Six dead among 1,716 confirmed cases of coronavirus cases in medical workers

A total of 1,716 medical workers have been confirmed to have novel coronavirus as of Tuesday, representing 3.8 percent of the total number of national confirmed cases. 

Among them, six have died, revealed the National Health Commission on Friday.

People who have discriminated and isolated frontline medical workers involved in the prevention and control of the epidemic, and their respective families, should be promptly educated, investigated, and dealt with in a serious manner following the law, besides the normal medical and health order shall be maintained, says a joint document released by officials.