“World Health”: China saved the lives of hundreds of thousands of Corona virus

The head of the WHO delegation visiting China said the “extremely difficult” measures taken by China to combat the Corona virus probably prevented hundreds of thousands of people from the disease in the country.

Bruce Illward said in a joint press statement with officials of the Chinese National Health Committee that multiple data sources supported the general trend that indicates a decline in the number of infections monitored by the committee despite some statistical problems in the past few weeks.

In the past days, the WHO team has visited several regions in China, including Wuhan, the capital of Hubei province, the epicenter of the outbreak.

Liang Wanyan, an official with the National Health Commission, told reporters that more than 3,000 medical personnel in China had contracted the virus, highlighting the threat posed by the disease.

He added that most of these infections were in Hobby and were most likely due to a lack of protective clothing and work fatigue.

Source: Reuters