Chinese President Xi Jinping Warns The Deadly Coronavirus Is 'Accelerating' And China Is Facing A 'Grave Situaiton'



Daily Mail: China's president Xi Jinping warns of 'grave situation' as killer coronavirus accelerates, doctor dies and US evacuates its citizens from hotspot Wuhan after death toll jumps to 42 with 1,372 cases and 56 million on lockdown

* The Wuhan coronavirus has now infected more than 1,400 people around the world with most cases in China
* Major cities and towns in China are cancelling public transport and closing roads to try and stop the spread
* President Xi Jinping spoke following an emergency meeting to warn the spread of the killer virus is worsening
* State-run China Global Television Network reported that a doctor, Liang Wudong, 62, had died from the virus
* Hospitals in Wuhan, the centre of the devastating outbreak, have been 'overwhelmed' this week, experts said
* Chinese New Year celebrations planned for the next week have now been cancelled in Beijing and Hong Kong
* Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam on Saturday declared a virus emergency in the Asian financial hub this morning
* Wuhan residents have likened the situation in the city to 'doomsday' as patients overwhelm hospitals in area

The deadly coronavirus is 'accelerating' and China is facing a 'grave situation', the country's president has said - as at least one doctor has died from the virus and the US prepares to evacuate citizens from crisis-hit Wuhan.

The virus-hit Chinese city of Wuhan, already on lockdown and where the virus is thought to have originated, banned most vehicle use downtown and Hong Kong said it would close schools for two weeks as authorities scramble to stop the spread of an illness that has infected more than 1,400 people worldwide and killed 42.

Chinese President Xi Jinping spoke following an emergency government meeting to warn that the spread of the killer virus is worsening, as video emerged showing medics collapsing at hospitals in the capital of central China's Hubei province as the coronavirus outbreak continues to move across the world.

As of 8 pm local time (1200 GMT) on Saturday, the death toll in China had risen to 42, authorities reported. Some 1,372 people in China had been infected with the virus - traced to a seafood market in Wuhan that was illegally selling wildlife.

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WNU Editor: There are the current numbers .... China virus death toll rises to 56, with nearly 2,000 infected nationwide & more cases confirmed abroad (RT).

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