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BEIJING - The Chinese province at the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak reported a record rise in deaths and thousands more cases on Thursday under a new diagnostic method, suggesting a much bigger crisis facing China and the world.
Hubei had previously only allowed infections to be confirmed by RNA tests, which can take days to process. RNA, or ribonucleic acid, carries genetic information allowing for identification of organisms like viruses. “For now, the latest figures don’t appear to undermine the recent tentative signs that the spread of the virus may be slowing,” it said.
A security guard stands outside a plastic tent set up to disinfect people coming in at the entrance of a residential compound, as the country is hit by an outbreak of the new coronavirus, in Beijing, China February 13, 2020. The placard at the entrance of the tent reads,"Disinfection tunnel". REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins
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