China has released the first official count of infections among medical personnel fighting the Covid-19 (coronavirus) outbreak.
Medical authorities revealed that more than 1,700 medical workers in China have been infected with the deadly virus, and six have died.
The vast majority of the medical workers, 1,502 out of 1,716, have fallen ill in Hubei province, the epicentre of the outbreak, said Zeng Yixin, Deputy Director of the National Health Commission.
pls what is COVID 19/coronavirus and what actually cause it?