bus connections and specially-chartered buses from and to the city on Monday, authorities said on Sunday. Beijing announced a similar measure the day before to contain the spread of the deadly coronavirus across the country.
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First suspected case in Canada
A first case “Presumed” Coronavirus was also detected in Toronto for the first time in Canada, said Eileen de Villa, chief health official for Ontario’s metropolitan area, at a press conference.
The patient, a man in his 50s, had stayed in Wuhan, the big city where this new infection appeared in December. He arrived on January 22 and was hospitalized at Sunnybrook Hospital in Toronto the next day, said Barbara Yaffe, the deputy chief medical officer for the province of Ontario.
The man was placed in solitary confinement. Samples will be sent to a laboratory in Winnipeg to confirm that it is the Chinese coronavirus, officials said.
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