Measures urgently needed to stop virus spreading in HK

China Daily Asia | Updated: 2020-01-24 11:26

Employees in protective suits work at the fever clinic at Tongji Hospital affiliated with the Tongji Medical College of Huazhong University of Science and Technology in Wuhan, Hubei province, on Tuesday. TONG XUAN/CHINA NEWS AGENCY

The Wuhan pneumonia outbreak has taken a turn for the worse with a sudden surge in the number of infections over the past two days. Confirmed cases worldwide have surpassed 600, with 17 fatalities, by press time. Thursday’s confirmation of two cases of infection in Hong Kong brought back bad memories of the deadly SARS epidemic in 2003, stoking fear among local residents.