China reports 7,711 confirmed cases of novel coronavirus pneumonia, 170 deaths Source: Xinhua| 2020-01-30 08:28:12|Editor: huaxia BEIJING, Jan. 30 (Xinhua) -- Chinese health authorities announced Thursday that 7,711 confirmed cases of pneumonia caused by the novel coronavirus had been reported in 31 provincial-level regions and the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps by the end of Wednesday. A total of 170 people have died of the disease. The National Health Commission

TCM useful in treating patients with new coronavirus pneumonia: expert Source: Xinhua| 2020-01-28 14:29:10|Editor: huaxia BEIJING, Jan. 28 (Xinhua) -- Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), combined with Western medicine, can play an active role in treating patients with pneumonia caused by the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV), a leading expert said Monday. "TCM is helpful in alleviating fever, containing the progression of the disease, lowering the dosage of corticosteroids and re