China's president, Xi Jinping has held a special meeting to
address the spread of the deadly coronavirus.
At the policy meeting, President Xi said the killer
coronavirus spread is accelerating and that the nation faces a "grave
situation."
According to the TV report, resources and experts will be
channelled to designated hospitals to tackle the virus. Supplies to Hubei
province will be guaranteed and cost won’t be a hindrance.
Since the outbreak of the killer coronavirus, forty-one
people in China have died from the disease which originated in Wuhan, a city in
Hubei province. At least 17 cities in Hubei have also been locked down with
more than 1,280 cases confirmed worldwide.
According to researchers, the virus, which can cause
pneumonia, fever, difficulty breathing, and a cough may have been transmitted
to humans from snakes.
