1,700 Medical Workers in China Infected With Coronavirus For the first time, China has disclosed <br />that of the 1,716 workers who have <br />contracted the virus, six have died. Zeng Yixin, deputy director of the <br />National Health Commission, said <br />that infected workers represented <br />3.8 percent of China’s confirmed cases. Researchers have been frustrated <br />by the difficulty of finding a cure or <br />effective methods of treatment. A senior health official in Wuhan <br />believes that blood plasma from <br />patients who have recovered from the <br />virus may treat those who are still sick. China National Biotec Group, a state-owned <br />company under the Ministry of Health, has <br />said using human antibodies “can significantly <br />reduce the mortality of critically ill patients.”
