China confirmed nearly 2,000 cases of Wuhan pneumonia virus infection as of January 25, while the number of deaths increased to 56.

Chinese state-run CCTV CCTV today reports that the number of corona virus infections is 1,975. Of the new deaths, 13 cases were in Hebei province, the outbreak site and one in Shanghai.

President Xi Jinping yesterday warned China to face a "serious situation" as officials tried to control the widespread epidemic during the Chinese New Year holiday.

The focus of the disease is Wuhan, the capital of Hebei. Seven new deaths have come from here, while 46 new cases have been identified, according to the Hebei Health Commission.

Wuhan and more than a dozen other cities in the city were cordoned off, with traffic stalled and travel restricted.

The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared it an "emergency in China" but has not yet been an international concern, saying that most of the death victims are elderly and have suffered from many ailments before. when infected with nCoV. Outside of China, outbreaks have occurred in Thailand, Japan, Korea, the USA, Singapore, Nepal, France and Vietnam. British officials are trying to find some 2,000 people who have recently flown from Wuhan to the country.

Canada on January 25 announced the first confirmed case of Corona virus infection, who had just returned from Wuhan, China.

"People infected with the virus are in stable condition and have been hospitalized," the notice said. Toronto is the capital of Ontario province, bordering the US.

Wuhan City is urgently building a second field hospital to cope with acute pneumonia. The second hospital was designed with 1,300 beds, expected to be completed within half a month. The first field hospital is being built near a resort complex on the outskirts of Wuhan, which is scheduled to be completed on February 3.

Symptoms include fever, shortness of breath, and cough. There is currently no vaccine for the virus that can be spread from person to person.