中国当局警告称，随着新冠状病毒病例继续激增，“过度和无序”使用防护服可能会增加感染并浪费有限的资源。
根据路透社上周日，中国国家卫生委员会呼吁“合理使用”这些服装，因为该国正努力应对严重的设备短缺，这些短缺影响到防护服、护目镜和口罩。该声明是在冠状病毒(2019-nCov)死亡人数正式超过非典期间死亡人数的消息发布后不久发表的。
根据美国疾病控制中心的数据，2003年春天，非典(严重急性呼吸综合征)感染了8098人，导致774人死亡。
现在已经有800多人死于2019-nCov自2019年12月爆发以来，包括一名美国公民的死亡已于周六得到证实。绝大多数死亡和病例仅限于中国大陆。
几乎所有有记录的死亡都发生在中国湖北省，在那里首次发现了这种疾病。冠状病毒已被追踪到该省省会武汉市的一个野生动物市场，该市场目前处于封锁状态。
据路透社报道，周五，湖北官员宣布又有2841例冠状病毒病例和81例死亡病例。根据约翰·霍普金斯大学冠状病毒追踪报告，该省目前报告的死亡总数为780人。然而，当局被指控隐瞒了疫情的范围，根据公民的说法，真实的数字可能更高。
最突出的死亡之一包括33岁的医生李文莲这在中国内外引起了公众的强烈抗议。李在向世界卫生组织(WHO)报告之前，就对新冠状病毒的严重性发出警告，因此受到了官员们的斥责。
一名60岁的美国公民于2月6日在武汉金印滩医院死于冠状病毒，成为第一个死于冠状病毒的非中国人。周六早上，美国大使馆证实了这一消息。
中国当局敦促在服装短缺的情况下“合理使用”防护服。这张摄于2020年2月4日的照片显示，工作人员和志愿者在一个展览中心的仓库里运送医疗用品。该展览中心已被改造成武汉的一家临时医院。武汉是中国中部湖北省新一轮冠状病毒爆发的中心。与此同时，中国境外报道了两例与该疾病相关的死亡病例:一例在香港，一例在菲律宾。
一名在菲律宾马尼拉接受治疗的患者是第一个死于中国大陆以外的冠状病毒的人，他在武汉旅行后病倒了。这位在香港去世的39岁男子也是从疾病的中心武汉赶来的。
自冠状病毒出现以来，全球已有超过37，500人被检测为阳性。大约3000人已经完全康复。这包括美国的12例病例，其中一名患者(位于西雅图)已经康复。
这个图表是由Statista，显示了截至2020年2月6日冠状病毒已被确认的国家。
截至2月6日冠状病毒已被确认的国家。
AUTHORITIES IN CHINA WARN 'EXCESSIVE AND DISORDERLY' PROTECTIVE CLOTHING MAY INCREASE CORONAVIRUS INFECTIONS
Chinese authorities have warned that "excessive and disorderly" use of protective clothing could increase infection and waste limited resources as cases of the new coronavirus continue to soar.
According to Reuters, China's National Health Commission called for "reasonable use" of the clothing on Sunday as the country struggles to deal with severe equipment shortages, affecting protective suits, goggles, and masks. The statement comes shortly after news that the death toll of the coronavirus (2019-nCov) officially surpassed the number killed during the SARS epidemic.
According to the U.S. Center for Disease Control, SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome) infected 8,098, killing 774, in spring 2003.
More than 800 people have now died from 2019-nCov since the outbreak began in December 2019, including one U.S. citizen whose death was confirmed on Saturday. The vast majority of deaths, and cases, have been limited to mainland China.
Almost all recorded deaths were in China's Hubei Province, where the disease was first detected. The coronavirus has been traced to a wildlife market in the province's capital, the city of Wuhan, which is currently in lockdown.
Hubei officials announced an additional 2,841 cases and 81 fatalities from the coronavirus on Friday, Reuters reported. According to the Johns Hopkins University coronavirus tracker, the the total number of deaths reported in the province now stands at 780. However, authorities have been accused of hiding the extent of the outbreak and, according to citizens' accounts, the true number could be higher.
One of the most prominent deaths includes that of a 33-year-old doctor, Li Wenlian, which has caused public outcry inside and outside of China. Li was reprimanded by officials for warning about the severity of the new coronavirus before it was reported to the World Health Organization (WHO).
A 60-year-old U.S. citizen, became the first non-Chinese person to die from the coronavirus, succumbing to his illness on February 6 in Jinyintan Hospital, Wuhan. The news was confirmed by the U.S. Embassy early Saturday morning.
Chinese authorities urge "reasonable use" of protective clothing amid shortages. This photo taken on February 4, 2020 shows staff members and volunteers transferring medical supplies at a warehouse of an exhibition centre which has been converted into a makeshift hospital in Wuhan, the epicentre of the new coronavirus outbreak, in China's central Hubei province.
Meanwhile, two deaths linked to the disease have been reported outside of China: one in Hong Kong and one in the Philippines.
A patient treated in the Philippine city of Manilla was the first person to die from the coronavirus outside of mainland China, falling ill after a trip to Wuhan. The 39-year-old man who died in Hong Kong had also arrived from the disease's epicenter of Wuhan.
Worldwide, more than 37,500 people have tested positive for the coronavirus since the virus began. Around 3,000 have fully recovered. This includes 12 cases in the U.S. of which one patient (based in Seattle) has recovered.
This graph, created by Statista, shows countries where the coronavirus has been confirmed as of February 6, 2020.
Countries where coronavirus has been confirmed as of 6 February.
