Covid-19 death toll nears 1,400
A florist packaging flowers at his shop in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, on Valentine’s Day. The deadly Covid-19 coronavirus is an unwelcome third-wheel in romantic celebrations this year. – AFP pic, February 15, 2020.
THE death toll from China’s virus epidemic neared 1,400 yesterday with six medical workers among the victims, underscoring the country’s struggle to contain a deepening health crisis. Nearly 64,000 people are now recorded as having fallen ill from the virus in China, with officials revealing that 1,716 health workers had been infected as of Tuesday.
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