Central China's Wuhan city has designated nine hospitals for pneumonia treatment and 61 fever clinics amid an increase in coronavirus-related pneumonia cases.
The city's health commission published a list of the hospitals and clinics on its website.
A medical expert team has been set up, with 25 members from 10 provincial and municipal hospitals, according to the health commission.
The commission has just confirmed that 15 medical workers in the city were diagnosed with pneumonia caused by the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV), plus one suspected case.
The commission said local hospitals have stepped up efforts to control nosocomial infections, protect medical professionals and strengthened routine monitoring, with suspected cases receiving timely testing and treatment.
