China has identified an additional 8,000 corona virus infections in the past two days, raising concerns about an accurate assessment of the size of the epidemic.

Nearly 3,000 new cases of coronary pneumonia (Covid-19) were recorded today, bringing the total number of patients in China to more than 66,000. Just two days ago, February 13 and 14, the Chinese Health Commission announced about 20,000 new Covid-19 cases.

The number of corona virus infections spiked after Hubei provincial health officials, the Covid-19 epidemic, changed how patients were counted. Beginning February 13, the number of cases in Hubei will include those with clinical symptoms or clinically diagnosed with a viral infection using a CT scan, instead of just relying on test results such as Previously judged to be time consuming and inaccurate.

Several health experts, including Mike Ryan, director of the World Health Organization's (WHO) emergency health program, have mitigated the fluctuations in the number of Covid-19 cases, arguing that the trajectory The overall incidence of the disease is unchanged and the number of cases outside of China has not increased much, except for isolated cases on the Diamond Princess yacht in Japan.

"The new cases of coronavirus cases that have been announced in the last two days" are probably cases that have remained in place for the past few weeks and did not change our impression of the trajectory of the epidemic last week or later, "Ben said. Cowling, dean of the epidemiology and statistical biology school at the School of Public Health at the University of Hong Kong, said.

However, the sharp increase in the number of Covid-19 cases in China last week has made senior US officials concerned about whether Beijing is in good control of the situation and whether it is anticipating the severity. of the plague or not.

"We are quite disappointed with the lack of transparency from China," Larry Kudlow, director of the White House National Economic Council, told reporters on February 13, adding that US experts are not allowed to come. China has offered to support.

Canh Sang, a spokesman for China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said yesterday the country "was active and open to cooperate with the US". "We welcome the participation of foreign experts in the China-WHO joint mission, including those from the US," Geng added.

In addition to the soaring number of corona virus infections in Hubei, China's National Health Commission today announced 143 new deaths, 107 of which in Wuhan, bringing the total number of deaths in China to 1,523. The commission said thousands of people had recovered and discharged.

Chinese health officials also announced for the first time that the number of medical staff with Covid-19 was more than 1,700, as of February 11, and six had died. Officials say that for most cases of coronary infections occurring during the outbreak, health workers take little precautions.

International researchers want to be provided with more data on health worker infections because that will help hospitals around the world be better prepared to prevent coronavirus.

"What is the way unfortunate health care workers get infected?" Cowling epidemiologist asks. "How can other cities in China or outside China be better prepared to reduce the risk of infection for their health workers?".

In the US, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDCP) said that five flu monitoring laboratories will test for coronavirus in patients with flu symptoms. In China, the National Biotechnology Group said it has achieved positive results when treating patients with antibodies found in the plasma of people who have recovered from coronary infection.

In a meeting with senior Chinese leader yesterday in Beijing, President Xi Jinping called for improving China's public health system and preventing diseases. "We have to overcome the shortcomings, the loopholes and strengthen the weak linkages," CCTV Central Television quoted him as saying.

Chinese officials vowed to take measures to stabilize the economy, after a blockade left tens of millions of people trapped at home and unable to return to work at factories and shops. Peng Lifeng, an official with the People's Bank of China, said Chinese banks had to increase lending and reduce interest rates for small businesses affected by the disease. However, Chen Yulu, deputy governor of China's central bank, said in a separate statement yesterday that officials are confident in controlling the outbreak and that Covid-19's effects on the economy are temporary. .

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