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Why there’s an uptick in novel coronavirus Infections

Newsclick editor-in-chief Prabir Purkayastha explains why there is a sudden uptick in the numbers of those affected by the Novelcoronavirus, now known as Covid-19, in China. Chinese authorities have adopted a new way to catch these infections. The Chinese authorities have gone all out to control the spread of Covid-19, which has caused an unprecedented epidemic, whose scale intensity and rate of infection is strictly not comparable with previous epidemics.

Categories China

How is China responding to coronavirus outbreak?

The recent outbreak of a new strain of the coronavirus has already affected nearly 2,800 people in China, mostly in the Wuhan city of the Hubei province. The virus has also spread to other countries with a handful of cases being reported from Japan, US, Canada, Taiwan, Nepal, etc. In this discussion, NewsClick Editor-in-chief Prabir Purkayastha talks about the virus, how it spreads, and the measures taken by the Chinese government to contain it.