Why coronavirus cases in China have spiked significantly

in an explanation coming Thursday from the World Health Organization about why the number of

coronavirus

cases

rose dramatically by about 15,000 overnight in Hebei, the Chinese province at the center of the outbreak, where the death toll saw its biggest increase in one day of over 240 and, crucially, We understand that most of these

cases

relate to a period going back days and weeks and are reported retrospectively as cases from the beginning of the outbreak itself, but that is not the only reason for the huge increase: It is also being linked to the way cases of

coronavirus

also known as kovat 19 are being diagnosed that now includes the use of CT scans in Hebei, a region that remains virtually closed in an effort to stop the spread of the virus in Hebei province, only a trained medical professional can now classify a suspect. kovat 19 case as a clinically confirmed case based on chest imaging rather than having to

have

laboratory confirmation, this allows doctors to move and report cases more quickly.

The WHO says the sharp rise in cases outside China does not represent a significant change. on the trajectory of the outbreak and an update from the UN agency on its advanced coronavirus team led by Canadian doctor Bruce Aylward, who is described by the whu-oh chief as a veteran of past public health emergencies. Aylward arrived in China earlier this week. The rest of the international team is expected to begin arriving in China this weekend, still ahead. What about coronavirus cases outside China? Plus, there's good news for some passengers on that quarantine cruise off Japan. The number of coronavirus cases is not increasing dramatically outside of China.

That update. from the World Health Organization after the recent increase in cases in the Chinese province of Hebei, outside China there are 447 cases from 24 other countries, a handful of those cases

have

been confirmed in Canada and the largest cluster of cases outside of China it's in the sea. Off the coast of Japan, where the number of coronavirus or köppen 19 cases is increasing on the Diamond Princess cruise ship, the number of Canadians who have tested positive is also increasing and among those who have been taken to nearby hospitals for treatments that the Government of Canada is launching. a web page dedicated to supporting Canadians aboard the Diamond Princess and can be found through Travel GC CA and includes embassy emergency contact information and good news for some of the more than 3,500 people aboard that ship .

Japanese authorities say some older people will be allowed to travel. disembark on Friday before the ship's two-week quarantine is expected to end next week. Relief on a different cruise ship, the MS Wester dam finally docked in Cambodia after being banned from entering five countries over coronavirus fears, even though no one had tested positive. more than 200 Canadians were on that ship and another WHO update confirming the first coronavirus death reported in Japan: a woman in her 80s who had been hospitalized since early February. It is the third confirmed death outside mainland China after deaths in the Philippines and Hong Kong, also outside Japan.

The president of the 2020 Summer Games says his committee is not considering canceling the Olympics because of the coronavirus. Games will begin in July for City News. I'm Melissa Duggan.