The mandate came as the Chinese government disclosed that hundreds of medical workers who had been helping combat the coronavirus outbreak had become infected and at least six had died.
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As the number of the sick and dead surged in Hubei Province, China’s Communist Party ousted the leader at the center of the outbreak.
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The World Health Organization said it had chosen a name for the disease that makes no reference to places, animals or people to avoid stigma.
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More than 800 people have died from the new virus in China. The 2002-3 epidemic, which also began in the country, killed 774 people worldwide.
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The number of confirmed infections rose to 37,198, most in Hubei Province, Chinese officials said.
An American Dies From the Virus in Wuhan, China
American officials say that for weeks, China has ignored all offers of help from disease-fighting agencies.
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