The number of new suspected cases of coronavirus is falling but severe cases are still on the rise. Photo: EPA-EFE The number of new suspected cases of coronavirus is falling but severe cases are still on the rise. Photo: EPA-EFE
The number of new suspected cases of coronavirus is falling but severe cases are still on the rise. Photo: EPA-EFE
China /  People & Culture

Coronavirus: severe cases up but ‘signs of faster diagnosis’ in China

  • Chinese health expert says increase in more serious patients is not a sign of deadlier virus
  • Assessment of new caseload at various sites needed to determine if outbreak has peaked, former WHO epidemiologist says

Topic |   Coronavirus pandemic
Josephine Ma
Josephine Ma

Updated: 6:02pm, 14 Feb, 2020

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The number of new suspected cases of coronavirus is falling but severe cases are still on the rise. Photo: EPA-EFE The number of new suspected cases of coronavirus is falling but severe cases are still on the rise. Photo: EPA-EFE
The number of new suspected cases of coronavirus is falling but severe cases are still on the rise. Photo: EPA-EFE
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