Wuhan's designated hospitals will only receive confirmed and suspected coronavirus patients in critical condition

From February 5, the designated hospitals in central China's Wuhan City will only receive patients who have been confirmed or are suspected to have contracted novel coronavirus and are medically critical, according to Wuhan Health Commission. 

Other patients who do not meet the aforementioned criteria will be temporarily observed and later transferred to either shelter hospitals or the local community for isolation, the commission said.