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Reporter’s Notebook: Wuhan Doctors’ Plan to Get a Grip On Patient Tsunami

Published: Feb. 3, 2020 8:31 p.m. GMT+8

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The new policy triages patients with severe cases of the disease to ensure they are admitted to designated coronavirus specialist hospitals first. Photo: Ding Gang/Caixin

Almost two months into a coronavirus outbreak which has spread across the world, the city of Wuhan has plans to sort patients into four groups and treat them accordingly in a bid to better coordinate their care and limit the virus' spread.

Officials in Wuhan, the epicenter of the virus outbreak that may have sickened as many as 40,000 people, unveiled the plan at noon on Sunday.

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