SEOUL: An eruption of new virus cases in South Korea, Iran and Chinese hospitals and prisons rekindled concerns Friday about the spread of a deadly disease that has killed more than 2,200 people. WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said Thursday that now “is the time to attack the virus” while the number of cases abroad remains low. But Beijing health officials said 36 people, including medical staff, patients and their families, have now tested positive for the virus at Fuxing hospital. At Peking University People’s Hospital, a patient became infected after a visit from two relatives who tested positive for the virus. Two correctional facilities in east China reported cases, with 200 prisoners and seven guards testing positive at Rencheng prison in Shandong province, officials said.

Source: Pakistan Today February 21, 2020 04:18 UTC