China sends medical professionals from military to Wuhan

Published on 25 Jan 2020 5:37:37 PM

Chinese authorities deployed around 150 medical professionals from the military to Wuhan to aid shortage of medical staffing on Saturday (Jan 25).

The death toll from China's coronavirus outbreak jumped on Saturday to 41 from 26 a day earlier as the Lunar New Year got off to a gloomy start, with authorities curbing travel and cancelling public gatherings.