Aerial photo taken on Feb. 4, 2020 shows the interior of "Wuhan Livingroom", which was converted into a hospital to receive patients infected with the novel coronavirus, in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province. (Xinhua/Cai Yang)
BEIJING, Feb. 10 (Xinhua) -- China has stepped up efforts to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV). Here are the latest developments:
-- China's National Health Commission Monday said it received reports of 3,062 new confirmed cases of novel coronavirus infection and 97 deaths on Sunday from 31 provincial-level regions and the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps.
-- By the end of Sunday, a total of 908 people had died of the disease and 40,171 confirmed cases had been reported on the Chinese mainland.
-- A total of 3,281 infected patients had been discharged from hospital after recovery by the end of Sunday.
Cured patients prepare to leave the Sixth People's Hospital of Shenyang in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Feb. 9, 2020.(Xinhua/Pan Yulong)
-- New confirmed cases of novel coronavirus pneumonia outside Hubei Province totaled 444 on Sunday, dropping for six consecutive days.
-- The hardest-hit Hubei Province reported 2,618 new confirmed cases of novel coronavirus infection and 91 new deaths on Sunday. Its capital city of Wuhan, center of the epidemic, reported 1,921 new infections and 73 new deaths.
Volunteers carry out disinfection work in Jiang'an District of Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, Feb. 9, 2020. (Xinhua/Cheng Min)
-- A renovation project of isolation wards of Wuhan-based Tongji Hospital was completed on Sunday, which is expected to provide 800 beds for severe cases of novel coronavirus infection.
-- To protect people's health and avoid the risk of cross infection caused by gatherings, the city of Lhasa, capital of Tibet, will not hold large-scale traditional religious activities during the Tibetan New Year, which falls on Feb. 24 this year. ■
