China: The number of people infected with H7N9 is growing faster

In just 22 hours from April 18, April 15 to 10 pm on April 16, China detected 14 more cases of H7N9 infection, bringing the number of infected people to 77, Xinhua reported. The number of people dying from the H7N9 virus in China has also increased to 16 compared to 13 people of the previous two days.

Shanghai is still the 'center' of the epidemic when there are 30 people infected, of which 11 have died. Following 'China's economic capital' , the number of new infections in Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces is also growing at a very fast pace.

In Jiangsu, the number of people found positive for H7N9 was up to 20 people, of which 2 died. Meanwhile, in Zhejiang, the number of people infected was 21 and 2 people died.

In a meeting between the Ministry of Health and China's Population and Family Planning Commission yesterday afternoon, April 16 to assess the situation of epidemics, experts say, before the viral origin of H7N9 not yet controlled, the number of people infected with H7N9 will continue to increase.

However, until now, the Chinese authorities have not yet identified the origin and the way to spread it to this deadly virus H7N9.

Patients in Beijing get better

In a related development, the first H7N9 infection in Beijing recovered and was discharged today, April 17, Xinhua said.

According to Dia Dan Hospital, where treatment for patients, currently, the patient has no fever, normal respiratory lungs, no signs of disease. In 3 days 14-16 / 4, all three tests were performed, this patient was negative for H7N9. And now, patients have stopped taking Tamiflu.

Doctors at the hospital said that the 7-year-old girl had met the discharge standards according to the regulations of the Ministry of Health, so the hospital decided to leave the hospital.

In the case of the boy carrying the H7N9 virus discovered on April 15 in the two most recent tests, it was also negative for H7N9, the health condition is normal, so it will be discharged soon. .