A heroes\u2019 farewell for medical staff leaving Wuhan, epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic, located in China\u2019s Hubei Province. Volunteers from around the country played a decisive role in the city\u2019s coronavirus battle.<\/p>\n
Their efforts rewarded by the news that for the first day (March 19) since the crisis began late 2019, no new homegrown cases have been reported.<\/p>\n
But as this team left for Tianjin, they were told their work was not yet over. Jiao Yahui, deputy director, Medical Administration Bureau, National Health Commission admonished the staff:<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen you get back to Tianjin, have a good rest before returning to the battle against the epidemic. Our mission is not completely over yet.\u201d<\/p>\n
Chinese authorities feel confident they\u2019ve turned the corner on the epidemic. But the risk of a new wave of infections remains and it will be some time before life in Wuhan returns to normal.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile attention has turned to Italy which as of yesterday (March 19) had passed China as the worst-hit country in the world by coronavirus, according to the latest figures released by the government.<\/p>\n
Rome reported 427 new COVID-19 fatalities in a day, taking its death toll to 3,405, more than 150 ahead of China. Italy\u2019s total stood at 1,016 just a week ago, but with 300-400 new deaths a day it has now tripled over that period.<\/p>\n
As at this morning, deaths in Italy had passed the 1,000 mark. Only China, Spain and Iran have previously reached this threshold.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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