Medical workers take test swab samples for the new coronavirus disease from residents in the Hebei province capital Shijiazhuang, on Wednesday. The capital has diagnosed 51 more infected locals in the latest coronavirus outbreak. The province reported 51 new locals who are infected Thursday, bringing the total number of confirmed patients to 90 in Hebei, the provincial health commission said on Thursday. To understand the scale of the outbreak, Shijiazhuang started universal testing on Wednesday. For treatment, the Shijiazhuang Fifth Hospital has been cleared for coronavirus patients, and another three hospitals are preparing, Meng said.

Source: The Standard January 08, 2021 04:41 UTC