Chinese authorities reported more than 40 Wuhan coronavirus deaths on Thursday, the most fatal day yet in the outbreak. The total death toll is 213, with almost 10,000 cases confirmed worldwide.
Hong Kong China marked its most fatal day yet during the Wuhan coronavirus outbreak Thursday as the World Health Organization declared the virus a global health emergency.
Chinese authorities reported more than 40 deaths Thursday, all of them in Hubei, the province at the center of the outbreak of which Wuhan is the capital, bringing the total death toll to 213, with almost 10,000 cases confirmed worldwide. As of Thursday night, there were more than 9,600 coronavirus cases confirmed in China, authorities said, an increase of almost 2,000 from the previous day.
American student in Shanghai: It's like 'Zombieland' 02:34Evacuation and spreadAs Wuhan and much of Hubei remains on lockdown in a bid to contain the virus, many countries have begun extracting their citizens from the city. A charter plane carrying more than 350 South Koreans landed at Gimpo International Airport near Seoul on Friday, following flights organized by the US and Japan to evacuate their citizens.
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