25 new deaths in China

A man wears a protective mask to help stop the spread of a deadly virus, as he walks in a near-empty area of Sanlitun in Beijing on Tuesday. (AFP photo)
A man wears a protective mask to help stop the spread of a deadly virus, as he walks in a near-empty area of Sanlitun in Beijing on Tuesday. (AFP photo)

The number of confirmed deaths from China's viral outbreak has risen to 131.

Authorities in central Hubei province on Wednesday reporting 25 new fatalities and 840 new cases.

The latest figures from Hubei, the epicentre of the contagion, would put the nationwide total of confirmed infections at more than 5,300, based on figures previously released by the central government.

Vocabulary

  • authority (noun): a person or group with special knowledge or expertise - ผู้เชี่ยวชาญเฉพาะทาง
  • case: a particular situation or a situation of a particular type - กรณี, เหตุการณ์, สถานการณ์
  • contagion: when something spreads or passes from person to person, so that more and more people are affected - การติดต่อ,การแพร่กระจาย
  • epicentre (noun): the point on the earth's surface where the effects of an earthquake are felt most strongly; the central point of something - ศูนย์กลาง
  • fatality: a death caused by an illness, accident, crime or war - การเสียชีวิต
  • infection: a disease or medical condition that is caused by a bacteria or by a virus or a parasite - การติดเชื้อ
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