Chinese army has additionally sent 2.6 thousand military doctors to Wuhan to fight the new coronavirus, TASS reported referring to the China Central Television.

The first 1.4 thousand people have already arrived at the place and are starting work.

According to the latest data, the number of people infected with coronavirus in Wuhan exceeded 32.9 thousand people, over 1 thousand died, 1078 citizens recovered.

The outbreak caused by the new coronavirus disease was recorded in Wuhan at the end of December last year. The World Health Organization recognized it as an emergency of international proportions. According to the China Central Television, there are 44.8 thousand confirmed cases.