The official website of the National Health Commission of China
(NHC) announced that, as of 12:00 pm on January
30th, there are a total of 7,737 confirmed coronavirus cases
reported in China and 128 related deaths.
This outbreak has become a major public health safety issue as
governments at both national and local levels take measures to
prevent the spread of the coronavirus.
Significantly, many companies have been closed as a result of
the Chinese New Year (Spring Festival), the largest holiday in
China. Among other steps, the Peoples' Republic of China (PRC)
State Council announced an extension of the Spring Festival holiday
to February 2, 2020, and many provinces have requested that
enterprises not resume work until February 9, 2020.
