Vice premier: COVID-19 treatment should stop mild cases from becoming severe

The prevention and control of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemic remains grim despite some positive changes, said Chinese Vice Premier Sun Chunlan, stressing that the treatment should focus on stopping mild cases from developing into severe cases.

Twelve makeshift hospitals, with a total of 20,461 beds, used to treat confirmed cases with mild symptoms, have been put into operation in Wuhan, the epicenter of the novel coronavirus outbreak, noted Sun.

The number of designated hospitals has increased to 45 in Wuhan with 19,161 beds, added Sun.

Sun made the remarks recently when leading a central government team guiding the epidemic control work in Hubei Province.