China reports 254 new deaths and a spike in daily virus cases of 15,152, after new methodology was applied to how cases are categorized.
Catch up on the developing stories making headlines.BEIJING -- China on Thursday reported 254 new daily deaths and a spike in daily virus cases of 15,152, after new methodology was applied in the hardest-hit province of Hubei as to how cases are categorized.
That adds a"clinical diagnosis case" classification to identify suspected cases who appear to have pneumonia so that patients can be accepted as soon as possible and treated as confirmed cases, Mi said, adding that should “reduce severe illness and mortality.
Many countries have implemented travel restrictions on recent visitors to China, which has more than 99% of the world’s reported infections. In an unprecedented measure to contain the disease, recently dubbed COVID-19, the Chinese government has placed the hardest-hit cities — home to more than 60 million — under lockdown.
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