An official checks the temperature of passengers at a bus terminal in Shanghai. Photo: Bloomberg

Coronavirus: Hubei province reports spike in new confirmed cases and deaths after change in diagnostic criteria

Hubei’s new confirmed cases pegged at 14,840, nearly 10 times more than the previous day, while deaths more than doubled to 242
Increases come after change in diagnostic criteria

Topic | Coronavirus outbreak

Cissy Zhou , Gigi Choy , Zhuang Pinghui in Beijing

Published: 8:00am, 13 Feb, 2020

Updated: 7:56pm, 13 Feb, 2020

An official checks the temperature of passengers at a bus terminal in Shanghai. Photo: Bloomberg

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Cissy Zhou

Cissy joined the SCMP in 2019. Prior to that, she has been a producer at BBC News and investigative reporter at CaiXin Media. She is interested in China's politics and economy.

Gigi Choy

Gigi Choy joined the Post as a reporter in 2019. Prior this, she interned on the Asia desk, covering politics, culture and social issues.

Zhuang Pinghui

Based in Beijing, Zhuang Pinghui joined the Post in 2004 to report on China. She covers a range of issues including policy, healthcare, culture and society.