Xi warns of 'grave' situation as China rushes to build virus hospitals

Wuhan, China (AFP) Jan 25, 2020

President Xi Jinping warned Saturday that China was facing a "grave" situation as authorities took more drastic steps to halt the spread of a virus that has killed 41 people and is overwhelming hospitals at the epicentre of the health emergency. The world's most populous country scrambled to contain the disease that has already infected nearly 1,300 people, building a second field hospital t