Coronavirus behaving like influenza, the number of patients reached 75 thousand in China

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Scientists have found in their study that the coronavirus is behaving like influenza. At the same time, the number of coronavirus victims in China has reached close to 75 thousand. So far, around 2,100 people have died. Although the rate of new cases is now declining in China, researchers warn that the virus is spreading faster in the world than anticipated.

Influenza-like behavior

A preliminary report of a study done on the coronavirus was published in the England Journal of Medicine. In this, the behavior of the virus has been found to be largely influenza. Scientists have found the most shocking thing is that before one person shows the symptoms of coronavirus it can reach another. This behavior of the virus is considered extremely dangerous.

Virus spread in more than 25 countries

In December, the first case of coronavirus was reported in Wuhan city, the capital of the Hubei province of central China. Since then, the virus has spread from Wuhan to more than 25 countries around the world, including China. According to health officials, 349 new cases were confirmed in Hubei on Wednesday. This figure is the lowest since January 25. On Tuesday, 1693 cases were reported.

The first death in South Korea, appeals to people to stay in homes

The first death from Coronavirus is reported in South Korea. Hours after this news, the mayor of Daegu, South Korea’s fourth-largest city with a population of 2.5 million, appealed to the residents to stay indoors. There have been 53 reported cases of the virus in Daegu. Many malls and shopping centers in the city were seen empty.

Schools closed after two deaths in the Iranian city

Three new cases were reported on Thursday after two people died of the coronavirus in the city of Qom, 140 km from Iran’s capital Tehran. Due to this, all the schools, universities and religious institutions of the city were closed.

Two cruise passengers killed, another Indian infected

Two elderly passengers of the Diamond Princess cruise standing off the coast of Japan have been reported to have died due to the virus. The virus has been confirmed in another Indian while aboard the cruise. With this, the number of victims on the cruise, including eight Indians, has increased to 621. There are a total of 3,711 people on the cruise. These include 1,100 crew members including 132 Indians. Six Indian passengers are also being told on the cruise. On Wednesday, more than 500 passengers were allowed to leave the cruise.